by - January 24, 2020 1:58 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate was 3.6% in December, unchanged from November, and below the 3.7% in December 2018. Year-over-year, the state economy added 16,396 jobs, a 1.25% increase according to data…
by - January 23, 2020 11:56 am
Arkansas political observers may be cross-eyed by the time all of the legal machinations between optometrists and ophthalmologists are settled. On Thursday (Jan. 23), the Arkansas Supreme Court denied a…
by - January 22, 2020 4:50 pm
Through an assortment of photographs, television clips, art posters, and historic artifacts, a traveling exhibition at Arkansas State University will trace how images and media disseminated to the American public…
by - January 22, 2020 3:53 pm
A recent poll of likely voters shows a majority of respondents would support a proposed half-cent sales tax extension if the money it would raise is spent statewide, but the…
by - January 22, 2020 12:24 pm
The impact and causes of hunger and poverty in Arkansas are the focus of the upcoming Under 40 Forum conducted by the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and the Clinton School of…
by - January 22, 2020 8:00 am
Applications are being accepted for the 5th annual FIS Fintech Accelerator, which is conducted in collaboration with the Little Rock-based Venture Center and the state of Arkansas. FIS, a global…
by - January 21, 2020 8:36 pm
After months of discussion and two votes, the Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to sell the city-owned property that is the former River Valley Sports Complex. At its regular…
by - January 20, 2020 4:36 pm
Dr. Cam Patterson, chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, says that by this Spring he expects a patient anywhere in Arkansas to be able to access a…
by - January 20, 2020 2:47 pm
Safe Surgery Arkansas, which is pushing a ballot initiative to repeal newly passed Act 579, says it has qualified for the November ballot, but the Secretary of State’s office said…
by - January 20, 2020 2:40 pm
Record floods that displaced hundreds of people, significant school construction, continued downtown Fort Smith improvements and new faces in high places were some of the top headlines in the Fort…
by - January 19, 2020 11:28 pm
State Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, officially kicked off her campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, on Thursday (Jan. 16). The Democratic Congressional challenger tells Talk Business…
by - January 19, 2020 7:13 pm
Today I’d like to discuss my decision to allow a limited number of refugees to relocate legally in Arkansas after they have been vetted and cleared by agencies of the…
by - January 19, 2020 3:13 pm
State Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, and his GOP primary opponent, State Rep. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, began their Friday (Jan. 17) debate at the NEA Political Animals club meeting in Jonesboro…
by - January 17, 2020 9:00 am
The Old State House Museum in Little Rock will host several programs and exhibits surrounding February’s Black History Month. A new exhibit — Arkansas African American Legislators, 1868-1893 — will…
by - January 16, 2020 4:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Jan. 16) announced the following appointments: Niel Crowson, Jonesboro, to the Board of Trustees of Arkansas State University. Appointment expires January 14, 2025. Reappointment. Gary…
by - January 16, 2020 3:33 pm
Republican and Democratic Arkansas lawmakers formed a new legislative caucus focusing on early childhood well-being. The caucus will work with early childhood advocates to create an agenda for the 2021…
by - January 16, 2020 12:47 pm
The U.S. Senate on Thursday (Jan. 16) voted to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), which sends the far-reaching new trade rules to President Donald Trump for his signature. The…
by - January 15, 2020 3:23 pm
A “Phase 1” trade deal was signed Wednesday (Jan. 15) by President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He that reduces some tariffs between the countries and seeks to…
by - January 14, 2020 11:01 pm
In the race to replace the late Rep. John Walker, D-Little Rock, Democrats Joy Springer and Ryan Davis will face off in a run-off election in three weeks. The vacancy…
by - January 14, 2020 4:27 pm
Fort Smith city directors on Tuesday (Jan. 14) opted to change the city’s Unified Development Ordinance rather than seek an appeal in response to a judges’ decision to block what…
