by - November 6, 2017 8:25 pm
Candidate announcements have picked up and a soon-to-be-vacating State Senator has seen the first candidate for his replacement emerge. Read the full, updated candidate list at this link. Since our…
by - November 6, 2017 7:16 pm
Turrell Mayor Dorothy Cooper never dreamed of serving in public office and through the first 46 years of her life she didn’t. She ran and won the mayor’s job in…
by - November 6, 2017 6:15 pm
The recently unveiled House tax cut plan may help the “average” Arkansan, but the state’s small business owners and those with capital gains from a recently sold business will likely…
by - November 6, 2017 6:06 pm
Lecturers at the Clinton School of Public Service on Monday (Nov. 6) encouraged local “anchor institutions” such as hospitals and universities to live, hire and buy locally to transform decaying…
by - November 6, 2017 4:23 pm
A coalition of 85 agriculture-related organizations have drafted a letter warning U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross about the negative impacts of withdrawing from North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)….
by - November 3, 2017 4:03 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (Nov. 3) that the planned execution of Arkansas death row inmate Jack Greene is on schedule for next week, despite concerns the prisoner is mentally…
by - November 3, 2017 3:12 pm
As Gov. Asa Hutchinson looks to wrap up the last leg of a fruitful eight-day Far East trade mission, the state’s chief job recruiter said Friday (Nov. 3) he is…
by - November 2, 2017 4:54 pm
The new boss will be the same as the old boss. That’s the consensus of bankers and industry watchers who responded to Talk Business & Politics about the nomination of…
by - November 2, 2017 4:03 pm
Fiscal year-to-date (July to October) total tax collections in Arkansas reached $2.079 billion, up 1.4% compared to the same period last year. Sales tax revenue, a sign of consumer and…
by - November 2, 2017 2:52 pm
The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History has received a $1.5 million gift from Barbara A. Tyson and the Tyson Foods Foundation to fund the…
by - November 2, 2017 2:25 pm
The Fort Smith civil service commission has voted to temporarily cease using credit reports in the interview process of city police and fire personnel. The five-member group requested training on…
by - October 31, 2017 8:25 pm
More Arkansans disapprove of the state’s effort to implement medical marijuana than approve of the effort to launch the industry in the Natural State. The question is: are these voters…
by - October 31, 2017 5:39 pm
Fort Smith City Attorney Jerry Canfield said at a Tuesday (Oct. 31) study session that city government had “a long history of compliance” with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act…
by - October 30, 2017 5:13 pm
Arkansas voters hold varying views on three statewide elected officials who are all polling below 50% in job performance approval. A new survey from TBP-Hendrix College, conducted a week ago,…
by - October 30, 2017 4:35 pm
Arkansas’ third branch of government is joining Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the General Assembly in reaching out to constituents across the state on social media platforms, state court officials said…
by - October 29, 2017 9:48 am
One year after Donald Trump’s historic presidential victory in Arkansas, where he garnered 60.5% of the state’s vote, President Trump now finds himself below majority support in his job performance….
by - October 29, 2017 9:47 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer remains hopeful that a federal fix to health care will be achieved. She’s also encouraged by a new state study to baseline Arkansas’ insurance market….
by - October 29, 2017 9:44 am
State Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, co-chair of the Tax Reform And Relief Legislative Task Force, said the slow-moving start of his panel doesn’t concern him. It’s the third task force…
by - October 29, 2017 9:44 am
A new survey finds Arkansans much more optimistic about the state’s direction than the nation. The latest Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll asked voters to rate the direction of…
by - October 26, 2017 9:01 pm
Efforts to reduce truck traffic on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith as part of the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic plan took a step back recently after the Arkansas Department…
