by - June 11, 2017 10:05 am
Raised in northeastern Ohio, Paul Spencer watched good-paying jobs dry up in the Rust Belt town of Steubenville, once a thriving steel manufacturing hub. With nearly 20 years of domestic…
by - June 9, 2017 6:05 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors broached the contentious topic of alternative funding sources to help the city’s cash-strapped budget at a special study session on Friday (June 9) from…
by - June 9, 2017 3:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Mary Robin Casteel as director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control. Casteel was named interim director in May after the departure of former director Bud…
by - June 9, 2017 2:59 pm
For the fourth consecutive election cycle, the Libertarian Party of Arkansas plans to deliver petitions to the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office on Monday to become a “new political party”…
by - June 9, 2017 10:47 am
The Local Police and Fire pension fund (LOPFI) has a new insolvency date. According to accounting firm BKD, the city’s older pension plans – representing retirees prior to 1983 –…
by - June 8, 2017 9:35 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees approved a 3.4% tuition and fee hike for the Jonesboro campus during a meeting Thursday at the Newport campus. Trustees also approved the…
by - June 8, 2017 1:52 pm
Anyone who paid attention to the 2016 Presidential election, or follows the President on Twitter, knows he prides himself on his ability to make “good deals.” And it’s clear at…
by - June 8, 2017 11:51 am
Editor’s note: Story updated to include comments from some members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation. –––––––––––––––––– Former FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday (June 8) he…
by - June 7, 2017 9:29 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees will be asked Thursday (June 8) to raise tuition and fee rates throughout the university system for the 2017-18 school term. Students on…
by - June 7, 2017 8:38 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday (June 7) continued moving forward on President Donald Trump’s promise to roll back the Obama administration’s “clean air” regulations, this time extending…
by - June 7, 2017 5:22 pm
With the conclusion of the regular session of the 91st General Assembly, and a subsequent 3-day special session designed to address Medicaid issues, we are now officially in the “interim.”…
by - June 7, 2017 5:02 pm
A Wal-Mart attorney overseeing global ethics and anti-corruption is at least one name forwarded to the White House for consideration to be the next U.S. Attorney for the Western District…
by - June 7, 2017 4:47 pm
The legislative political domino is underway in the Fort Smith metro, with attorney Kelly Procter-Pierce announcing she will run as a Republican for the House District 76 seat. Rep. Mat…
by - June 7, 2017 2:43 pm
The estate of the late Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack has gifted $750,000 to the University of Arkansas (UA) and University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS). Gosack provided…
by - June 7, 2017 9:55 am
With Democrats declaring or considering runs in the Second and Third Congressional districts in Arkansas, a serious First District Democratic candidate has emerged. Jim Huff, grandson of former State Rep….
by - June 7, 2017 6:42 am
As it heads into its second meeting, a legislative tax reform task force is being encouraged by the state’s No. 2 statewide elected official to reduce the burden on taxpayers,…
by - June 6, 2017 8:10 pm
Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman explained the breakdown in communication that occurred during the city’s almost three-year lapse in recycling on Tuesday night (June 6) after the Board…
by - June 6, 2017 6:09 pm
Construction has begun on the foundation of a Ten Commandments monument at the State Capitol, setting up a possible legal showdown on the constitutionality of religious monuments on public property….
by - June 6, 2017 5:53 pm
The Arkansas Air National Guard now offers a cyber skills course to fast-track training in the cyber warfare career field and help close a talent gap in the U.S. Air…
by - June 5, 2017 4:24 pm
Coal consumption in Arkansas and the rest of the U.S. has declined precipitously as natural gas becomes the nation’s major electricity source and utility operators continue to shutter aging coal-fired…
