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…
by - June 5, 2017 4:09 pm
Any move by President Donald Trump to rollback a series of executive orders signed by then President Barack Obama lifting trade and travel restrictions with Cuba would be a mistake,…
by - June 4, 2017 8:29 pm
Arkansas Jail Standards informed Lawrence County officials in 2014 that the county’s jail was inadequate and needed to be replaced. Officials spent months grappling with different proposals and were told…
by - June 4, 2017 10:24 am
Warren Stephens, CEO of Little Rock-based Stephens Inc., is worried about the future of capitalism. The billionaire businessman has helped launch a new series to promote capitalism and its benefits…
by - June 4, 2017 10:07 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer is leading an expansion of the pediatric hospital’s mission, while simultaneously preparing for the opening of a Northwest Arkansas facility and raising concerns about kids…
by - June 4, 2017 9:47 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., agrees with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that 50 votes for healthcare reform don’t presently exist in the U.S. Senate. “Mitch is a pretty good vote-counter…
by - June 2, 2017 1:12 pm
Arkansas tax revenue collections in May were well above a recently revised forecast mainly because of improved sales and use tax revenue and inflows in other major tax categories. But…
by - June 2, 2017 6:55 am
First-year Fort Smith Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker received a one-year extension to his contract through the 2020 school year at a special meeting Thursday (June 1) from the…
by - June 1, 2017 6:07 pm
Despite objections from world leaders, big business, Democrats, and people within his party and family, President Donald Trump announced Thursday (June 1) he’s removing the U.S. from the historic Paris Climate Accord….
by - June 1, 2017 5:12 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has added a provision to the 2017 transportation budget that will designate U.S. 67, from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge, as the future Interstate…
by - June 1, 2017 4:58 pm
It remains unclear how much, if anything, the city of Fort Smith will have to reimburse a state agency for miscalculating recycling credits. Fort Smith officials on Thursday (June 1)…
by - June 1, 2017 7:41 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, may have a Democratic challenger in 2018. On Thursday, June 1, local activist and Catholic High School teacher Paul Spencer said he’s filed paperwork…
by - May 31, 2017 9:40 pm
Arkansas Auditor of State Andrea Lea announced the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt has added new cash assets available to claim. Lea reports that there is now more than $317 million…
by - May 31, 2017 12:52 pm
Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman has nothing new to report on the review of Fort Smith’s recycling program, but that will change with the Arkansas Department of Environmental…
by - May 31, 2017 10:10 am
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., says in theory he’s okay with Jared Kushner’s possible communications with Russian officials and with President Donald Trump’s signals to the Middle East and Europe,…
by - May 30, 2017 6:36 pm
Civil Service Commissioner Marty Shell is hopeful for a compromise with Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark following a contentious non-vote at last week’s meeting. The five-member group met again…
by - May 30, 2017 6:00 pm
An “aggressive and uncommon” approach to education, efforts toward boosting “cultural competency” and the need to push a rural state toward “demands of the modern economy” are some of the…
by - May 29, 2017 7:23 pm
The Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus will launch a series of town hall meetings in eight cities across the state beginning Thursday, June 1 in Fort Smith. The meetings are slated…
