by - June 26, 2019 6:11 am
Opioid overdose kits to be supplied to school nurses
The state of Arkansas will use a federal grant to distribute naloxone kits that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose to about 1,100 school nurses, who will be…
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by - June 25, 2019 9:27 pm
Private management firm pitches plan to operate Fort Smith Convention Center, riverfront facility
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed Tuesday (June 25) for Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken to continue talks with the Oak View Group about the possibility of outside…
by - June 25, 2019 8:40 pm
FCRA director job attracts former Fort Smith director of planning, former legislator from Ozark
Wally Bailey, who recently resigned as Fort Smith’s director of planning after 41 years with the city, former Rep. Leslee Milam-Post, D-Ozark, and Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Marketing Director…
by - June 25, 2019 2:39 pm
Sen. Hutchinson pleads guilty to bribery, tax fraud, faces years in prison (Updated)
Facing mounting indictments in three separate jurisdictions, former Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson on Tuesday (June 25) pleaded guilty to charges of committing bribery and filing false tax returns as part of…
by - June 25, 2019 6:34 am
Hemp, depressed markets and mitigation payments dominate talk in the ag sector
The new realities of hemp and the hard realities of a down farm economy are among the issues speakers brought to the sixth annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference…
by - June 24, 2019 5:41 pm
Gov. Hutchinson, AT&T unveil statewide effort to fight hunger in Arkansas
AT&T Arkansas officials, along with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, unveiled a statewide initiative on Monday (June 24) at the State Capitol to move Arkansas off the list of states with the…
by - June 24, 2019 4:43 pm
FINRA: Gap between ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-nots’ growing in the U.S., Arkansans struggling with medical debt
A new study by the nation’s top self-regulating enforcement group for the investment community shows the gap between every-day Americans and the affluent has continued to grow over the past…
by - June 24, 2019 4:24 pm
Former Sen. Hutchinson scheduled for ‘change of plea’ hearing Tuesday in federal court
Former Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock, is scheduled for a change of plea hearing on Tuesday (June 25) before U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker nearly nine months after he was…
by - June 24, 2019 7:10 am
Arkansas Bar Association names new officers, award recipients
The Arkansas Bar Association announced its new slate of officers for the 2019-2020 bar year: President: Brian M. Rosenthal, Rose Law Firm, Little Rock Board of Governors Chair: Brandon K….
by - June 23, 2019 1:42 pm
Police, fire dispatch system part of Fort Smith budget priorities, new city hall discussed
The Fort Smith Board of Directors decided to keep most of the city-wide budget goals set in 2019 as priorities for the 2020 budget at a special budget study session…
by - June 23, 2019 9:59 am
Talk Business & Politics unveils its ’20 for 20′ anniversary lineup
To thank our longtime viewers, listeners and readers and to recruit new ones, Talk Business & Politics is adding to our programming and products to give our audience new ways…
by - June 23, 2019 9:58 am
Talk Business & Politics turns 20
June 27, 1999. A TV show called “Talk Business” debuted on a low power television station in west Little Rock. Created and hosted by Roby Brock, this fledgling, startup news…
by - June 21, 2019 5:43 pm
FCRA, former director in mediation over wrongful termination claim
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees agreed to allow the board’s attorney to enter into mediation with Ivy Owen’s attorney regarding a wrongful termination claim following an executive…
by - June 21, 2019 3:26 pm
Arkansas jobless rate holds at 3.6%, nonfarm payrolls at record levels
Arkansas’ unemployment rate held for the second straight month at 3.6% as continued strong job growth across several industry sectors pushed nonfarm payroll jobs to record levels in May, state…
by - June 21, 2019 4:36 am
U.S. Treasury releases report on financial education for college students
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a report that provides recommendations for higher education institutions to offer financial literacy education and resources to help students make informed decisions…
by - June 20, 2019 9:14 pm
Unity committee to consider changing Johnson Avenue to MLK, Jr. Avenue
A group wants to change the name of Johnson Avenue to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Mayor Harold Perrin is asking for volunteers to sit on the nine-person…
by - June 20, 2019 3:41 pm
Dr. Ruth Hawkins retirement celebration set for June 28
The year was 1978 and President Jimmy Carter was engaged in the Camp David Peace Accords. Superman, Grease, and the horror flick, Halloween, entertained movie goers. Gas was 63-cents per…
by - June 20, 2019 3:14 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court says Fort Smith board emails did not violate FOIA
The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled Fort Smith city directors did not violate the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when they used emails to discuss an issue. Thursday’s (June…
by - June 20, 2019 2:55 pm
USDA reverses decision to close rural Job Corps centers, including Franklin Co. location
Following public outcry nationwide and pushback from some Arkansas congressional members over the past three weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Thursday (June 20) that it will not…
by - June 20, 2019 10:29 am
Regulators ask legal staff to investigate slow launch of medical marijuana storefronts
Arkansas Medical Marijuana (MMC) commissioners on Wednesday (June 19) asked legal staff to investigate why there are still only a handful of cultivators and retailers in operation statewide and then…