by - August 27, 2014 5:15 pm
The Arkansas Community Foundation announced $60,000 in grants to six organizations working to improve social and economic conditions for children and families in the Arkansas Delta region. These grants will…
by - August 27, 2014 3:37 pm
Saying votes have “consequences,” Sen. Mark Pryor stood by a controversial ad tying the vote of his Republican opponent, Cong. Tom Cotton, to the Ebola outbreak that has created a…
by - August 27, 2014 2:44 pm
A good rule of thumb for political ads is that when the high-paid announcer mispronounces the name of a town then the rest of the ad is probably suspect as…
by - August 27, 2014 1:32 am
It is hard to even believe the current ad from the Pryor for Senate campaign. In what appears to be a satirical piece belonging on The Colbert Report or Saturday…
by - August 26, 2014 11:04 pm
There are no legal issues standing in the way of combining the public school employee and state employee health programs, but there would be financial issues to work out. That…
by - August 26, 2014 7:44 pm
The state’s economic development community concluded two days of workshops hearing from leaders who called for a workforce overhaul and potential changes to Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment. Grant…
by - August 26, 2014 7:43 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe was honored Tuesday by a statewide economic development group for his career in public service. The Maria Haley Lifetime Leadership for Economic Development award was given…
by - August 26, 2014 7:12 pm
Insurance premiums sold through the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace, the state exchange created as a result of the Affordable Care Act, are projected to decrease by a net of 2%…
by - August 26, 2014 6:23 pm
Mike Ross took time during the opening of his Northwest Arkansas campaign headquarters in Springdale to blast a new television ad from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) alleging that the…
by - August 26, 2014 6:22 pm
A new ad from the Republican Governor’s Association re-circulates an old story on Mike Ross related to the 2007 sale of his pharmacy in Prescott. The ad continues an investment…
by - August 26, 2014 6:20 pm
Scott Inman delivers Tuesday’s Election Central Daily Brief, which begins with a new ad from Sen. Mark Pryor slamming Cong. Tom Cotton. PRYOR, COTTON, EBOLA A new ad in the U.S….
by - August 26, 2014 4:14 pm
The announcement Monday of the closure of Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis is a microcosm of an overall issue, the president of the state’s hospital trade group said on…
by - August 25, 2014 9:20 pm
The lower than expected 2015 insurance rate filings inadvertently published on the Arkansas Insurance Department’s Rate Review Division website provide evidence that the private option is working, one of the…
by - August 25, 2014 7:02 pm
If something is too good to be true, then most of the time it is, Arkansas Securities Commission senior examiner Larry Cathey said Monday. Cathey spoke to about 50 people…
by - August 25, 2014 6:43 pm
KATV’s Elicia Dover wraps up the day’s top political headlines, including news in the Arkansas Governor’s race. VETERANS FOR ROSS Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross released his plan for Arkansas…
by - August 25, 2014 2:20 pm
After a nationwide search, Arkansas found its next Medicaid director on the existing staff. Dawn Stehle was named state Medicaid director on Monday (Aug. 25) after serving as interim director…
by - August 25, 2014 2:12 pm
The board of trustees of the Crittenden Regional Hospital (CRH) in West Memphis said it planned to close its doors on Sept. 7 after “exploring all possible options with legal…
by - August 25, 2014 1:48 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe announced the following education board appointment: Mary Anne Salmon, North Little Rock, to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Council. Appointment expires May 1, 2015. Replaces Bob Burns….
by - August 25, 2014 1:46 pm
Jonesboro Police Chief Mike Yates resigned Monday in the aftermath of a controversy involving a former newspaper reporter. Mayor Harold Perrin accepted the resignation Monday morning. In the one-page letter,…
by - August 24, 2014 3:10 pm
Arkansas Democrats honored the two terms of Gov. Mike Beebe Saturday evening (Aug. 23) while rallying its base with less than three months until the Nov. 4 general election. First…
