by - February 21, 2018 6:02 pm
Another shoe has dropped in an ongoing federal bribery investigation after longtime Arkansas lobbyist Milton Russell Cranford was charged Wednesday (Feb. 21) for his part in a Springfield, Mo., charity…
by - February 20, 2018 7:34 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission Director Mike Preston told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday (Feb. 20) that state incentives level the playing field in areas where Arkansas has a competitive disadvantage in…
by - February 19, 2018 6:59 pm
Lindsay Herring needed a break when she brought her appeal of termination before the Fort Smith Civil Service Commission on Monday (Feb. 19). In 2017, the new mom and six-year…
by - February 19, 2018 5:50 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters Monday (Feb. 19) he will call lawmakers back to the State Capitol shortly after the ongoing fiscal session to pass legislation to address growing concerns…
by - February 19, 2018 4:18 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other lawmakers about a month ago to ensure the U.S. will remain in the North…
by - February 19, 2018 3:01 pm
Nearly a year after lawmakers began the process of writing new laws for the state’s controversial medical marijuana industry, the arduous and complicated task of issuing the state’s first growing…
by - February 19, 2018 2:04 pm
A GOP primary is in the works for Arkansas House of Representatives District 76 seat that represents the eastern and southern parts of Fort Smith. Cindy Crawford announced Sunday (Feb….
by - February 19, 2018 8:48 am
Following a horrific school shooting in Florida last week that left 17 students and teachers dead, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, thinks the national background check system for gun…
by - February 18, 2018 3:12 pm
Every day, John Coleman, regional director for energy consultant Entegrity Partners, looks out his window from his office along Archibald Yell Boulevard, or U.S. Highway 71B, in Fayetteville and watches…
by - February 18, 2018 2:48 pm
Conventional wisdom suggests voter approval of a millage increase for Fort Smith schools will be tough to obtain, especially in the wake of rising costs citizens pay for the federally…
by - February 18, 2018 10:23 am
State Sen. Ron Caldwell, R-Wynne, and Rep. Vivian Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, both contend that a path for passage of Arkansas Works exists in this fiscal session, but both say their…
by - February 16, 2018 6:30 pm
Legislative leaders have asked Gov. Asa Hutchinson to call a special session to pass legislation that would license and regulate pharmacy benefit managers through the Arkansas Insurance Department. Identical letters…
by - February 16, 2018 5:09 pm
State Department of Transportation officials said Friday (Feb. 16) they have forwarded an alternate route to federal highway officials for part of the long-awaited Interstate 69 superhighway that many hope…
by - February 14, 2018 8:38 am
Dr. Anthony Bland, a previously announced candidate for the Democratic nomination for Arkansas Secretary of State, said he will now run for Lt. Governor. Bland said he was encouraged by…
by - February 14, 2018 5:56 am
After a day of special legislative elections, one race is final, one primary is decided, and a run-off will occur in a third match-up for three different legislative seats. Voters…
by - February 13, 2018 10:18 pm
Springdale residents voted on Tuesday (Feb. 13) to issue $224.7 million in bonds to fund multiple projects in the city. Voters approved in a special election $92.7 million for street…
by - February 13, 2018 6:11 pm
The ROC has broken ground. On Tuesday (Feb. 13), the 188th Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard announced the Razorback Operation Center at a groundbreaking ceremony from Ebbing Air…
by - February 13, 2018 4:07 pm
After Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined his $5.6 billion budget for fiscal 2019, lawmakers on Monday filed several non-appropriation bills that could turn the legislature’s attention away from the state’s financial…
by - February 13, 2018 3:30 pm
A special election to fill the recently vacated District 8 Senate seat representing Fort Smith will be held Aug. 14, with the primary for the seat coinciding with the already…
by - February 13, 2018 12:34 pm
Arkansas will have its first graduate program for architects, landscape architects and interior designers next fall, pending approval of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. The University of Arkansas System…
