by - June 27, 2024 10:49 am
After learning of the impending closure of the maternity ward at a rural hospital in his state, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden of Oregon introduced a bill last week that…
by - June 27, 2024 10:10 am
Researchers at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded five new grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in…
by - June 27, 2024 9:58 am
Farmers and applicators will only be able to use dicamba through Sunday (June 30), according to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. The Arkansas State Plant Board prohibits the use of…
by - June 26, 2024 7:07 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (June 26) launched a working group to study and offer recommendations for the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI) within Arkansas state government. “AI is…
by - June 26, 2024 4:21 pm
Labor costs, a stronger dollar, competition from Brazil, and the lack of new trade agreements will create a record agriculture trade deficit for the U.S. this year. The projected sector trade…
by - June 25, 2024 4:46 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday (June 25) that he is filing suit against the Chinese parent companies of Temu, the online marketplace, saying its app collects far more…
by - June 24, 2024 12:56 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Monday (June 24) he has filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Optum, Inc., and Express Scripts, Inc., and their subsidiaries for their…
by - June 23, 2024 9:13 am
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders said she remains focused on reducing the state income tax to zero, despite some who have expressed concerns about fully eliminating the tax that could lead…
by - June 21, 2024 5:40 am
Arkansas’ tech entrepreneurs have a new tool to use. ARise – Arkansas Innovators, Startups, and Entrepreneurs – was launched Thursday (June 20). It’s an iteration of the Arkansas Statewide Technology…
by - June 19, 2024 6:30 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders signed into law Wednesday (June 19) a series of significant tax cuts that will result in personal and corporate taxes falling by a half-percent at the top…
by - June 19, 2024 9:20 am
McDaniel Wolff, PLLC, of Little Rock announced Wednesday (June 19) that one of its founding partners, former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, will leave the firm on June 30 to…
by - June 19, 2024 8:00 am
Longtime Bentonville resident Steve Galen, who has lived in the city since 1996, is making his first run for public office this fall. Galen told the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal…
by - June 18, 2024 7:36 pm
Arkansas lawmakers overwhelmingly passed major tax relief and a lingering budget appropriation in the Senate and House chambers on Tuesday (June 18), the second day of a special session at…
by - June 18, 2024 5:54 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday (June 18) that he will establish a new unit to investigate cold cases. He made the announcement following the annual Missing Persons Event…
by - June 17, 2024 8:17 pm
Arkansas lawmakers on Monday (June 17) advanced an appropriation bill for the Game & Fish Commission (G&FC) and complimentary tax cut bills to reduce the top personal and corporate income…
by - June 17, 2024 9:56 am
University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt appointed Dr. Andrea Stewart as interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), effective July 1. Dr. Stewart,…
by - June 16, 2024 9:41 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Clint O’Neal says the push to lower Arkansas’ top personal income tax rate below four percent as well as drop the corporate income tax…
by - June 16, 2024 8:00 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Friday (June 14) authorized a three percent adjustment for pay increases for state employees, effective June 23, 2024. In a letter to state workers, Sanders also…
by - June 13, 2024 6:06 pm
Former Arkansas governors Asa Hutchinson and Mike Beebe came from opposite parties and ran against each other for governor in 2006. One thing they agree about: More lawyers are needed…
by - June 12, 2024 2:35 pm
The Arkansas State University System board of trustees recently approved a $363.1 million budget, tuition and fee hikes, for 2024-2025 at its seven institutions, and formally hired a new system…
