by - August 23, 2013 10:30 pm
State Rep. Andy Mayberry (R-Hensley) announced Friday (Aug. 23) that he would run for Arkansas Lt. Governor. Mayberry joins Republican Rep. Charlie Collins (R-Fayetteville) and Democrat John Burkhalter in the…
by - August 23, 2013 5:09 pm
Fewer Arkansas students scored proficient or advanced in most areas of the state benchmark exams in 2013 than they did the year before, and in two areas, fifth grade math…
by - August 23, 2013 9:21 am
Arkansas schools should “fully and expeditiously implement” the Common Core State Standards, the Executive Committee of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas said in a resolution adopted…
by - August 22, 2013 7:45 pm
On the opening day of a Wal-Mart-sponsored manufacturing summit, Gov. Mike Beebe met with officials from two Asian-based electronics manufacturing companies who are likely to locate a plant in the U.S.
by - August 22, 2013 5:15 pm
In an email late Thursday (Aug. 22), State Rep. Andy Mayberry (R-Hensley) let local supporters know about his plans to announce his future plans tomorrow afternoon. I wanted to give…
by - August 21, 2013 6:43 pm
Joining central and northwest Arkansas, representatives from northeast Arkansas announced the launch of a new regional Political Animals Club. The Jonesboro Regional Chamber Government Relations Committee is helping start the…
by - August 21, 2013 4:17 pm
From Michael Hibblen with our content partner, KUAR-FM 89 News: The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners Wednesday (Aug. 21) approved rules for enforcing a new law requiring voters to show…
by - August 20, 2013 10:53 pm
Eight people have applied to be director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education since the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board started its new search Aug. 16. The current interim…
by - August 20, 2013 2:45 pm
He won’t be on the ballot in 2014, but Senator John Boozman (R) has plenty on his plate at the moment. Boozman, who’s in the middle of his first term…
by - August 20, 2013 8:43 am
This week’s Talk Business Arkansas program convened a panel for our political roundtable. Talk Business bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert joined Clinton School of Public Service Dean Skip Rutherford and…
by - August 20, 2013 4:01 am
The City Wire’s Michael Tilley joined me on this week’s edition of Talk Business Arkansas. We discussed Wal-Mart’s latest earnings report, which showed consumers pulling back in the present and…
by - August 20, 2013 3:59 am
From David Goins with our content partner, KARK Ch. 4: As some homeowners move back into the Northwoods Subdivision in Mayflower, a former federal regulator says pipelines will continue to…
by - August 19, 2013 4:04 pm
State Sen. Paul Bookout (D-Jonesboro), who was the subject of a major ethics penalty on Friday, has resigned from his job as an administrator with St. Bernard’s Healthcare in Jonesboro….
by - August 19, 2013 2:53 pm
Monday not only was the first day of school for 460,000 Arkansas students, but it also was the first day that grades 9-12 began classes under the Common Core State…
by - August 19, 2013 2:52 pm
With Arkansas pursuing expanded broadband in its public schools, an FCC commissioner says she wants her agency to be a catalyst for meeting the state’s goals and pushing for greater…
by - August 19, 2013 10:40 am
Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission CEO Alan McClain is leaving the state agency and will join the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), an independent non-profit based in Cambridge, Mass. McClain says…
by - August 19, 2013 7:27 am
Tommy Moll, a businessman from Hot Springs announced Monday (Aug. 19) that he plans to be a Republican candidate for the Fourth Congressional District of Arkansas. House Majority Leader Rep….
by - August 18, 2013 9:01 am
Sen. John Boozman (R) insisted that repealing, not reforming, Obamacare was the only tenable position for improving health insurance in the U.S., while Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Mike Ross said Republicans have misrepresented his positions on the controversial law.
by - August 17, 2013 10:05 am
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe (D) endorsed Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Mike Ross on Saturday (Aug. 17) at the State Capitol in Little Rock. The endorsement comes as little surprise as Beebe…
by - August 17, 2013 6:28 am
Forbes ranks the most valuable professional football franchises. Guess who’s No. 1? These stories and more in our weekend digest.
