by - January 13, 2016 9:20 pm
The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 18, will commemorate the civil rights leader’s legacy and achievements. “The Courage to Love,” the 2016 MLK Celebration…
by - January 13, 2016 8:48 pm
The detention of 10 U.S. sailors by Iranian forces Tuesday drew a strong response from U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Wednesday (Jan. 13). However, Iran released the sailors within…
by - January 13, 2016 8:20 pm
Haas Hall Academy and the Arkansas Arts Academy – formerly known as the Benton County School of the Arts – are two large beneficiaries of the Walton Family Foundation’s efforts…
by - January 13, 2016 6:17 pm
The Health Insurance Marketplace has enrolled or re-enrolled 8.7 million consumers nationally and 66,635 Arkansans since Nov. 1, according to numbers released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and…
by - January 13, 2016 5:57 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has sold more than $19 million in Powerball tickets as of Tuesday (Jan. 12) during this latest run that began Nov. 5, and about half of…
by - January 13, 2016 1:23 pm
The Arkansas State Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission is awaiting one more submission before deciding when its next meeting will be, according to a letter sent from the secretary of…
by - January 13, 2016 6:38 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. 11.3 MILLION INDIVIDUALS SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE THROUGH HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACES: According to a new report…
by - January 12, 2016 10:16 pm
The U.S. House chamber was filled to the brim Tuesday night as President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union Address at the Capitol. In the nearly one hour,…
by - January 12, 2016 4:46 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) that her office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had investigated 108 new cases in 2015, four more than the previous record number and…
by - January 12, 2016 4:46 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) that her office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had investigated 108 new cases in 2015, four more than the previous record number and…
by - January 12, 2016 4:41 pm
Arkansas has spent more money on schools with high percentages of poor and minority students than on other schools, and while test scores have improved at both, the achievement gap…
by - January 12, 2016 10:23 am
A law firm including one former and two current state legislators now has a decidedly bipartisan tone. On Tuesday, the law firm of Steel, Wright and Collier, PLLC – led…
by - January 12, 2016 10:23 am
A law firm including one former and two current state legislators now has a decidedly bipartisan tone. On Tuesday, the law firm of Steel, Wright and Collier, PLLC – led…
by - January 11, 2016 9:42 pm
The Little Rock School District must have broad-based community support, and if necessary, it could eventually ask for more money, but only if it can prove it’s spending the money…
by - January 11, 2016 6:59 pm
The debate over delinquent county taxes continued Monday night as Craighead County justices heard from Collector Marsha Phillips. Phillips told the county’s public service committee that her office has collected…
by - January 11, 2016 5:21 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. RUBIO GETS HUTCHINSON ENDORSEMENT: While Gov….
by - January 11, 2016 4:38 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout, to include a statement from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. ––––––––––––– Fort Smith attorney Brad Jesson, who served as Chief Justice of the…
by - January 11, 2016 2:41 pm
Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) Chief Operating Officer Scott Pace, Pharm.D., J.D. has been selected to lead the APA as the new Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer. Pace was…
by - January 11, 2016 2:41 pm
Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) Chief Operating Officer Scott Pace, Pharm.D., J.D. has been selected to lead the APA as the new Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer. Pace was…
by - January 10, 2016 5:41 pm
The late U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers was memorialized Sunday (Jan. 10) at First United Methodist Church in Little Rock with speeches by President Bill Clinton and Sen. David Pryor, and…
