by - July 5, 2024 2:38 pm
Groups submitted signatures for the November ballot on Friday (July 5) for a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand medical marijuana access in Arkansas and another that would revoke the…
by - July 3, 2024 12:09 pm
Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton had a real threat to his political career that could have had dramatic impacts to the state he governed, the country as a whole, and could…
by - July 2, 2024 2:12 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver will seek a second term. The former state representative was first elected to as Jonesboro mayor in 2020. No other candidates have announced their intentions to…
by - July 2, 2024 9:46 am
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments: Arkansas 250 Commission Christina Berner, Jonesboro, to the Arkansas 250 Commission. Term to expire July 5, 2026. New position. Cathy Boozman, Rogers,…
by - July 1, 2024 4:46 pm
The Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF) has established the Fordyce Survivors Fund in response to the mass shooting event on June 21 in Fordyce, Arkansas. 100% of donations to the fund…
by - July 1, 2024 4:30 pm
While the Sebastian County Quorum Court passed an ordinance that raises the pay rate of the county’s election coordinator, the salary is still the lowest in the state for the…
by - July 1, 2024 6:59 am
Wine and liquor distribution workers at Southern Glazer’s have joined Teamsters Local 878, according to a news release. The 31 drivers based in Little Rock and Fayetteville organized to address…
by - June 27, 2024 9:43 pm
For 90 minutes on Thursday (June 27), President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump stood within a few feet of each other on a debate stage in Atlanta but…
by - June 27, 2024 12:24 pm
Former State Sen. Joyce Elliott, who twice ran for U.S. Congress, has suffered a stroke while out of town, but is back in a Little Rock hospital receiving treatment. Elliott…
by - June 27, 2024 10:49 am
After learning of the impending closure of the maternity ward at a rural hospital in his state, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden of Oregon introduced a bill last week that…
by - June 27, 2024 10:10 am
Researchers at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded five new grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in…
by - June 27, 2024 9:58 am
Farmers and applicators will only be able to use dicamba through Sunday (June 30), according to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. The Arkansas State Plant Board prohibits the use of…
by - June 26, 2024 7:07 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (June 26) launched a working group to study and offer recommendations for the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI) within Arkansas state government. “AI is…
by - June 26, 2024 4:21 pm
Labor costs, a stronger dollar, competition from Brazil, and the lack of new trade agreements will create a record agriculture trade deficit for the U.S. this year. The projected sector trade…
by - June 25, 2024 4:46 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday (June 25) that he is filing suit against the Chinese parent companies of Temu, the online marketplace, saying its app collects far more…
by - June 24, 2024 12:56 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Monday (June 24) he has filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Optum, Inc., and Express Scripts, Inc., and their subsidiaries for their…
by - June 23, 2024 9:13 am
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders said she remains focused on reducing the state income tax to zero, despite some who have expressed concerns about fully eliminating the tax that could lead…
by - June 21, 2024 5:40 am
Arkansas’ tech entrepreneurs have a new tool to use. ARise – Arkansas Innovators, Startups, and Entrepreneurs – was launched Thursday (June 20). It’s an iteration of the Arkansas Statewide Technology…
by - June 19, 2024 6:30 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders signed into law Wednesday (June 19) a series of significant tax cuts that will result in personal and corporate taxes falling by a half-percent at the top…
by - June 19, 2024 9:20 am
McDaniel Wolff, PLLC, of Little Rock announced Wednesday (June 19) that one of its founding partners, former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, will leave the firm on June 30 to…
