by - April 9, 2013 4:25 pm
Rep. John Burris (R-Harrison), chairman of the House Public Health Committee and an architect of the GOP-led “private option” health insurance expansion plan, said he believes there is room for…
by - April 9, 2013 3:53 pm
It’s been one of the worst kept secrets in Arkansas politics. Former Arkansas Congressman Mike Ross (D) plans to announce he’ll seek the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2014 on…
by - April 8, 2013 9:11 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives met for more than two hours in a “committee of the whole” on Monday (April 8) to discuss a Republican plan to reform the state’s…
by - April 8, 2013 1:25 pm
A major question mark for funding the “private option” health insurance expansion through federal Medicaid funds was answered on Monday (April 8). On Monday morning, the Special Language committee amended…
by - April 8, 2013 1:20 pm
A companion bill to an already approved Senate measure that would provide a bond issue and the terms of the agreement for the Big River Steel Mill superproject passed the…
by - April 7, 2013 11:02 pm
Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher Crane says that new incentives approved by the state legislature are already paying dividends.
by - April 7, 2013 9:04 am
KARK is set to launch a weekly political roundtable show next Sunday (April 14) focused on issues that impact Arkansans. The broadcast, titled “Capitol View,” will be hosted by David…
by - April 6, 2013 9:30 am
For our weekend business and political readers, a round-up of national and international news stories and analysis: INTERNAL PROBE STALLS WAL-MART’S PROGRESS IN INDIA The Wall Street Journal reports that…
by - April 6, 2013 9:24 am
A joint meeting of Senators and Representatives referred only one proposed constitutional amendment for a potential 2014 vote – a measure that would alter ethics rules for lawmakers, dictate pay for elected officials and extend term limits.
by - April 6, 2013 8:26 am
One week after the Mayflower oil spill, a federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two plaintiffs, Kathryn Jane Roachell Chunn and Kimla Greene, two Mayflower residents affected by…
by - April 5, 2013 4:44 pm
A bill that would let undocumented immigrant students pay in-state college tuition rates won’t progress unless more votes can be found, the bill’s sponsor said Friday. Sen. Joyce Elliott’s Senate…
by - April 5, 2013 12:58 pm
On a 24-9 vote with two GOP lawmakers not voting, the Arkansas State Senate approved SB 1020, The Health Care Independence Act of 2013. All 14 Democrats in the Senate…
by - April 4, 2013 11:07 am
The Republican Party of Arkansas rolled out “Operation Vote Arkansas,” an initiative they say will educate voters about the new voter ID law that will go into effect next year. GOP…
by - April 4, 2013 10:57 am
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is demanding that Exxon Mobil spill its documents connected to the company’s pipeline rupture in Mayflower.
by - April 3, 2013 9:38 pm
It would take a while for law enforcement personnel to reach the rural Lake Hamilton School District, which is why the superintendent, Steve Anderson, is one of several staff members…
by - April 3, 2013 11:41 am
A day after the State Senate approved the $1.1 billion Big River Steel Mill superproject, a House panel also approved a measure to push the deal forward. SB 820, the…
by - April 3, 2013 1:27 am
The Delta Regional Authority released new health data that highlights “significant health challenges” for the Delta region of the U.S. The authority’s online Healthy Delta Research Database provides in-depth data…
by - April 2, 2013 9:25 pm
A bill that would do away with the requirement that school districts maintain enrollments of 350 students in order to avoid consolidation passed the House Education Committee Tuesday. Meanwhile, a…
by - April 2, 2013 8:47 pm
The only thing that could hold up the $1.1 billion steel mill superproject is a tricky vote in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
by - April 2, 2013 4:56 pm
Two bills that outline the framework for the Arkansas “private option” health insurance expansion plan have been amended. SB 1020 and HB 1143 have been renamed The Health Care Independence…
