by - August 31, 2018 1:23 pm
After months of speculation concerning the fate of so-called “Senator A,” a federal grand jury in Little Rock indicted Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson on Thursday (Aug. 30) for allegedly devising a…
by - August 30, 2018 6:31 pm
Fort Smith officials say Barling owes at least $1.146 million for water services, with the amount possibly owed could rise to $3 million. But the officials hope to reach an…
by - August 29, 2018 6:35 pm
Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles Snapp told Talk Business & Politics he will seek a second term as the city’s mayor. Snapp, who first won election in 2014, will run against…
by - August 29, 2018 6:18 pm
A statement from the Arkansas Highway Commission declared its neutrality on a proposed casino amendment, but it leveled criticism of the ballot measure’s advertising campaign, which it implied was misleading….
by - August 29, 2018 3:21 pm
The U.S. economy expanded at a faster clip than previously thought in the second quarter as consumer confidence touched an 18-year high and tax-cut fueled corporate profits boosted business spending…
by - August 29, 2018 7:01 am
Two days after a press conference highlighting what he called “a pattern” of voting present or not voting by State Rep. Clarke Tucker, D-Little Rock, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little…
by - August 28, 2018 6:12 pm
Through the first eight months of the year sales tax and use collections are slightly up in Jonesboro and slightly down in Craighead County. Jonesboro collected $12.098 million in sales…
by - August 28, 2018 6:04 pm
The city of Fort Smith sold $146.5 million of bonds for water and sewer refunding and construction projects on Monday (Aug. 27) out of a previously-approved amount of up to…
by - August 28, 2018 2:03 pm
The state’s top economic development official said Tuesday (Aug. 28) he is still trying to digest the specific implications for Arkansas following Monday’s announcement by President Donald Trump that the…
by - August 27, 2018 10:28 pm
Chris Adamson is an operations manager at SLPT Global Pump Group in Sallisaw, Okla. He lives in Fort Smith and makes the drive to work 45 minutes each day after…
by - August 27, 2018 8:53 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, has reservations about an agricultural mitigation package and he thinks passage of the Farm Bill can resolve many uncertainties for the state’s largest economic engine….
by - August 27, 2018 4:48 pm
President Donald Trump and U.S. trade officials on Monday (Aug. 27) reached a preliminary “mutually beneficial” deal with Mexico to update a 24-year-old NAFTA trade agreement that administration officials said…
by - August 27, 2018 4:12 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Aug. 27) was presented a “Building a Better Brand” for Arkansas report with recommendations from Under 40 Forum participants. An idea in the report is…
by - August 27, 2018 2:47 pm
Fort Smith, Arkansas’ second largest city by population, again has someone in the Arkansas Senate to represent its interests. Former Rep. Frank Glidewell was sworn in Monday (Aug. 27) morning…
by - August 26, 2018 7:16 pm
The state Tax Reform and Relief Task Force quietly sent its 20-page findings to Gov. Asa Hutchinson last week on how to restructure the Arkansas tax code. The full report…
by - August 25, 2018 8:55 pm
U.S. Sen. John McCain, a man who survived more than five years in a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp and ran twice for the presidency of the United States, died…
by - August 23, 2018 8:36 pm
A Second Congressional District mailer sent by U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, is stirring political controversy, but the guidelines for using the franking privilege followed federal law and House…
by - August 23, 2018 5:46 am
Following the recent death of longtime Arkansas Municipal League executive director Don Zimmerman, the city advocacy group has selected Mark Hayes to lead the organization. Hayes has served as General…
by - August 22, 2018 9:47 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office is investigating more than one legislator for fraud who has not yet been charged with a crime, her office said Wednesday (Aug. 22) during…
by - August 22, 2018 7:18 pm
Arkansas’ top job recruiters empathized with manufacturing industry leaders today concerning the growing U.S. jobs skills gap that is hurting productivity and leaving thousands of key positions unfilled just as…
