by - June 7, 2018 3:05 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (June 7) heard testimony on the state’s expedited appeal of a Pulaski County Circuit Court decision to block the medical marijuana cultivation licenses handed…
by - June 7, 2018 2:39 pm
Statements of financial disclosures are now available for the eight Fort Smith office candidates, and the city announced ballot positions based on a draw held by the Sebastian County Board…
by - June 7, 2018 2:12 pm
Milton “Rusty” Cranford of Rogers, Ark., pleaded guilty Thursday (June 7) in federal court to bribing Arkansas elected officials in a multi-million-dollar scheme, and then along with other charity executives,…
by - June 6, 2018 6:48 pm
With Congress failing to pass a Farm Bill for the next five years, Arkansas farmers are teetering toward limbo with future farm policy. In mid-May, the U.S. House of Representatives…
by - June 6, 2018 3:11 pm
Arkansas Community Foundation (ACF) leaders unveiled the launch of a new online resource for nonprofits, community leaders and individuals during a press conference on May 21 at the Fayetteville Chamber…
by - June 6, 2018 10:32 am
Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam, R-Judsonia, is resigning both the speakership and his House seat effective June 15 to become the University of Central Arkansas’ director of governmental affairs and…
by - June 6, 2018 10:02 am
Fort Smith Director and real estate developer Keith Lau ran into a setback on Tuesday (June 5) with his fellow city Board members when they voted 6-0 to send his…
by - June 5, 2018 6:07 pm
For decades, economic developers, business and civic leaders have dreamed of an expansion of Arkansas 18 between Jonesboro and Blytheville. That four lane dream is on the verge of becoming…
by - June 4, 2018 6:43 pm
And then there were three. Jerry Neel Jr., the owner of Jerry Neel’s Bar-B-Q Restaurant & Catering has pulled out of the At-Large Director Position 5 race, exiting a crowded…
by - June 4, 2018 4:10 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Department released a proposed rule regulating pharmacy benefits managers Monday (June 4) and a public hearing is scheduled for July 11. The proposed rule would administer a…
by - June 4, 2018 2:22 pm
As Arkansas budget officials wind down the end of fiscal 2018, Gov. Asa Hutchinson gave a “solid” rating to the state’s economy Monday (June 4) as revenue collections came in…
by - June 4, 2018 8:21 am
Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Leticia Sanders says she is endorsing Libertarian Mark West in the general election for Arkansas Governor, not her Democratic opponent Jared Henderson. Henderson defeated Sanders by…
by - June 3, 2018 6:06 pm
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin isn’t a fan of government as usual, and he’s telling Arkansans they shouldn’t be either. Griffin was in Fort Smith on Friday (June 1) to…
by - June 1, 2018 5:27 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and other Arkansas trade officials awoke Friday (June 1) to fears of a possible international trade war after President Donald Trump moved forward Thursday with his threat…
by - May 31, 2018 8:29 pm
Races are set for three City Director positions on the Fort Smith Board of Directors, and incumbent Kevin Settle, the current At-Large City Director Position 6, and Position 7 candidate…
by - May 31, 2018 3:45 pm
Siloam Springs will have at least two new city directors as the incumbents who serve wards 1 and 4 did not file for their respective positions. The city of 16,842…
by - May 31, 2018 3:38 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees voted Thursday to small student fee increases, but opted for no change for tuition rates for in-state students. Board members met at the…
by - May 31, 2018 10:45 am
Editor’s note: The following story is completely updated from the first report. ––––––––––––––– Until roughly two hours before the filing deadline, the race for Fort Smith Mayor was a two-way…
by - May 30, 2018 1:44 pm
The U.S. economy advanced at a modest 2.2% in the first quarter of 2018 as expectations for sustained growth in 2018 have not lived up to Wall Street expectations. According…
by - May 29, 2018 10:56 am
Appearing on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, Entergy Arkansas CEO Rick Riley discussed lower electricity bills that are the result of the recent federal tax cut law,…
