by - October 11, 2023 12:30 pm
Chinese investors have been interested in farmland near several U.S. military bases and many in the federal government think a better system of tracking farmland owned by foreigners needs to…
by - October 10, 2023 5:16 pm
The $1.5 trillion Farm Bill expired on Oct. 1, but U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., believes that a new bill will be passed by the end of the year or…
by - October 10, 2023 3:54 pm
Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman Grant Tennille accused the Arkansas Department of Human Services and Republicans in the state legislature of bungling the state’s Medicaid re-enrollment process. At a press…
by - October 10, 2023 12:18 pm
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Secretary Jim Hudson announced Tuesday (Oct. 10) that Christy Bjornson will serve as the new Director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)…
by - October 10, 2023 11:09 am
In an effort to increase mental health services for Arkansans, especially in rural parts of the state, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) and the University of Arkansas for…
by - October 9, 2023 8:12 pm
Beau McCastlain, a television production teacher at De Queen High School, was named the Arkansas Teacher of the Year Monday (Oct. 9). McCastlain learned he had been selected out of…
by - October 9, 2023 3:20 pm
Arkansas’ Medicaid rolls fell by more than 53,000 in September, the final month for redetermination for eligibility, according to new figures released by the state Department of Human Services on…
by - October 9, 2023 10:05 am
Net farm income has dropped dramatically in Arkansas in 2023. The Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center projects that net farm income in Arkansas is down about $1 billion…
by - October 8, 2023 8:59 am
By next week, expect to see the first draft of a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into the Arkansas Constitution. Appearing on this…
by - October 8, 2023 8:53 am
Joseph Wood, the new chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas, thinks the odds favor U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, becoming the next Speaker of the House, and he calls…
by - October 5, 2023 4:36 pm
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is donating more than $5.9 million to five Arkansas organizations to address child and adolescent mental…
by - October 5, 2023 1:56 pm
A contest has come together in the Republican primary for Arkansas House District 51, which covers the southeastern part of Fort Smith, most of Barling and parts of Chaffee Crossing….
by - October 4, 2023 6:13 pm
Then, there were four. North Little Rock attorney Jay Martin said he plans to run for the Chief Justice seat for the Arkansas Supreme Court in 2024. Chief Justice John Dan…
by - October 4, 2023 5:56 pm
Longtime North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Henry Hays passed away at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer. Hays, a lawyer, was also a former member of the…
by - October 4, 2023 11:52 am
Mayor Harold Copenhaver said the city of Jonesboro has been awarded $80,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice for body-worn police cameras. “The body-camera program has been successful in providing…
by - October 3, 2023 7:41 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders made appointments to the following boards and commissions. Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy: Don Curdie, of Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy….
by - October 3, 2023 12:27 pm
Rep. Jay Richardson, D-Fort Smith, is running for a fourth term to represent Arkansas House District 49, which covers most of north Fort Smith, including much of downtown Fort Smith…
by - October 2, 2023 5:10 pm
After analyzing the city’s strength and weakness ,the Fort Smith Board of Directors set goals that included dealing with neighborhood blight, focusing on homelessness, supporting the Foreign Military Sales (FMS)…
by - October 2, 2023 2:58 pm
The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) held its 25th annual Power of the Purse event at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock last week. During the event, the WFA…
by - October 2, 2023 2:47 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) was formed more than 15 years ago and its efforts have had a more than $1 billion impact on the state’s economy. A new report…
