by - December 17, 2012 6:34 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today filed an appellant’s petition for a rehearing in the recent case that called into question the state’s funding mechanism for schools. Gov. Mike Beebe took…
by - December 16, 2012 10:59 pm
The incoming Republican leader of the Arkansas State Senate sees a lot of action on Medicaid and tax reform – maybe beyond the regular legislative session.
by - December 15, 2012 3:26 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson will travel to Querétaro, Mexico to continue due diligence on a project to expand the Jonesboro campus south of the border.
by - December 15, 2012 3:12 pm
State lawmakers said they would ask the Division of Legislative Audit to consider a law enforcement investigation of questionable bond transactions in State Treasurer Martha Shoffner’s office. Shoffner, a Democrat,…
by - December 14, 2012 5:45 pm
For our weekend political readers: TAX HIKES OPPOSED BY ECONOMISTS Politico reports that 180 economists have sent a letter to Congress in opposition to any tax hikes as part of…
by - December 12, 2012 5:49 pm
The debate over whether Arkansas will have a state-run health insurance exchange, a federal one, or a hybrid may be moot for now.
by - December 12, 2012 2:15 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced a settlement with Pfizer Inc. to resolve allegations that the drug company unlawfully promoted its drugs Zyvox and Lyrica. The resolution, which includes 33 other…
by - December 10, 2012 9:59 pm
House Speaker-elect Rep. Davy Carter (R-Cabot) would fit right in to a fast-paced, energized Mountain Dew commercial – as a matter of fact, it might best describe the full court press style of leadership he’ll display in the upcoming legislative session.
by - December 10, 2012 9:02 pm
Scholarships funded during the more than three years from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery total more than $300 million, according to program figures released Monday (Dec. 10). Lottery sales began Sept….
by - December 10, 2012 9:00 pm
From our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau: get ex back A federal judge Monday denied the Pulaski County Special School District’s request to be declared substantially desegregated and released…
by - December 10, 2012 3:36 pm
More than 134 requests for liquor store applications have been received by the Alcoholic Beverage Control division and the window for acceptance will remain open about two more months.
by - December 10, 2012 9:47 am
The last surviving member of the Kennedy Secret Service detail was in Fort Smith on Friday night. how to win back your ex Special agent Clint Hill, who was with…
by - December 8, 2012 9:41 am
For our weekend political readers: THE 50TH: HONORING THE MEMORY OF JOHN F. KENNEDY November 22, 2013. That will be the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK in Dallas…
by - December 8, 2012 9:38 am
Retiring Rep. Mike Ross (D) announced Friday that he is donating his papers to Ouachita Baptist University, becoming the fourth major Arkansas public figure to leave such a legacy with…
by - December 5, 2012 12:50 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said his Tuesday meeting with President Obama and Vice-president Biden regarding the “fiscal cliff” being debated in Washington, D.C. was an effort to promote compromise.
by - December 4, 2012 7:18 pm
Individual income taxes continue to support modest growth in Arkansas’ overall state revenues, as sales tax collections remain almost flat compared to forecast.
by - December 4, 2012 7:05 pm
The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas presented its third Sidney S. McMath Public Service Leadership Award to former 13-term U.S. Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R). get my ex back fast Hammerschmidt…
by - December 3, 2012 5:19 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) announced the following prosecutorial appointments: Stephen Shirron, Malvern, as Prosecuting Attorney for Judicial District 7. Appointment is effective January 1, 2013, and expires December 31, 2014….
by - December 3, 2012 2:21 pm
Sen. Mark Pryor (D) will host a Twitter town hall on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 1:30 pm. Pryor said he is encouraging questions about the “fiscal cliff” debate consuming Congress…
by - December 2, 2012 5:52 pm
Arkansas’ Second District Congressman Tim Griffin (R) has been named to the powerful House Ways and Means committee, the chief tax-writing panel in the U.S. House of Representatives. The second-term Republican says he’ll not seek higher office in order to “concentrate on the committee’s important work.”
