by - July 16, 2015 7:31 am
Arkansas should expand intensive home and community-based health services and develop a plan to reduce caseloads to address a rising foster care population and a high rate of child maltreatments….
by - July 16, 2015 6:11 am
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by - July 15, 2015 10:30 pm
Recapitalizing the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, moving money into a rainy day fund and creating a state “jobs” program by directing money to short-term highway projects are just a…
by - July 15, 2015 10:10 pm
Recapitalizing the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, moving money into a rainy day fund and creating a state “jobs” program by directing money to short-term highway projects are just a few of the ideas for spending the state surplus.
by - July 15, 2015 9:11 pm
A day after the Department of Energy’s (DOE) comment period ended for the controversial $2.4 billion Clean Line wind-power transmission project, Arkansas’ Congressional delegation introduced a states’ rights bill to…
by - July 15, 2015 8:22 pm
Arkansas pharmacists are reimbursed $3 less for dispensing generics than they are for brand-name drugs, creating a disincentive to sell them, Mark Riley, executive vice president of the Arkansas Pharmacists…
by - July 15, 2015 8:13 pm
Arkansas’ annual 2.2% growth in Medicaid spending from 2010-13 places it below the U.S. average of about 4% and in the middle of adjacent states – well below Oklahoma’s more…
by - July 15, 2015 6:04 pm
The Fort Smith School District became the first in the state of Arkansas to acquire a new upgraded, high-speed, fiber-optic broadband network 40 times faster than what other schools throughout…
by - July 15, 2015 5:45 pm
A short-term funding bill that will authorize appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety and public transportation programs passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House Wednesday. The 312-119 vote on H.R. 3038…
by - July 15, 2015 5:35 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation introduced a states’ rights bill to approve or reject grid transmission projects – a shot squarely aimed at the Clean Line Energy proposal.
by - July 15, 2015 5:21 pm
The local real estate market in Benton and Washington counties is sizzling hot. In the first half of 2015, agents sold 3,887 homes in the two counties, up almost 14%…
by - July 15, 2015 3:49 pm
When complete, the first utility-scale, member-owned solar power generation facility in Arkansas will contain approximately 3,927 panels across five acres of land in east Springdale.
by - July 15, 2015 3:39 pm
A short-term funding bill that will authorize appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety and public transportation programs passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House Wednesday. The 312-119 vote on H.R. 3038…
by - July 15, 2015 3:26 pm
The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Green Business and Urban Agriculture Committee is hosting a gourmet lunch using all fresh and locally grown foods. The luncheon is an interactive, educational and…
by - July 15, 2015 3:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Joe Morgan of Little Rock and Stuttgart to serve on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Morgan will serve until July 2022 and he replaces…
by - July 15, 2015 2:24 pm
Its time for The Big Event! Join us this year at the Barn at the Springs on Thursday, October 29th from 6 to 10 PM for drinks, a delicious buffet…
by - July 15, 2015 2:21 pm
The Scott Family Amazeum, which opened in Bentonville on Wednesday, features 20,000 SF of exhibit space.
by - July 15, 2015 12:15 pm
After giving readers a sneak peek at the new Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, the newest tourist attraction in Northwest Arkansas opened its doors on Wednesday, July 15. Talk Business…
by - July 15, 2015 12:07 pm
Leas has joined the bank as a vice president, community banker and retail team leader at the new Bentonville branch, which will open later this year.
by - July 15, 2015 12:04 pm
A year after an acidic chemical release mishap by Tyson Foods in Monett, Mo., the meat giant announced a collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in an effort to protect rivers…
