by - July 27, 2018 5:39 pm
Lt. Governor Griffin has graduated with a masters degree from the U.S. Army War College and was named a Distinguished Graduate. His master’s degree is in strategic studies. “It has…
by - July 27, 2018 2:22 pm
The nation’s economic engine accelerated substantially in the second quarter as consumer and government spending, along with a spike in U.S. exports ahead of expected retaliatory tariffs, lifted real gross…
by - July 27, 2018 2:01 pm
The $4.5 billion Wind Catcher project approved by Arkansas regulators in May has been canceled after a July 26 decision by the Public Utility Commission of Texas to deny approval…
by - July 27, 2018 9:48 am
Dr. Paul Beran is stepping down Aug. 31 as chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to take on a new job as executive director and CEO of…
by - July 26, 2018 4:52 pm
The state Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) on Thursday (July 26) released a proposed list of impaired natural water bodies in Arkansas that will be targeted by U.S. environmental officials…
by - July 26, 2018 4:18 pm
Let Randolph County Vote, a grassroots organization formed to get the question of alcohol sales in the county on the November ballot, believes it has enough petition signatures to meet…
by - July 26, 2018 2:16 pm
Growing up in Alabama and taking educational and occupational rides through Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and New York, new UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson considers his new post in Arkansas…
by - July 26, 2018 1:33 pm
It won’t be on the 2018 ballot, but you might start seeing activity surrounding a new ballot initiative soon. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has okayed the ballot title on a…
by - July 26, 2018 6:51 am
The state Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC), after long debate and lots of questions, gave the green light Wednesday (July 25) for state procurement officials to hire a third-party contractor to…
by - July 25, 2018 6:31 pm
President Donald Trump has authorized the United States Department of Agriculture to release up to $12 billion in aid programs to farmers impacted by his ongoing trade wars with other…
by - July 25, 2018 6:25 pm
Organizers of the proposed amendment to expand gambling in Arkansas fell almost 15,000 signatures short, but have until Aug. 24 to submit more signatures or challenge rejected signatures, according to…
by - July 25, 2018 2:29 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on Arkansas’ efforts to implement voter-approved medical marijuana. Link here for the first report. –––––––––––––––––––– Many states like Arkansas that…
by - July 24, 2018 8:15 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved on Tuesday (July 24) the bond ordinance for $160 million in water and sewer refunding and construction revenue bonds expected to save the…
by - July 24, 2018 7:51 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on Arkansas’ ongoing efforts to implement voter-approved medical marijuana. ––––––––––––––––– When Arkansas voters took the step to legalize medical marijuana…
by - July 23, 2018 5:40 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 23) presented to hundreds of Arkansas farmers and ranchers a revised transformation plan for the state’s Department of Agriculture. Two years ago, the state…
by - July 22, 2018 10:03 am
Fourth District Democratic Congressional nominee Hayden Shamel says if she’s elected she will more strongly oversee a U.S. President who she contends “defers to a foreign power.” Shamel, who appeared…
by - July 20, 2018 2:36 pm
Arkansas’ labor force saw a loss of nearly 1,400 positions in June, but the state’s jobless rate remained hedged in at 4% for the fifth month as worries about the…
by - July 19, 2018 6:59 pm
The Arkansas Board of Correction has dismissed the director of the Arkansas Community Correction department in a move supported by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Sheila Sharp, the longtime director of ACC…
by - July 19, 2018 6:37 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) on Thursday (July 19) reluctantly approved a third one-year extension request from Chaffee Crossing Real Estate, Inc., the owners of a 90-acre parcel along…
by - July 19, 2018 6:28 pm
Yet another guilty plea has been made on a kickback scheme using tax money related to convicted lobbyist Milton “Rusty” Cranford, a former Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH) executive. Duane “Dak”…
