by - March 13, 2018 5:15 pm
A sixth place runner-up for a medical marijuana cultivation center in Garland County hopes an economic impact study of benefits to the region may persuade state officials to add at…
by - March 12, 2018 10:33 pm
It may be known as the PBM special session, but there will be everything from hogs to bingo to highways and 529 plans included in the first special session of…
by - March 12, 2018 9:34 pm
One of the sixth-place finishers in the highly-competitive sweepstakes for one of Arkansas’ five prized pot-growing licenses has filed a protest with the state Medical Marijuana Commission ahead of the…
by - March 12, 2018 8:57 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District will ask voters for a 5.558 mill increase. At a special meeting Monday (March 12), the Board voted unanimously to pursue a May 22…
by - March 12, 2018 6:36 pm
Supporters of a proposal to amend the Arkansas Constitution to allow up to four casinos in Arkansas with tax proceeds benefitting highway funding drew another unlucky response from Attorney General…
by - March 12, 2018 4:56 pm
After officially adjourning the 91st General Assembly 2018 fiscal session at the State Capitol, House members on Monday (March 12) selected Rep. Matthew Shepherd of El Dorado as the Speaker-designate…
by - March 12, 2018 12:08 pm
Alec Farmer, owner of a family-owned farm and property and investment management company, is entering the third year of a 10-year term as a member of the Arkansas Highway Commission….
by - March 11, 2018 10:53 am
Arkansas Department of Human Services Director Cindy Gillespie was in a cheerful mood by week’s end as the Arkansas legislature undramatically passed her agency’s often-controversial budget thanks to federal officials…
by - March 11, 2018 10:52 am
UA Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj doesn’t see much upside to tariffs that President Donald Trump says he plans to impose. On Thursday (March 8), Trump pulled the trigger on…
by - March 9, 2018 8:40 pm
A group trying to push a constitutional amendment that would make clear sovereign immunity rules in Arkansas received a setback Friday (March 9) when Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge rejected…
by - March 9, 2018 4:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced his intent to call a special session early next week (Tuesday, March 13) to consider legislation to address state highway funding, regulate so-called pharmacy benefits managers…
by - March 9, 2018 3:09 pm
The state Medical Marijuana Commission will ratify the scores and vote next week to accept the five applicants awarded the state’s first cultivator licenses on Feb. 23 to grow and…
by - March 8, 2018 5:10 pm
President Donald Trump on Thursday (March 8) pulled the trigger on tariffs for steel and aluminum imports, with exceptions made for Canada and Mexico. The move was praised by the…
by - March 8, 2018 3:43 pm
The Arkansas Legislature on Thursday (March 8) put most of the finishing touches on the 2018 fiscal session after the House approved the balanced budget for the biennium and stripped…
by - March 8, 2018 11:08 am
Other than the United States, the two favorite countries among Northeast Arkansas farmers and others who benefit from the region’s vital agriculture sector are Canada and Mexico. Which is why…
by - March 8, 2018 9:30 am
A bill that would allow the Arkansas insurance commissioner to license and regulate pharmacy benefit managers has been drafted and has 72 co-sponsors in the House and about 28 in…
by - March 7, 2018 7:28 pm
The Sierra Club is gathering signatures and drumming up public pushback in an effort to quash a potential legislative item from appearing on a special session call they say is…
by - March 7, 2018 7:15 pm
Sen. Linda Collins-Smith, R-Pocahontas, wants to know if retailers, such as Walmart, can legally prohibit firearms sales to customers under the age of 21. She told Talk Business & Politics…
by - March 7, 2018 6:34 pm
The expected uneventful end of the Arkansas Legislature’s 2018 fiscal session hit a snag Wednesday (March 7) after the House of Representatives blocked an appropriations bill for the state Treasurer’s…
by - March 7, 2018 5:46 pm
Fort Smith City Director Kevin Settle is seeking a fourth, four-year term to the Position 6, At-Large seat, saying he wants to continue the “progress of making our city great.”…
