by - March 21, 2018 2:13 pm
Samuel Price has announced his candidacy this November for the Fort Smith Board of Directors. Price will run for At-Large Position 5, the post currently held by Director Tracy Pennartz,…
by - March 21, 2018 1:45 pm
Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen on Wednesday (March 21) declared the state Medical Marijuana Commission’s process of scoring and awarding Arkansas’ first highly-prized licenses to five pot cultivators…
by - March 20, 2018 4:10 pm
While most Arkansas cities released updated sales tax reports at the first of the month, the city of Fort Smith has run into delays due in part to implementation of…
by - March 20, 2018 3:17 pm
The Northwest Arkansas political action group that came under fire from Gov. Asa Hutchinson for recent campaign contributions to legislative races has responded directly to the state’s chief executive with…
by - March 20, 2018 11:30 am
Controversy has raged within the Arkansas farming community for years about the use of the herbicide, dicamba, and its impacts. The Arkansas State Plant Board allowed one formulation, Engenia dicamba,…
by - March 19, 2018 6:03 pm
Another state lawmaker has been caught up in a broadening federal investigation that has overshadowed the Arkansas General Assembly for more than a year over the handling of so-called GIF,…
by - March 19, 2018 5:33 pm
Paul Spencer has talked a lot about campaign finance reform, but he’s ready to discuss other issues he says are impacting Second Congressional District constituents. Spencer, a Democratic candidate for…
by - March 18, 2018 9:42 am
All four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Arkansas’ Second Congressional District have agreed to a one-hour debate on Wednesday, April 4th in Little Rock at the television studios…
by - March 18, 2018 9:03 am
Arkansas Speaker of the House-designate, Rep. Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, won’t take office until January 2019, but he’s already rolling up his sleeves to gear up for the transition. Appearing…
by - March 17, 2018 4:30 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Steve Cox of Jonesboro to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. His term expires March 1, 2028. Cox replaces Ben Hyneman. “Steve has been…
by - March 15, 2018 5:51 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed legislation authorizing the Insurance Department to license and regulate pharmacy benefit managers Thursday, comparing the action to President Theodore Roosevelt’s efforts to prevent monopolies and trusts…
by - March 15, 2018 5:15 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District (FSPS) has asked voters to approve a 5.558 millage increase during the May 22 primary election, and several area business and political leaders from…
by - March 15, 2018 12:52 pm
The Walnut Ridge sewer treatment facility is in desperate need of repairs, and Mayor Charles Snapp said the city’s sewer and water lines will need significant upgrades in the coming…
by - March 15, 2018 12:06 pm
Editor’s note: The previous story has been replaced by this report. ———————- Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday called for reorganizing the state’s current 42 state agencies reporting to him to…
by - March 14, 2018 8:04 pm
As the Arkansas General Assembly prepares to wind down legislative duties at the State Capitol that began in early February, three state senators — two Republicans and one Democrat —…
by - March 14, 2018 7:08 pm
The Arkansas children’s uninsured rate fell to 4.1% last year thanks in part to Arkansas’ version of the Affordable Care Act. Marquita Little, health policy director with Arkansas Advocates for…
by - March 14, 2018 5:24 pm
A much-anticipated meeting by the state Medical Marijuana Commission was postponed Wednesday (March 14) after Pulaski County Judge Wendell Griffen issued a temporary restraining order preventing the regulatory panel from…
by - March 14, 2018 2:42 pm
Third-generation farmer Randy Veach is the 10th president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau since its 1935 formation. He and wife Thelma farm near Lost Cane (Mississippi County). He recently sat…
by - March 13, 2018 9:25 pm
Future Fort Smith Committee chairman John Cooley urged the city’s Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 13) to consider “showing your support” for the proposed school millage increase set for…
by - March 13, 2018 9:07 pm
As the campaign season gears up for the 2018 election, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (March 13) offered his first public criticism of a conservative Northwest Arkansas political action group…
