by - September 2, 2025 7:40 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Executive Director Clint O’Neal may soon add a new title to his resume: globetrotter. The AEDC leader is fresh off a successful trade trip to…
by - September 1, 2025 11:32 am
Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields has a full plate this fall as he moves his campus in several new directions. Shields, who was a guest on this week’s…
by - August 31, 2025 10:46 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, is ready to head back to Washington, D.C., where he knows he’s in for a grueling fall session after a lengthy August recess. Looming over…
by - August 28, 2025 7:04 pm
A grassroots advocacy group, Coalition for Change in NEA (CCNEA), plans to stage a peaceful protest on Labor Day in Jonesboro. Organizers want to protect the rights of workers and…
by - August 27, 2025 9:50 pm
One in three or more farms in Arkansas could be shuttered by next spring if the federal government doesn’t provide some type of supplemental assistance to farmers this fall, Agriculture…
by - August 27, 2025 10:20 am
Heartland Whole Health Institute in Bentonville has hired Jack Sisson, a senior advisor to Gov. Sarah Sanders, as vice president of policy and strategic planning. The appointment is effective Sept….
by - August 26, 2025 1:38 pm
Arkansas State University and the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) at A-State announced Tuesday (Aug. 26) the launch of the Freshman to Physician Pathway, a new opportunity for Arkansas…
by - August 26, 2025 12:00 pm
It’s a good time to be a lawyer or to be a legal observer or to be engaged in political-legal battles. I tend to lean to the legal observer position….
by - August 26, 2025 10:10 am
Angie Cooper was recently named president of Heartland Forward, a think-and-do tank headquartered in Bentonville, but doing work across a wide swath of middle America, including the Delta. She has…
by - August 25, 2025 10:57 am
The Arkansas State Broadband Office released Monday (Aug. 25) the state’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, officially opening the plan for public review and…
by - August 25, 2025 10:56 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced that the new Interstate 55 bridge spanning the Mississippi River between West Memphis and Memphis…
by - August 24, 2025 9:06 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Janet Mann, laid out her vision for how she’ll guide the sprawling state agency that oversees programs affecting children,…
by - August 22, 2025 10:18 pm
Every Arkansan should have the opportunity to achieve their American dream, but such an achievement may look vastly different from person to person. While education consistently forms the foundation upon…
by - August 21, 2025 1:16 pm
Arkansas Children’s and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin provided an update on the 2023 announcement of the National Center for Opioid Research & Clinical Effectiveness (NCOR) on the Arkansas Children’s…
by - August 20, 2025 5:58 pm
As the days grow hotter, we remember the challenges Central Arkansas faces each summer in maintaining our air quality. For Central Arkansas, a metropolitan area of more than 350,000 workers…
by - August 20, 2025 5:53 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (Aug. 20) announced several appointments to state boards and commissions, including six new members of the Arkansas State Library Board. State Library Board Jack Fortner,…
by - August 20, 2025 11:01 am
Merrill Steel announced Wednesday (Aug. 20) it will open a steel fabrication facility in Osceola. The project will cost $32 million and create 108 new jobs during the next three…
by - August 19, 2025 8:55 am
A new Farm Bill is on the agenda for Congress when it returns to work in September and at least one agricultural economist in the state thinks a deal might…
by - August 18, 2025 10:21 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin has spent a lot of time in recent weeks with a spate of court rulings on everything from the 10 Commandments to a law affecting transgender…
by - August 17, 2025 8:59 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the Friday meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin should not have high expectations. “It’s more of a sensing session for him…
