by - February 27, 2019 7:26 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge approved another proposed constitutional amendment to alter the way Arkansas redraws its legislative and Congressional districts. Rutledge approved the measure submitted by attorney Nate Steel,…
by - February 27, 2019 7:01 pm
Arkansas Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, has named Tommy May of Pine Bluff to serve on the Arkansas Independent Citizens Commission. May is Chairman of the Simmons…
by - February 27, 2019 6:54 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has renewed his support for a bill that would allow commercial truck drivers between 18 and 21 years old to haul freight across state lines…
by - February 27, 2019 6:34 pm
Arkansas Public Service Commission chairman Ted Thomas said Wednesday (Feb. 27) that “big picture” legislation to expand the state’s solar marketplace could be a boon for the Arkansas economy –…
by - February 27, 2019 3:31 pm
An Arkansas House committee on Wednesday (Feb. 27) advanced a proposed constitutional amendment permanently extending a half-cent sales tax for highways. The House State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee advanced…
by - February 26, 2019 6:47 pm
Downtown business and property owners and all others interested had the chance to learn a little more about a study looking at trucks and traffic in downtown Fort Smith on…
by - February 26, 2019 4:49 pm
Ivy Owen, the face and often evangelical voice of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) for more than 11 years, is no longer the authority’s executive director. The FRCA Board…
by - February 26, 2019 4:37 pm
Delta Regional Authority (DRA) Federal Co-chairman Chris Caldwell announced Tuesday (Feb. 26) that Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has been named States’ Co-chair of DRA for 2019. DRA’s Board of…
by - February 26, 2019 1:54 pm
The trifurcated proposal that would fund the first $95 million of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $300 million highway maintenance program breezed through a House panel on Tuesday (Feb. 26) and is…
by - February 25, 2019 9:32 pm
The winners have been announced for the 2019 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, a program launched in 2016 by the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The winners include…
by - February 25, 2019 7:40 pm
A bill filed Monday (Feb. 25) would enact e-cigarette and cigarette paper taxes to fund a National Cancer Institute-Designated cancer center in Arkansas. It also would dedicate to that fund…
by - February 25, 2019 3:58 pm
The city of Jonesboro has received a $1 million grant from the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to create a Veterans Village. At least nine transitional homes for qualifying area veterans…
by - February 24, 2019 9:13 pm
One prominent House Democrat says taxes have been cut too much in recent years. A prominent Republican Senator has concerns over funding projections and agency accountability. Those frets combined with…
by - February 23, 2019 12:37 pm
President Donald Trump has selected Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson to co-chair the Council of Governors, the White House announced Thursday (Feb. 21). The Council of Governors was created by the…
by - February 20, 2019 8:50 pm
Arkansas’ private insurers pay $542 million annually for smoking-related diseases in individuals ages 30-65, according to a newly released infographic by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. The most common…
by - February 20, 2019 8:46 pm
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville made a $2.2 billion splash on the state’s economy in 2018 and has more than tripled its benefit to Arkansas over almost the past…
by - February 20, 2019 5:22 pm
A Military Recruiting Campaign would go toward the strategic plan component of recruiting new demographics in order to grow enrollment, Dr. Ed Serna, interim chancellor at the University of Arkansas…
by - February 20, 2019 4:51 pm
The Chancellor Search Committee made strides to narrow the field of applicants for the chancellor position at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith when the group met Wednesday (Feb….
by - February 20, 2019 4:42 pm
A $300 million hybrid funding measure to pay for state highway maintenance by permanently extending a half-cent sales tax and enacting new gasoline and diesel fuel taxes was pushed out…
by - February 19, 2019 6:47 pm
Citing a concern about “disruptive behavior,” the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation has declined an invitation to participate in a public discussion about a one-cent, nine-month sales tax to raise money…
