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.”…
by - March 7, 2018 3:03 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District (FSPS) has not seen a millage rate change since 1987, so for supporters of the May 22 referendum, the time has come. But any…
by - March 6, 2018 10:25 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 6) approved three requests that will pave the way for University Park, a $10 million, 24-unit duplex development at 5601 and…
by - March 6, 2018 8:43 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday (March 6) approved a Department of Human Services appropriation bill for Arkansas Works healthcare expansion with no votes to spare, paving the way for the…
by - March 6, 2018 8:25 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) on Tuesday (March 6) fired back at a group opposing the $4.5 billion “Wind Catcher” project designed to deliver wind-powered energy to Arkansas. SWEPCO, a…
by - March 6, 2018 7:20 pm
Several Democrats have challenged Republican incumbents for county positions in Washington County. Residents will vote May 22 in primary and school board elections, and the general election in November. The…
by - March 6, 2018 6:19 pm
High winds battered many parts of Northeast Arkansas on Tuesday (March 6), but it wasn’t enough to stop Gov. Asa Hutchinson from attending the grand opening of the Lawrence County…
