by - October 21, 2018 9:59 am
A poll taken right before a controversial radio ad produced a skirmish in the Second Congressional District race shows incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, with a slightly…
by - October 21, 2018 8:32 am
As the Robert Mueller special investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election nears 525 days, the pale of further interference in the Nov. 6 midterms still hangs over the…
by - October 19, 2018 1:23 pm
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell to an all-time low in September, eclipsing the previous record touched in August and the summer of 2017 when the state’s labor pool climbed to more…
by - October 19, 2018 1:04 pm
Included on a 16-member search committee named to help hire a University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) chancellor are ArcBest Chairman, President and CEO Judy McReynolds, and Fort Smith…
by - October 19, 2018 12:02 pm
Voters will not be voting on tightening legislative term limits this year after the Arkansas Supreme Court Friday declined to reverse a decision by a special master that invalidated signatures…
by - October 18, 2018 12:17 pm
Legal troubles for former Sen. Jake Files of Fort Smith may not be over, and Fort Smith City Director Kevin Settle is getting the criminal investigation he has called for…
by - October 18, 2018 11:16 am
Affordable housing, traffic and the failed Little Sugar Creek dam were some of the topics the five candidates for mayor addressed at the Bentonville Mayor Candidate Forum on Wednesday (Oct….
by - October 18, 2018 10:15 am
Voters will not vote on a proposed amendment to limit lawsuit damages but will vote on raising the state’s minimum wage after the Arkansas Supreme Court released two decisions Thursday…
by - October 17, 2018 4:23 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson called on his main rival and the Democratic Party of Arkansas to pull a radio ad run that he says violates Arkansas ethics laws. The DPA apparently…
by - October 17, 2018 6:52 am
The state Medical Marijuana Commission agreed after long debate on Tuesday (Oct. 16) to schedule a public meeting at the end of this month so those concerned about Arkansas’ delayed…
by - October 16, 2018 6:54 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (Oct. 16) to spend an estimated $20,000 more in legal fees to appeal a jury verdict against the city related to paying…
by - October 16, 2018 12:59 pm
As state legislators begin budget hearings ahead of the 2019 regular session, the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation released a study Tuesday (Oct. 16) highlighting the need for increased highway funding…
by - October 16, 2018 9:40 am
Federal Election Commission (FEC) quarterly reports were due on Oct. 15 for the third quarter and, according to the filings, Democrat Clarke Tucker outraised his Republican opponent, incumbent Rep. French…
by - October 15, 2018 7:24 pm
The Fort Smith Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) has developed a list of animal control recommendations for creation of an ordinance they hope will be approved by the Fort Smith…
by - October 15, 2018 6:47 pm
Little Rock voters in the upcoming mayor’s race may base their decisions on the city’s crime and education problems, according to a new survey. A new poll from Talk Business…
by - October 15, 2018 12:07 pm
Another 4,109 former beneficiaries of the Arkansas Works program have been removed from the program for failing to comply with its work and community engagement requirement, after 4,353 were removed…
by - October 15, 2018 8:03 am
While Little Rock’s mayoral race is driving state capital politics, Arkansas’ commerce capital – Bentonville, home to Walmart’s world headquarters – has an equally crowded field of contenders for mayor….
by - October 14, 2018 5:31 pm
Interim Director Andrea Allen has been promoted to executive director of the Delta Center for Economic Development located at Arkansas State University. Allen told Talk Business & Politics she is…
by - October 14, 2018 1:41 pm
More than 220 University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students gathered Friday (Oct. 12) to devour 64 large pizzas and consider ideas on how to trim the national debt by…
by - October 12, 2018 5:28 pm
A long week of televised debates ended Friday (Oct. 12) with three gubernatorial candidates mostly sparring over the policies of Republican incumbent Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is running for a…
