by - August 2, 2020 10:06 am
State Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock – a retired educator, leader with the Arkansas Education Association and member of the Senate Education Committee – says the state’s approach to dealing…
by - August 2, 2020 9:45 am
Dr. Bob Scott is no stranger the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. For more than 20 years, he’s held posts within the organization from weed scientist to rice research…
by - July 26, 2020 10:03 am
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Zook outlined his hopes for potential legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic and he underscored his rationale for voter passage of a permanent…
by - July 19, 2020 6:17 pm
Doyle Webb and Michael John Gray don’t agree on much and that was abundantly clear when the two political party chairs sat down for a spirited roundtable on this week’s…
by - July 12, 2020 10:20 am
UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson has been through a health crisis before. When he was entering the medical field in the late 80’s, the country was awakening to the HIV…
by - July 8, 2020 9:24 pm
The coronavirus pandemic has had several unforeseen consequences, including a dramatic decline in routine trips to the doctor’s office. Annual physicals, checkups for chronic conditions and especially childhood vaccines have been…
by - July 5, 2020 9:52 am
University of Arkansas economist Mervin Jebaraj gives the federal government a pretty good grade for its economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but he says the state and nation are…
by - June 21, 2020 10:01 am
The strongest determinants of your health are not your genes, gender, how far you can walk or even if you have good health insurance. The strongest factors that shape your…
by - June 21, 2020 9:32 am
While minorities across the nation have been more greatly impacted by COVID-19 than white citizens, Northwest Arkansas leaders are focusing on their outreach to stem the deadly virus’s impact. Geovanny…
by - June 14, 2020 11:22 am
Fresh off national and local protests in the wake of the recorded killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis, nearly three-quarters…
by - June 14, 2020 9:47 am
President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are struggling with independent voters in Arkansas less than five months before Election Day. A new survey from Talk Business &…
by - June 7, 2020 10:07 am
Scott Hamilton, CEO of the Urban League of Arkansas, says the current political atmosphere can foster improvement on the subjects of race relations, social justice and economic disparity. In the…
by - June 7, 2020 9:59 am
UA Walton College of Business economist Mervin Jebaraj said initial signs of how Arkansas is faring from the COVID-19 pandemic indicate the state was not hit as hard as neighboring…
by - May 31, 2020 9:20 am
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Curtis Barnett said his organization had a pandemic disaster blueprint mapped out in advance of the COVID-19 wave that hit Arkansas beginning in March,…
by - May 31, 2020 9:19 am
Heather Larkin, CEO of the Arkansas Community Foundation, said her group sprung into action quickly when it was obvious the COVID-19 pandemic was headed to Arkansas. As a statewide grant-making…
by - May 24, 2020 9:55 am
“Change” is a recurring theme in health care. With each new initiative we hear: “This will fundamentally change health care!” From the Affordable Care Act to how doctors and hospitals…
by - May 17, 2020 1:25 pm
Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, says it’s possible that a vaccine for COVID-19 might not emerge and that handling the pandemic like other viruses may…
by - May 15, 2020 7:01 am
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her husband, Bryan Sanders, are launching a new nonprofit – Arkansas 30 Day Fund – to help struggling state businesses bridge a financial gap while waiting…
by - May 10, 2020 10:09 am
Stacy Hurst, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, said the plans in motion to re-open casinos, restaurants, parks and large venues are moving cautiously forward. Appearing…
by - May 10, 2020 9:57 am
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Chuck Welch is preparing for any and all scenarios that may affect the multiple campuses in his university domain. He says his team is…
