by - February 21, 2023 4:51 pm
Third generation heirs of three of the state’s biggest businesses spoke with the Rotary Club of Little Rock Tuesday (Feb. 21) to discuss the future of Arkansas. They were interviewed…
by - February 21, 2023 7:16 am
Arkansas’ education system, along with our country, is seeking reform and in need of attention. Teachers feel undervalued, parents are weary, and many students are falling behind with reading, writing,…
by - February 20, 2023 6:54 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education announced Monday (Feb. 20) that it has donated five acres on the ACHE campus for a new facility for Fort Smith Animal Haven, formerly…
by - February 20, 2023 5:07 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act was filed late Monday (Feb. 20) with enough sponsors to ensure passage. The 144-page Senate Bill 294 by Sen. Breanne Davis, R-Russellville, has 24…
by - February 20, 2023 3:18 pm
State senators moved two controversial bills forward in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday (Feb. 20). SB 199, by Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, creates a “private right of action” allowing…
by - February 20, 2023 11:56 am
The U.S. Department of Transportation, as part of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, has awarded a $2 million planning grant to the city of Little Rock to begin the planning…
by - February 19, 2023 9:48 am
Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams wears a lot of different hats. He’s the CEO of the Arkadelphia-based financial institution, serves on the Federal Reserve Bank’s Little Rock branch, is a…
by - February 19, 2023 9:06 am
Senate President Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, said if the omnibus education reforms championed by Gov. Sarah Sanders exceed her estimated $300 million price tag, lawmakers will find the money to…
by - February 17, 2023 2:06 pm
Arkansas would charge drug dealers with murder if they deliver drugs that cause an overdose death, while those who traffic fentanyl to children would be charged with life in prison…
by - February 16, 2023 6:29 pm
The state of Arkansas has filed suit against the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency after the EPA rejected Arkansas’ submission for complying with a rule pertaining to ozone emissions affecting…
by - February 15, 2023 8:17 pm
Rep. Lanny Fite, R-Benton, has filed a bill to address the costs claimed to be shifted from net-metering customers to other electricity consumers. Solar energy advocates are rallying to oppose…
by - February 15, 2023 8:16 pm
Sen. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, presented legislation in the Senate Education Committee Wednesday (Feb. 15) to increase school funding and to raise salaries for non-teacher staff at public schools. According to…
by - February 15, 2023 6:45 pm
One of the things that makes Gov. Sarah Sanders’ education proposal so frustrating is that it is such a missed opportunity. To understand the missed opportunity you have to review…
by - February 15, 2023 1:49 pm
The National Institutes of Health awarded $2.5 million to the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute for a study to reduce long-term side effects for survivors of the most common form of…
by - February 15, 2023 1:25 pm
The state of Arkansas will ask the Biden administration for a waiver allowing it to require Medicaid expansion beneficiaries to work. Unlike the state’s previous attempt at a work requirement,…
by - February 14, 2023 6:27 pm
Rep. Julie Mayberry, R-Hensley, introduced a bill that aims to address the challenges of childcare access. During testimony to the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tuesday (Feb.14), Mayberry explained…
by - February 14, 2023 11:02 am
While some amateur rescuers are worried that a new animal transfer ordinance in Fort Smith could hurt their efforts to place strays living on the streets into loving forever homes,…
by - February 14, 2023 7:25 am
Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series examining public school financing and school choice impact. Read part one here. One University of Arkansas education professor says school…
by - February 13, 2023 5:37 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Monday (Feb. 13) the following appointments to boards and commissions: Board of Trustees: Gary Harpole, of Jonesboro, to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State…
by - February 13, 2023 10:17 am
Editor’s note: This is part one in a two-part series examining public school financing and school choice impact. What would be the financial effects on public school districts if Arkansas…
