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”…
by - July 19, 2018 2:46 pm
A legislative panel on Thursday (July 19) approved emergency rules allowing the state Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) to hire an independent consulting firm to review and score more than 200…
by - July 19, 2018 4:37 am
On Wednesday (July 18), U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, was appointed by House Speaker Paul Ryan to serve on the Conference Committee for H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act…
by - July 18, 2018 6:05 pm
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA, formerly RITA) will send representatives to Omaha, Neb., for the Short Line Railroad & Port Conference hosted by Union Pacific on Aug. 14 and…
by - July 18, 2018 4:52 pm
The city of Jonesboro is developing another tool to combat poverty and blight in specific parts of Northeast Arkansas’s largest city. Jonesboro land bank manager Johnathan Smith told members of…
by - July 18, 2018 10:23 am
Fort Smith Finance Director Jennifer Walker presented an accounting anomaly to the city’s Board of Directors at a Tuesday (July 17) study session that will cost the city approximately $320,000…
by - July 17, 2018 6:21 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors at a Tuesday (July 17) study session reviewed an interlocal agreement for its existing participation in the Sebastian County Regional Crisis Stabilization Unit (SCRCSU)….
by - July 17, 2018 5:55 pm
As the Trump administration enters a new era of trade relations with key allies and long-term trading partners, new data shows spending by so-called foreign direct investors in American businesses…
by - July 17, 2018 3:02 pm
Attorneys for the city of Fort Smith and the McCutchen & Sexton Law Firm made their cases before the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Task Force at a meeting…
by - July 17, 2018 6:48 am
Talk Business & Politics and Hendrix College will renew and expand its polling partnership in 2018-2019 by increasing the number of polls it produces, extending the scope of those polls…
by - July 16, 2018 6:07 pm
Corn prices on Monday traded in the $3.30 per bushel range, just 1-cent higher than the yearly low, according to Markets Insider. Prices are predicted to rebound into the $3.40…
by - July 16, 2018 4:51 pm
Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators joined the majority of Republican Senators who pushed back against President Donald Trump’s comments following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But like many of…
by - July 16, 2018 3:12 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is participating in a 20-state lawsuit seeking to end the Affordable Care Act. Filed in February, the suit says the law, otherwise known as Obamacare,…
by - July 15, 2018 4:21 pm
Fort Smith Civil Service Commission Chairman Chip Sexton has responded to “material factual inaccuracies” included in a report from a Fort Smith Board of Directors study session on Thursday (July…
by - July 15, 2018 9:46 am
One of Arkansas’ top business leaders says he’s sticking with President Trump’s trade wars on faith, for now, and he hopes the ultimate outcome is fairer trade practices that benefit…
by - July 14, 2018 7:00 am
More than 7,000 of the 279,602 Arkansans benefiting from the state’s Arkansas Works program did not satisfy its work requirement in June. They face losing coverage if they continue to…
by - July 13, 2018 9:35 am
The Fort Smith Civil Service Commission came under closer scrutiny by the city’s Board of Directors at a study session on Thursday (July 12), with Board members calling for more…
by - July 12, 2018 9:33 pm
The state Medical Marijuana Commission on Thursday (July 12) engaged in a spirited and colorful discussion for nearly an hour on a timeline and plan for the hiring of a…
by - July 12, 2018 6:11 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted Thursday (July 12) a record surplus of soybeans during the next year after revising downward the amount of exported soybeans. U.S. farmers will export…
by - July 12, 2018 6:06 pm
Dr. Martha Spack has been appointed as the dean of students for Arkansas State University, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said. The long-time member of the student support staff of ASU begins…
