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Gas crunch

Consumers have already cut spending in response.

Ortega ready to expand art in Fort Smith area

She may have arrived in Fort Smith via New York City and Miami, but Lee Ortega says Fort Smith is not that much different than the community in which she…

Push renewed for Marshals Service coin

Members of Arkansas’ Congressional Delegation are again trying to get legislation approved that would mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the United States Marshals Service. Some proceeds…

Internet sales law bill filed in Arkansas Senate

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A bill to force online retailers to pay sales and use…

Files seeks media-requested change to Shield Law

Television stations and Internet news sites may soon be specifically covered under Arkansas’ shield law. Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, filed SB 772 on Thursday (Mar. 3) that seeks to…

Signatures due March 25 on 1% referendum

The deadline to submit signatures seeking a referendum on a 1% prepared food tax in Fort Smith is 5 p.m., March 25. A group of restaurant owners began the petition…

‘Bridge to War Eagle’ film to include John Bell

Editor’s note: Story info submitted by the University of Arkansas, office of University Relations. Minor changes were made. The Emmy-winning team of Larry Foley and Dale Carpenter have created a…

Support strong for plan to reduce grocery tax

A new Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll of 659 state voters shows that an additional reduction of the grocery tax is supported by nearly three-quarters of the state. The capital gains…

Local pump prices see biggest jump since Katrina

Local pump prices in Arkansas jumped 20 cents in the past week, the second highest one week increase since Hurricane Katrina and a penny higher than the national average, according…

Big Screen Peter: Hall Pass

It’s not the most sophisticated movie, but the often crude humor provides a lesson or two.

Sanitation department revenue up 5% in 2010

Revenue for the Fort Smith Department of Sanitation was up more than 5% in 2010, thanks to the addition in June of about 4,900 residential accounts. Total revenue for the…

Scene by Carson: Ready for March?

Amanda encourages you to enter Spring with Mardi Gras, wine tasting, glee and the scenery of Devil’s Den.

State revenue up 2.1% in February

Those arguing for tax cuts received support Wednesday (Mar. 2) in the form of a report that shows Arkansas tax collections up 2.1% above the same period in 2010. Year-over-year…

Arkansas GOP split on tax cut strategy

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Is it possible that no tax cuts could pass this legislative…

Redistricting plan meets 3rd District resistance, uncertainty

The discussion about redistricting includes a plan that would place Fayetteville within the same Congressional District as Pine Bluff and Texarkana. Seriously. Gerrymandering, anyone? And a few business leaders in…

UA team converts algae into fuel

It will take a lot of algae and land to make a dent in the use of gasoline in the U.S., but researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed…

Beebe close on prison reform deal; Poll shows support for changes

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] In the end, it looks like Gov. Mike Beebe will get…

Blue Cross to provide physician scholarships

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine will receive a $1 million grant from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield toward increasing the number of primary…

Fort Smith tax collections up in January; area tax revenue mixed in 2010

2010 Christmas sales were relatively strong in Fort Smith, with the city’s collection of a 1% sales tax up 5.4% compared to the 2009 period. Also, the most recent monthly…