by - October 7, 2016 5:39 am
A proposed cap by the Department of Human Services on therapies for Arkansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities drew opponents to a public meeting Wednesday, but a spokesperson for DHS…
by - October 6, 2016 6:20 pm
Fort Smith’s engineering department is about to enter the most cost-heavy year in a five-year infrastructure plan with $43.6 million in improvements budgeted for 2017. The number is an uptick…
by - October 6, 2016 5:40 pm
If Republican Jeff Presley is elected as Craighead County’s next judge, the long planned Bono Lake project may not be completed as it originally envisioned. During a debate sponsored by…
by - October 6, 2016 4:58 pm
Thursday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox talking about the major economic impact of the $1.3 billion Sun Paper Co. project in south Arkansas on…
by - October 6, 2016 4:51 pm
U.S. legislators highlighted the importance of training in manufacturing and the state of the industry during an event hosted at a post-secondary school in Springdale. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers,…
by - October 6, 2016 4:07 pm
Jonesboro employee salary increase figures discussed in public meetings and in the local media are likely inaccurate and could change when council members vote on wage increases for firefighters and…
by - October 6, 2016 3:50 pm
Land acquisitions will play a role in the city of Fort Smith’s $480 million consent decree for years-long violations of the federal Clean Water Act. While a necessity for ensuring…
by - October 6, 2016 2:52 pm
Crop losses from near record rainfall in August has compelled the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare 12 counties in Arkansas natural disaster areas. The declaration qualifies farmers in those…
by - October 6, 2016 2:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he wants a second round of tax cuts in the 2017 legislative session, but some legislators are more cautious in the wake of three straight…
by - October 5, 2016 3:13 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College was awarded $279,000 for a 36-month period by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) program of the U.S. Department of Justice. In a partnership with…
by - October 5, 2016 2:39 pm
Child advocates on Wednesday (Oct. 5) called on candidates and elected officials to place more of an emphasis on children’s issues during this year’s elections and in next year’s state…
by - October 5, 2016 1:31 pm
As industry groups, attorneys general in 21 states and mostly Republican congressional officials look to the courts and legislation to block new federal overtime rules that go into effect on…
by - October 5, 2016 8:54 am
For generations Democrats dominated politics at the state and local level, with Northeast Arkansas considered by many to be the most Democratic section of a Democratic state. In 2008, the…
by - October 4, 2016 10:20 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors eyed possible water rate increases for the utilities department at Tuesday’s (Oct. 4) meeting, and also approved more than $400 million in capital improvement…
by - October 4, 2016 9:51 pm
The two major party candidates for vice president faced off in a debate Tuesday that one political scientist said won’t make a difference in the race. Dr. Hal Bass, Ouachita…
by - October 4, 2016 3:50 pm
Today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features interviews with U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, State Rep. Vivian Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, and State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock. Westerman, who…
by - October 4, 2016 11:47 am
State revenue collections fell below expectations for the third straight month in fiscal 2017 as sales and corporate income tax collections saw marked declines in September, state budget officials said…
by - October 3, 2016 9:22 pm
Fort Smith Internal Auditor Tracey Shockley provided more details on the audit behind proposed changes to the city’s Education Reimbursement and Assistance program detailed during a Sept. 27 Fort Smith…
by - October 3, 2016 9:07 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday (Oct. 3) celebrated the nation’s growing energy independence and offered hope that presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump…
by - October 3, 2016 8:47 pm
The death in February of Justice Antonin Scalia has left a divided Supreme Court that is cautiously focused on accepting cases where it believes it can make a decision. That’s…
