by - December 20, 2016 3:11 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Dec. 20) outlined 18 priorities for the upcoming legislative session, 16 of them centered around economic development, education, and government efficiency, along with another separating…
by - December 19, 2016 5:51 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Dec. 19) announced the following judicial appointments. Meredith Switzer Rebsamen, Hot Springs, as District Judge of the Garland County District Court, First Division. Term begins…
by - December 19, 2016 2:40 pm
In front of about 40 people carrying signs urging them to do otherwise and others supporting their decision, Arkansas’ six electors one by one voted Monday (Dec. 19) for Donald…
by - December 19, 2016 2:26 pm
Real estate agent Philip Taldo of Springdale will join the Arkansas Highway Commission in January. Taldo, broker and co-owner of Griffin Realtors Commercial Division and Weichert Griffin Realtors, will serve…
by - December 19, 2016 10:14 am
In setting up the state’s system for medical marijuana, legislators are grappling with “about 135 issues, and that’s a real number” that must be clarified or modified through legislation, according…
by - December 19, 2016 8:31 am
After a year on the Presidential and Senate campaign trails, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, announced that Arkansas-based Impact Management Group’s Clint Reed would take over as his chief of…
by - December 18, 2016 9:56 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said tax reform and repealing the Affordable Care Act will be two certain items for action in the new Congress that will be seated…
by - December 17, 2016 6:51 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - December 17, 2016 6:48 am
The state is taking over operation of seven Division of Youth Services (DYS) residential facilities for at least six months after the Arkansas Legislative Council declined Friday to act on…
by - December 16, 2016 5:48 pm
The Arkansas Bar Association’s House of Delegates failed to pass a resolution Friday supporting a nominating process for selecting Arkansas Supreme Court justices rather than elections – a resolution opposed…
by - December 16, 2016 3:07 pm
Jonesboro Pre-K program Director Diane Roush had a vision in North Jonesboro that became a reality in 2015. She wanted to extend the High Quality Preschool Program (HQPP) to north…
by - December 16, 2016 2:56 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) received a clean bill of health from an independent financial audit administered by Przybysz and Associates. Also at the Thursday (Dec. 15) meeting, the…
by - December 15, 2016 7:56 pm
Ongoing delays with the River Valley Sports Complex reached a boiling point for the Fort Smith Parks Commission at a meeting on Wednesday (Dec. 14). Commissioner Chris Raible asked Fort…
by - December 15, 2016 7:47 pm
The Health Reform Legislative Task Force approved the final draft of a report that says the state will save at least $959 million in Medicaid costs over five years by…
by - December 15, 2016 6:35 pm
The Fort Smith School Board tapped Dr. Doug Brubaker as the pick to take over as school superintendent starting “before July 1, 2017,” pending contract negotiations. The unanimous decision was…
by - December 15, 2016 5:18 pm
An older guy with white hair brought gifts to children at the Arkansas Capitol Thursday, but his title wasn’t Santa – it was “governor.” Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his wife,…
by - December 15, 2016 4:03 pm
Vince Insalaco, the chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, announced in an email Thursday (Dec. 15) he will not seek a third term as chairman of the party. He…
by - December 15, 2016 3:38 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce has hired Toni Barger Bahn as its new director of governmental affairs. She will start Jan. 3. She is replacing Angela DeLille, who took…
by - December 15, 2016 6:01 am
The Fort Smith School Board interviewed Dr. Doug Brubaker, the second of two finalists for the position of superintendent on Wednesday (Dec. 14) in a daylong event that included interviews…
by - December 14, 2016 8:03 pm
Legislators on Wednesday moved within one day of voting for a non-binding “road map” that the author estimates will save $963 million or more in Medicaid costs over five years….
