by - September 27, 2018 7:20 pm
Candidate forums to be held at UAFS
The American Democracy Project chapter at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has scheduled a series of voter information forums that will include candidates in a city race, a…
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by - September 27, 2018 6:30 pm
Boston firm hired to score 203 Arkansas medical marijuana dispensary applications
The state Medical Marijuana Commission on Thursday (Sept. 25) officially agreed to a pact with Boston-based Public Consulting Group to review and score 203 pot dispensary applications and then select…
by - September 26, 2018 9:16 pm
Fort Smith police chief among finalists for ‘Chief of the Year’
Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark, the city’s first African-American chief since the city was founded in 1817, was one of eight finalists for the “Chief of the Year” award…
by - September 25, 2018 8:03 pm
Report: Rural uninsured Arkansans drop with Medicaid expansion
The percentage of low-income Arkansas adults living in small towns and rural areas who lack health insurance decreased from 45% in 2008-09 to 22% in 2015-16, says a new report…
by - September 25, 2018 5:44 pm
Friedman trust donates $10.8 million to UAFS for scholarships in the arts and sciences
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 25) that the Myles Friedman trust has donated $10.8 million to the university. It is the largest donation by an…
by - September 25, 2018 4:47 pm
ORT to use $2.9 million federal grant to replace administrative office
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will receive a $2.9 million federal grant and use it to build a 10,000-square-foot office building, replacing the existing administrative office on U.S….
by - September 25, 2018 6:50 am
AG Rutledge supportive of Kavanaugh nomination, hopes political motivation not behind women’s accusations
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, an early supporter of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, still believes he should be on the nation’s high court and she fears the allegations…
by - September 24, 2018 7:58 pm
Sheriff Hollenbeck to be first Fort Smith Public Schools security director
Sebastian County Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck is going back to school. He will soon be in charge of security for the around 15,000 Fort Smith Public School students in 19 elementary…
by - September 24, 2018 5:57 pm
U.S. Supreme Court in flux could decide Planned Parenthood funding
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider numerous important cases in the fall term that begins Oct. 1, including one that could determine whether Arkansas Medicaid recipients can seek care in…
by - September 24, 2018 5:37 pm
Special masters submit reports on minimum wage, term limits
There were two new developments Monday (Sept. 24) regarding Arkansas ballot initiatives that will determine the fate of proposals to raise the minimum wage and shorten term limits. In separate…
by - September 24, 2018 4:32 pm
J.B. Hunt, other large carriers likely to benefit from flexible hours of service
Flexibility in hours-of-service rules are expected to benefit several large carriers, including Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services, and they could save more than $150 million and almost 2.3 million hours…
by - September 24, 2018 3:57 pm
UAFS students to use ‘Debt Fixer’ to consider federal deficit reduction solutions
The basic premise behind “The Debt Fixer” is that solutions exist to address the growing federal deficit, but the solutions are tough and full of political landmines. That premise will…
by - September 24, 2018 1:04 pm
Medical marijuana commission to soon hire consultant to score dispensary applications
Arkansas regulators are on schedule to issue pot dispensary licenses across the state by Thanksgiving if an agreement with a Boston-based consulting group is finalized as expected this week, a…
by - September 23, 2018 10:00 am
Arkansas Electric Cooperative CEO says coal is ‘no longer king’, consumers are ‘next power plant’
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. CEO Duane Highley isn’t selling much more electricity these days and he’s happy about it. Highley, who has been at the helm of one of the…
by - September 22, 2018 7:03 am
VP Mike Pence stumps for Rep. French Hill, GOP ticket
Vice President Mike Pence travelled to Little Rock on Friday (Sept. 21) to rally Republican troops for U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and the GOP ticket in November. Speaking…
by - September 21, 2018 4:42 pm
Former State Sen. Jon Woods appeals conviction, sentence in kickback scheme
Former State Sen. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, has appealed the conviction and sentence of 18 years and four months in federal prison handed down by U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks for…
by - September 21, 2018 2:13 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate tumbles to 3.6%, state labor pool declines by nearly 1,700 workers
Arkansas’ unemployment rate edged back closer to last summer’s all-time low as nonfarm payroll hires in government and education offset fewer job adds in other sectors, according to newly released…
by - September 20, 2018 9:15 pm
Panel files formal charges against six Arkansas Supreme Court justices over Griffen fight
The Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission on Thursday (Sept. 20) filed formal charges against Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Dan Kemp and five other justices more than a year after…
by - September 20, 2018 5:26 pm
Pro-China group says three-fourths of members are hurt by trade tensions
In a new survey just released by a pro-China council that includes Tyson Foods, Walmart and Microsoft as members, three-fourths of the members who do business with China say they…
by - September 20, 2018 4:47 pm
CDC to release $155 million in extra funding for states to address opioid epidemic
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $155 million in new funding for support of states, territories, tribes and non-governmental organizations working to prevent the growing…