by - May 9, 2017 4:01 pm
Here comes the sun and I say it’s alright, Entergy Arkansas and NextEra Energy Resource officials announced Tuesday (May 9). While no one was there to sing the Beatles’ solar-powered…
by - May 9, 2017 2:55 pm
Public library visits per capita have increased 83% in Arkansas during the past 20 years, despite a national decline in the print publishing industry over the last decade. Close to…
by - May 8, 2017 9:43 pm
The Arkansas Tax Reform and Relief Legislative Task Force was formed Monday and at least one member, freshman Rep. Fran. Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, lobbied hard for a spot. The tax…
by - May 8, 2017 8:51 pm
The office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson has issued the following list of gubernatorial appointments. Pat Johnson, Pocahontas, to the Black History Commission of Arkansas. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2020. Replaces…
by - May 8, 2017 5:18 pm
If the old fairy tale character Goldilocks were a candidate for political office, it’s fair to assume she’d be considered moderate. Of course, she’d be criticized on social media by…
by - May 8, 2017 2:30 pm
It’s a round-robin of topics for politicos with Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist John Brummett’s Monday conversation. On this edition of Talk Business & Politics Daily, Brummett discusses the factors impacting the…
by - May 8, 2017 1:47 pm
Senate President Jonathan Dismang and Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam named their picks for the Arkansas Tax Reform and Relief Legislative Task Force. The panel plans to meet for…
by - May 7, 2017 8:32 pm
The Arkansas General Assembly made national news this year over the prospect of allowing spectators to arm themselves at college sporting events. Many of those who supported the idea argued…
by - May 7, 2017 8:32 pm
Arkansas has taken a big step toward creating a more business-friendly climate by amending the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA). The ADTPA was originally enacted in 1971 to give…
by - May 7, 2017 4:18 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue took an aerial tour Sunday over flood-ravaged Northeast Arkansas. Perdue promised the federal government would provide resources to help residents and farmers put their…
by - May 7, 2017 10:33 am
After a regular and special session, four state executions, and floodwaters threatening lives and commerce, Governor Asa Hutchinson has been in overdrive the first five months of 2017. “It’s been…
by - May 6, 2017 5:00 pm
Six years ago, Hannah Cranford was a foster kid whose mother’s parental rights had been terminated and who was being adopted by a loving family. This year, she raised more…
by - May 6, 2017 4:41 pm
The Fort Smith Sanitation Department ran approximately $182,000 worth of unnecessary recycling routes from late June 2016 to around May 1, 2017, while the recyclables collected were disposed of at…
by - May 4, 2017 10:42 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, whose First Congressional District has many parts underwater, is hoping to tour flooded areas when he returns home this weekend and he’s already leaning on…
by - May 4, 2017 9:59 pm
Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman admitted in an email sent out Thursday evening (May 4) that the city’s disposal of recyclables at Fort Smith Landfill goes back further…
by - May 4, 2017 8:39 pm
President Donald Trump was in desperate need of a signature legislative accomplishment and Arkansas’ congressional delegation was happy to oblige. The President now waits for the Senate to act. All…
by - May 4, 2017 9:35 am
Newly named Arkansas House Minority Leader, Rep. David Whitaker of Fayetteville, says he won’t wake up every morning looking to be an obstructionist. He’ll fight when necessary and work across…
by - May 3, 2017 7:59 pm
Although Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam said a resolution he sponsored Wednesday was not related to a slew of legislative complaints against Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen, the Arkansas…
by - May 3, 2017 7:27 pm
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, had a tough weekend. Spear explained the late-night removal of language from a bill the trade organization supported, and at…
by - May 3, 2017 6:02 pm
At least 10% of Arkansas’ rice crop could be lost as historic floodwaters wash through Northeast Arkansas and head south in the coming days. The University of Arkansas Division of…
