by - October 6, 2020 5:35 pm
A law regulating reimbursements by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) should stand because it doesn’t regulate benefits or plan administration, Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni argued before the U.S. Supreme Court…
by - October 6, 2020 4:59 pm
A group of local citizens has come out against a proposed Sebastian county-wide ¼ cent sales tax to support the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Sebastian County voters will…
by - October 6, 2020 4:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Oct. 6) that the COVID-19 outbreak in the White House has caused Arkansans to be more serious about the virus and has encouraged Arkansans to…
by - October 6, 2020 2:17 pm
Craighead County Republican Party Chairman Steven Farmer has died from COVID-19, according to social media posts from his family. Farmer had reportedly been in the hospital battling the disease for…
by - October 5, 2020 6:29 pm
Entergy Arkansas customers in the utility’s solar energy program are expected to save $60 million over the next almost 19 years, according to a news release on Monday (Oct. 5). The utility…
by - October 5, 2020 4:32 pm
Personal income between July and August declined even as Americans increased their spending in certain sectors, including movie theaters, museums and campgrounds, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal…
by - October 5, 2020 4:25 pm
The city of Jonesboro received a $2.5 million grant for rail storage expansion that will provide needed space for industrial park manufacturers, but it also mean jobs growth, Mayor Harold…
by - October 4, 2020 10:52 am
Justice Rhonda Wood of the Arkansas Supreme Court can add a new title to her resume: podcaster. Wood and three other female justices from other states have launched “Lady Justice:…
by - October 4, 2020 10:22 am
UA Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj isn’t predicting who might win the Presidential election a month from now, but he is predicting that business behavior will be different than normal…
by - October 2, 2020 5:14 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health on Friday (Oct. 2) reported 778 confirmed new known COVID-19 cases. The case count was up 958 when included results from antigen tests, which pushed…
by - October 2, 2020 2:49 pm
Arkansas tax revenue continues to beat prior-year levels and forecasts despite an economy weighed down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax collections during the first quarter (July-September) of the fiscal year…
by - October 1, 2020 5:07 pm
On another day when the number of new known COVID-19 cases was at or topped 1,000, the Arkansas Education Association (AEA) made note of “troubling reports of unsafe practices and…
by - October 1, 2020 4:57 pm
Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni will defend before the U.S. Supreme Court the constitutionality of a state law regulating pharmacy benefit managers next Tuesday (Oct. 6). Passed in 2015, Act…
by - October 1, 2020 3:37 pm
Nominations for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame opened Thursday (Oct. 1), according to Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Stacy Hurst. The nomination period will remain…
by - October 1, 2020 1:15 pm
Lyon College was one of the few colleges or universities in the South to hold virtual-only classes during the fall of 2020. Administrators are preparing for students to return to…
by - October 1, 2020 1:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson revealed Thursday (Oct. 1) recommendations from the Arkansas Computer Science and Cybersecurity Task Force, which includes a requirement for a computer science credit to graduate from high…
by - September 30, 2020 8:02 pm
Arkansas agriculture provides about $21 billion annually in added economic value, according to the latest Arkansas Agricultural Profile. The report, published by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture,…
by - September 30, 2020 5:29 pm
409 Arkansans died in September from COVID-19, according to figures from the Arkansas Department of Health, with the number of known cumulative cases rising more than 31% and the number…
by - September 30, 2020 8:01 am
We are pleased to introduce to you the 2020 class of Northeast Arkansas Women in Business award winners. Holly Acebo Suzanne Allen Susan Beasley Graycen Bigger Neely Camp Rep. Fran…
by - September 29, 2020 9:47 pm
Chris Wallace, Fox News anchor and moderator of the first presidential debate of 2020 between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, had has hands full from the…
