by - June 27, 2017 5:37 pm
Although Arkansas’ fledgling cannabis sector will not bring in one penny of revenue until early 2018, a highly-cited key industry research report forecasts there are huge growth opportunities for the…
by - June 26, 2017 10:51 pm
The Fort Smith recycling issue spilled over to a school board meeting Monday night (June 26) when the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) Board voted to table acceptance of a…
by - June 26, 2017 3:42 pm
Fresh off an overseas trade trip, Gov. Asa Hutchinson made his first public appearance in Arkansas since returning and told the media there is much work to be done before…
by - June 26, 2017 3:13 pm
The increasing number of earthquakes in the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains has coincided with the spike in production by energy companies that use underground wastewater injection to extract…
by - June 26, 2017 2:54 pm
Members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation announced Monday (June 26) that 11 Arkansas airports will receive $5.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). According to a news release issued jointly…
by - June 26, 2017 1:48 pm
Arkansas’ growing population of nearly 3 million residents is aging quickly and getting more diverse. Those are the key takeaways from new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released June 22…
by - June 25, 2017 1:10 pm
The city of Fort Smith will resume its recycling program on Monday (June 26), according to a Friday (June 23) press release. At a recent Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - June 25, 2017 9:58 am
Politico’s chief polling analyst Steven Shepard says Republicans “avoided disaster” in last week’s two special elections, and while they won, the dynamics of the races bode well for Democrats in…
by - June 25, 2017 9:55 am
Legislative Black Caucus leader Rep. Vivian Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, says healthcare is the No. 1 issue she’s been hearing in a series of town halls the group has been holding…
by - June 25, 2017 9:48 am
Although President Donald Trump is advocating a hard-line stance with Cuba, Arkansas’ First District Congressman Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, thinks legislation he is pushing has a narrow window to pass. A…
by - June 25, 2017 8:27 am
The Arkansas State Plant Board issued an emergency ban Friday preventing the use and sale of the herbicide dicamba. The ban comes after more than 240 filed damage complaints, according…
by - June 23, 2017 12:21 pm
In anticipation of applications and rules for the industry to be finalized, there has been a crescendo of interest from all areas of the state’s fledgling medical marijuana industry, said…
by - June 22, 2017 7:44 pm
Republicans in the U.S. Senate released the initial draft of a healthcare bill Thursday that will reduce Medicaid spending, cut taxes for the wealthy, limit subsidies to private insurance companies,…
by - June 22, 2017 7:27 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health will begin accepting applications for medical marijuana registry identification cards on June 30, moving the state one step closer to allowing Arkansas citizens to obtain…
by - June 22, 2017 5:38 pm
For Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters, one of the city’s most important programs is also one you hear little about — the Lake Fort Smith Watershed Protection Area. A…
by - June 21, 2017 7:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (June 21) said he spoke to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., before leaving for Europe about a possible draft of the Trump administration’s healthcare bill…
by - June 21, 2017 6:38 pm
Amid two terrorist incidents in European cities this week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters Wednesday that his weeklong trade mission in France, Germany and Israel has allowed Arkansas officials to…
by - June 21, 2017 2:54 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson made the following appointments to boards and commission, and judicial posts. Lori Griffin, Van Buren, to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Appointment expires May 1, 2022….
by - June 21, 2017 9:50 am
State Rep. Trevor Drown says he is running for Arkansas Secretary of State in 2018. The Russellville Republican officially announced his candidacy Tuesday (June 20) during a monthly meeting of…
by - June 21, 2017 6:08 am
The Arkansas State Plant Board has received more than 50 complaints about drift from the dicamba herbicide in 2017, and the board voted 11-3 to severely restrict its use but…
