by - April 6, 2016 5:09 pm
Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott said Wednesday (April 6) that an opportunity to build an outdoor shooting range was too good to pass up, with the project being supported by…
by - April 6, 2016 4:59 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Kelly Bryant, Pine Bluff, to the Arkansas Minority Health Commission. Appointment expires January 31, 2018. Replaces Willie McGhee. Jack Crumbly, Widener, to the…
by - April 6, 2016 4:59 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Kelly Bryant, Pine Bluff, to the Arkansas Minority Health Commission. Appointment expires January 31, 2018. Replaces Willie McGhee. Jack Crumbly, Widener, to the…
by - April 6, 2016 4:34 pm
Sam’s Club and its parent company Wal-Mart Stores has a strategy to continue to disrupt the health care arena. From the $4 generic prescription the retailer introduced a decade ago…
by - April 6, 2016 3:38 pm
Although Arkansas’ unemployment rate hit an all-time low in February, the percentage of unemployed working-age blacks across the state has steadfastly remained in double-digits following the Great Recession – dropping…
by - April 6, 2016 11:12 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson opened a legislative special session on health care Wednesday by quoting the biblical book of Isaiah: “Come now, and let us reason together.” The special session will…
by - April 6, 2016 5:14 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– HEALTHCARE REIT SNAPS UP CHI MEDICAL ASSETS IN 10 STATES Physicians Realty Trust,…
by - April 6, 2016 4:43 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors authorized industrial revenue bonds in the amount of $75 million to pave the way for Glatfelter Advanced Materials in its bid to occupy the…
by - April 5, 2016 6:46 pm
Hours after Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the Legislature would consider only his Arkansas Works legislation in a special session that begins Wednesday, legislators publicly released a bill they say will…
by - April 5, 2016 6:17 pm
A federal judge tossed out a new tax in Puerto Rico aimed at Walmart calling it “unlawful” and siding with the retailer on Monday (April 4) in the U.S. District…
by - April 5, 2016 6:17 pm
A federal judge tossed out a new tax in Puerto Rico aimed at Walmart calling it “unlawful” and siding with the retailer on Monday (April 4) in the U.S. District…
by - April 5, 2016 11:33 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will limit the call in the upcoming special legislative session to his continuation of the private option, which he is calling Arkansas Works, and will not ask…
by - April 5, 2016 8:30 am
Should the state offer contraceptive implants at local Department of Health offices? That question was considered Monday by a legislative joint subcommittee. The discussion was started by a 2015 bill…
by - April 4, 2016 7:50 pm
A property maintenance code facing a repeal vote next month drew a lot of criticism Monday (April 4) from Jonesboro residents as city officials stressed the need for the code….
by - April 4, 2016 5:12 pm
The leaders of the state House and Senate are asking Gov. Asa Hutchinson to focus the upcoming special session on Arkansas Works, which is his continuation of the private option,…
by - April 4, 2016 3:26 pm
Carl Geffken, the next Fort Smith City Administrator, will begin the job with a starting salary of $137,500, a $450 monthly car allowance and the city’s standard retirement and healthcare…
by - April 4, 2016 11:08 am
State revenue collections continued to grow at a double-digit clip in March as sales tax income came in above forecast and Arkansas individual and corporate taxpayers received fewer refunds ahead…
by - April 4, 2016 11:06 am
Arkansas’ attorney general has certified the ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment that would require the General Assembly to limit damages in medical lawsuits, but its health provider backers…
by - April 4, 2016 11:04 am
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Saturday (April 2) that a trip to Cuba this week will seek to create a good first step in opening new markets and opportunities…
by - April 3, 2016 8:49 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he intends to remain neutral in the U.S. Presidential race for the foreseeable future, is not certain that a Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump match-up is inevitable,…
