by - January 13, 2019 11:59 am
Highway funding and Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s proposed tax cut are among the legislative priorities that state House and Senate members will have to decide when the 92nd Arkansas General Assembly…
by - January 11, 2019 8:20 pm
As lawmakers prepare for the 92nd General Assembly amid a federal probe into political corruption overhanging the State Capitol, incoming Senate President Jim Hendren told a gathering of reporters Friday…
by - January 11, 2019 3:09 pm
On the day the federal government shutdown tied the record for being the longest ever, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said few Arkansas state services have been affected. But the state could…
by - January 10, 2019 7:53 pm
An alleged rape at a fraternity party in February 2017 forced Arkansas State University to shut down its Greek life for several months. It’s a problem the university and its…
by - January 10, 2019 4:43 pm
The Department of Arkansas Heritage announced the finalists for the 2019 inductees into the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Thursday (Jan. 10). The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame was launched…
by - January 10, 2019 3:50 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Jan. 10) he will kick-off the 2019 legislative session next week by asking state lawmakers to quickly approve his government transformation plan, one of the…
by - January 10, 2019 3:08 pm
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard emphasized that a predicted global economic slowdown will create a pause in potential interest rate hikes and a need to closely monitor…
by - January 9, 2019 11:52 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the Little Rock Venture Center and a host of other city and state business and community leaders on Wednesday…
by - January 9, 2019 10:46 pm
The newly reconfigured state Medical Marijuana Board on Wednesday (Jan. 9) approved a recommendation to award licenses for 32 medical marijuana dispensary locations across Arkansas during an unruly meeting where…
by - January 9, 2019 5:56 pm
Board members of the Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority renewed the WAIA’s commitment to fighting for the transportation improvement needs of the Sebastian-Crawford counties area at its regular board meeting Wednesday…
by - January 9, 2019 1:17 am
A new report by Seattle-based Zillow says the effects of the federal government shutdown on the housing market are wide-ranging and personal – putting thousands of unpaid workers nearly $438…
by - January 8, 2019 8:55 pm
President Donald Trump used the powerful setting of the Oval Office to deliver his first primetime TV address calling on members of Congress – particularly Democrats – to fund a…
by - January 8, 2019 7:44 pm
Governor’s aide and former GOP lawmaker Duncan Baird has been selected to lead the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS), according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration and…
by - January 8, 2019 6:10 pm
China customs has announced it will allow imports of U.S. rice and industry leaders are waiting for the first orders. The move is part of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol…
by - January 8, 2019 6:01 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has extended the deadline for agricultural producers to apply for payments under the Market Facilitation Program as provided by the trade mitigation program administered…
by - January 8, 2019 5:55 pm
Arkansas’ hospitals had an annual economic impact of $11.54 billion in 2017 and employed 45,800 people, according to a report distributed by the Arkansas Hospital Association on Tuesday (Jan. 8)….
by - January 8, 2019 3:39 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has named Mitch Chandler as Director of Executive Communications. Chandler previously worked at the agency, serving as communications director from November 2003 to February…
by - January 8, 2019 3:32 pm
Gulfside Casino Partnership announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) it will establish the Pope County Education Foundation if granted a license in the state. The Arkansas-based nonprofit would be funded by tax-deductible…
by - January 7, 2019 2:33 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) approved two licenses for pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), under the guise of a new law passed in a 2018 special session. AID Commissioner Allen Kerr…
by - January 4, 2019 5:34 pm
When I was administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, I never dreamed I would be governor with the responsibility of implementing the dispensing of medical marijuana. But the voters approved…
