by - January 12, 2017 5:50 pm
Fort Smith voters approved a 1% sales and use tax for the street program in 1985. The program pulls in around $20 million annually. But for 30 years, the city…
by - January 12, 2017 4:38 pm
In a strongly-worded pronouncement to city leaders and municipal officials from across the state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Jan. 12) said he will urge the legislature to do away…
by - January 12, 2017 2:49 pm
In a marathon session, the U.S. Senate rejected 19 health care-related pieces of legislation Wednesday and Thursday, culminating in a budget resolution that sets the stage for repealing Obamacare. Now…
by - January 12, 2017 8:34 am
Two identical House and Senate bills were filed on Wednesday that will lay the foundation for Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $50.5 million tax cut proposal and set in motion plans for…
by - January 12, 2017 7:27 am
Arkansas Lt. Governor Tim Griffin, who announced his bid for re-election in 2018 late last year, will report raising more than 191,000 during the fourth quarter of 2017. Griffin’s fundraising…
by - January 11, 2017 8:43 pm
Legislative support is coalescing around a popular bill to exempt all retirement benefits of military veterans, but rising opposition to the legislation backed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson is putting some…
by - January 11, 2017 7:48 pm
The Department of Human Services has virtually erased a backlog of Medicaid eligibility cases that had reached 140,000 people earlier this year, Director Cindy Gillespie said in a letter sent…
by - January 11, 2017 7:41 pm
The River Valley Sports Complex needs help, not ridicule, says Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Director Doug Reinert. That was his message at the Tuesday, Jan. 11, meeting of the…
by - January 11, 2017 6:54 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted Wednesday to change its rules and give future speakers of the House the power to appoint committees. The rules change also would allow House…
by - January 11, 2017 6:31 pm
The first two pieces of legislation related to the state’s newly passed Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment passed the House Rules Committee Wednesday (Jan. 11), including one extending the time for…
by - January 11, 2017 5:34 pm
Two of the state’s top economic forecasters told a Senate panel on Wednesday they are confident lagging tax collections in the first half of fiscal 2017 would continue improving and…
by - January 11, 2017 4:10 pm
With published reports of leaked intelligence information and testimony from federal officials, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Wednesday that he would like to find out the source of the…
by - January 11, 2017 12:46 pm
The top communications official at NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has resigned, and the school’s president has chosen not to refill the position, NWACC announced on Wednesday (Jan. 11)….
by - January 11, 2017 12:30 pm
Much of the trucking industry has been riding a wave of Donald Trump euphoria since the Nov. 8 election, but that’s starting to hit reality as analysts downgrade stock ratings…
by - January 11, 2017 12:16 pm
Fort Smith city sales tax collections tapered off 2% in November 2016 compared to the same period last year and fell short by 2.2% against the month’s revised budget estimates….
by - January 11, 2017 8:00 am
Editor’s note: This feature story appears in Talk Business & Politics 2017 “State of the State Report,” which highlights major policy issues and offers an in-depth look at key Arkansas…
by - January 10, 2017 9:50 pm
The Democratic Party of Arkansas will choose a new chairman at its March 25 state committee meeting, the current chairman announced Tuesday. Vince Insalaco had announced in December his intention…
by - January 10, 2017 5:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors drew a line in the sand for organizers of the River Valley Sports Complex at Tuesday’s (Jan. 10) study session. Fort Smith businessman Lee…
by - January 10, 2017 4:58 pm
The speaker of the House would appoint committee members under a resolution passed Tuesday (Jan. 10) by the House Rules Committee, while legislators for the first time would be able…
by - January 10, 2017 4:07 pm
The monthly National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism surged in December to its highest level since 2004, with a jump of 38 points in the…
