by - December 2, 2022 1:23 pm
The “red wave” predicted for the midterm elections did not occur partly because young people voted in greater numbers following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of abortion rights, Hillary Rodham…
by - December 2, 2022 10:55 am
Continued “high growth” in sales tax revenue helped push Arkansas’ fiscal year-to-date (July-November) tax collections to $2.971 billion, up 5.6% compared with the same period in 2021. The revenue is…
by - December 1, 2022 4:55 pm
The city of Fort Smith filled five key positions in the city’s administration so far in 2022, but there are two more – one for public relations and one in…
by - December 1, 2022 4:25 pm
A pair of Arkansas State University professors have received a $95,173 grant to continue their research. Dr. Cameron Wimpy, assistant professor of political science and interim department chair, and Dr….
by - December 1, 2022 2:58 pm
One of Arkansas’ most profitable agriculture sectors is being threatened by disease. Testing has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a backyard flock in Arkansas County that had shown…
by - November 30, 2022 3:30 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday (Nov. 30) a first-in-the-nation partnership with the national non-profit, EducationSuperHighway, to develop programs and implement best practices to address broadband affordability in the state. An…
by - November 30, 2022 9:08 am
There is still one month to go in 2022 and the city of Jonesboro has already smashed its sales and use tax collections record for at least the seventh year…
by - November 29, 2022 4:04 pm
Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders announced several staff hires on Tuesday (Nov. 29). They include: Deputy Chief of Staff Judd Deere, who joined her campaign this summer as communications director and…
by - November 29, 2022 11:08 am
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy professor Geoffrey Curran is a principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded project aimed at addressing COVID-19 vaccine…
by - November 28, 2022 10:55 am
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs landed a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve access to high-quality prenatal care for pregnant women across…
by - November 27, 2022 10:26 am
U.S. Reps. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, and French Hill, R-Little Rock, believe California Congressman Kevin McCarthy will be the next Speaker of the House. Womack and Hill appeared back-to-back weeks on…
by - November 22, 2022 3:50 pm
Arkansas is one step closer to having its first dental and veterinarian schools. Lyon received official notification Friday (Nov. 18) from the Higher Learning Commission Institutional Actions Council (IAC) approved…
by - November 22, 2022 2:35 pm
Governor-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders named Gretchen Conger as her incoming gubernatorial chief of staff on Tuesday (Nov. 22). “Gretchen Conger’s proven experience and leadership from her time in the Arizona…
by - November 22, 2022 9:17 am
Although Fort Smith city administration does not believe the city will be hit by a possible recession, the 2023 proposed city budget includes $51.875 million in general fund expenses in…
by - November 20, 2022 11:49 am
Former Arkansas Public Service Commission chairman Ted Thomas has formed a consulting firm to capitalize on his years of experience in the utility and regulatory industry. On Wednesday (Nov. 16),…
by - November 19, 2022 3:28 pm
Members of the Little Rock Nine were in Newport News, Va., on Saturday (Nov. 19) to participate in a keel authentication ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800),…
by - November 17, 2022 6:14 pm
With Republicans taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, is poised to lead the House Natural Resources Committee. Westerman, who was first elected…
by - November 16, 2022 8:04 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday (Nov. 15) the creation of the Arkansas Manufacturing Workforce Training Center, a joint venture between the Arkansas Office of Skills Development and the Conway Development…
by - November 16, 2022 6:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 15) approved a capital improvement plan for the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) for funds raised from a recently passed 0.75%…
by - November 16, 2022 5:30 am
The first bill of the 2023 Arkansas General Assembly was filed Tuesday (Nov. 15) by Sen. Ben Gilmore, R-Crossett, and Rep. Jimmy Gazaway, R-Paragould. The mirror bills, SB2 and HB1002,…
