by - June 28, 2015 12:33 am
This week in the nation’s capital, lawmakers took up issues involving trade and security, while two Supreme Court cases late in the week drew the ire of the state’s congressional delegation.
by - June 26, 2015 8:28 am
The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex marriage in the United States is legal, granting marriage rights to couples on a politically divided issue.
by - June 25, 2015 8:30 am
In a 6-3 ruling Thursday, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of healthcare subsidies in connection with the Affordable Care Act.
by - June 24, 2015 8:18 pm
The results of a months-long look at Jonesboro’s economic future has provided a lot of detailed information for officials to digest.
by - June 22, 2015 10:42 pm
Clif Chitwood, an official with the Great River Economic Development group in Mississippi County, attended the Paris Air Show with Gov. Hutchinson and other business leaders from around the state.
by - June 22, 2015 5:22 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has directed the Department of Education to withdraw Arkansas from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) consortium, despite a vote June 11 by the State Board of Education to keep Arkansas in the consortium.
by - June 21, 2015 8:16 am
New survey data shows Republican Mike Huckabee would beat Democrat Hillary Clinton, and former Democratic Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe would lead incumbent GOP Sen. John Boozman under hypothetical head-to-head match-ups.
by - June 19, 2015 5:00 am
A woman’s place is not in the kitchen – it’s on the $10 bill, and a group of Jonesboro leaders want to see an Arkansas historical and political icon earn that distinction.
by - June 17, 2015 4:25 pm
It’s possible that by Thursday, a U.S. Supreme Court decision will result in 68,232 Arkansans losing insurance subsidies provided through the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. If that happens, state policymakers will have to decide how to respond.
by - June 16, 2015 3:36 pm
Arkansas may score another superproject coup if a full-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) processing refining facility developed by two former top Clinton administration officials – Gen. Wesley Clark and Rodney Slater –…
by - June 15, 2015 8:38 am
Pat O’Brien, a small business owner in Arkansas, recently attended a State Chamber of Commerce-organized trip to Cuba. He offers the following observations on a week-long journey.
by - June 14, 2015 8:06 am
The world is shrinking and productivity is improving thanks to technological advances, and business leaders in the field say Americans – and Arkansans – will likely be twice as “connected” to their devices in the next five years.
by - June 11, 2015 9:48 pm
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice have opened an investigation of the Arkansas Department of Corrections’ McPherson Unit, the state prison for women in Newport.
by - June 11, 2015 12:18 pm
Gov. Hutchinson and a large delegation of state economic development and business officials will be leaving next week for the Paris Air Show, hoping to make new aerospace industry contacts and bring back new jobs prospects from the world’s oldest and largest air show.
by - June 11, 2015 5:16 am
On Oct. 1, the coding system used by Arkansas medical providers for billing insurance companies and the government will change. Many providers probably won’t be ready, and if they aren’t, they will have trouble getting paid.
by - June 10, 2015 8:08 am
Arkansas Democrats are getting ready for Hillary, as the former Arkansas First Lady and 2016 Presidential contender keynotes the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner.
by - June 7, 2015 12:14 am
Ritter Communications President Alan Morse talks about the changes in the cable industry, telecommunications, and how the industry is faring in the current technology revolution.
by - June 5, 2015 8:10 am
Rob Walton, 70, son of Wal-Mart founders Helen and Sam Walton, is stepping down after 23 years as Board Chairman. However, the powerful post will remain in the Walton family with Rob’s son-in-law Greg Penner becoming chairman at the end of this week’s shareholders meeting.
by - June 3, 2015 2:39 pm
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee returned to Northeast Arkansas to talk about his presidential campaign and key issues as part of a fundraising swing he’s making across Arkansas.
by - June 2, 2015 8:10 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four large markets are up almost 7% through April, even with a decline in homes sold in two of Arkansas’ four large metro markets during April. What is making for a red-hot housing market?
