by - January 9, 2015 4:35 pm
Officials with two major institutions of higher learning in the state said Friday that the merger of Mid-South Community College into the Arkansas State University system later this year could…
by - January 9, 2015 11:50 am
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has announced Larry Walther as the new Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, Jami Cook as the new Director of the Arkansas Commission on Law…
by - January 9, 2015 11:06 am
Gov. Mike Beebe discussed his accomplishments and challenges in his next-to-last radio address last week. In his farewell address this week, Beebe reminisced on the social aspects and the more…
by - January 9, 2015 12:02 am
A pair of freshmen representatives-to-be and a returning House member each predicted Thursday a busy but productive session for lawmakers this year. Reps.-elect Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro, and Dave Wallace, R-Leachville,…
by - January 9, 2015 12:01 am
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by - January 8, 2015 8:27 pm
The 72nd annual Gillett Coon Supper will take place on Saturday, Jan. 10 in the tiny southeast Arkansas hamlet. What can you expect at this famous political tradition?
by - January 8, 2015 5:22 pm
Republicans will nearly outpace Democrats by a 2-to-1 margin in the 90th General Assembly. How is that going to work and what issues will dominate the 2015 regular session?
by - January 8, 2015 4:29 pm
Senate President Pro Tempore Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, has announced four assistants for the 90th General Assembly, which convenes on Monday, Jan. 12. Dismang has appointed Senators Cecile Bledsoe (R-Rogers), Eddie…
by - January 8, 2015 1:43 pm
Arkansas schools ranked 36th in the nation in Education Week magazine’s annual Quality Counts study, and the state ranked ninth on its “early education index.” The study, which was skipped…
by - January 8, 2015 10:29 am
David Ray, former communications director for the Tom Cotton Senate campaign and the Republican Party of Arkansas, has been hired as the new state director for Americans for Prosperity’s Arkansas…
by - January 8, 2015 12:01 am
The weather in downtown Jonesboro Wednesday night was downright cold. However, the state’s future governor received a very warm response from nearly 200 people in a pre-inaugural event. Gov.-elect Asa…
by - January 7, 2015 8:12 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Officials from the Arkansas Department of Education are recommending a state takeover of the Little Rock School District, while…
by - January 7, 2015 5:59 pm
It was a December to remember as Jonesboro city coffers saw a nearly double-digit increase in sales tax revenues. Jonesboro Finance Director Ben Barylske said the city’s sales tax brought…
by - January 7, 2015 3:50 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission tasked with determining salaries for state elected officials asked for information on comparable states Wednesday in the face of a constitutional deadline to issue a review…
by - January 7, 2015 12:07 pm
A day after Gov. Mike Beebe announced Lamar Davis would fill Colette Honorable’s spot on the Arkansas Public Service Commission, Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson announced that consultant and former State Rep….
by - January 7, 2015 11:56 am
There will be one more former executive director of the Arkansas GOP working at Little Rock-based consulting firm, Impact Management Group. IMG announced Wednesday that Megan Tollett has joined the…
by - January 7, 2015 6:57 am
The leaders of the Arkansas House and Senate hope the Legislature takes quick action on Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson’s middle class tax cut and on the private option, and both say…
by - January 7, 2015 6:56 am
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by - January 6, 2015 8:49 pm
A plan to build an overpass at one of the busiest intersections in Jonesboro was given a green light Tuesday night by a key Jonesboro City Council committee. The council’s…
by - January 6, 2015 5:29 pm
A new session of Congress started Tuesday, as two new congressmen and a new senator made history as an all-Republican Arkansas delegation took office. The state’s congressional delegation – Sens….
