Tag: Government & Politics

Proposed Health Plans May Provide More Coverage

Three sides debate over association health plans and alternative health care coverage introduced by U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

Whirlpool’s Fate on Hold Until Early 2006

Whirlpool Corp. workers in Fort Smith are forced to wait another year before finding out if their jobs will be outsourced to a new plant in Mexico.

Moncrief Dealership Woes Lead to Lawsuits

Sidney Moncrief, the former NBA and University of Arkansas at Fayetteville standout, is at the center of several lawsuits involving his former Hyundai dealerships in Oklahoma and Pine Bluff.

Financial Data Vulnerable; Acxiom Fights Against Bills

Acxiom Corp.?s efforts to lobby against proposed federal data-protection legislation that it considers restrictive are being undermined.

Run Through the Mill

James at the Mill restaurant in Johnson apparently has some debts to settle with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.

Top Spot Attracts Controversy (Editorial)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been under constant attack from so many sides for so long that it?s hard to remember a time when most communities actually welcomed the discount stores.

Former Times Owners Under Investigation

F. David Radler, who helped facilitate the purchase in 1996 and subsequent sale in 1999 of the Northwest Arkansas Times for Hollinger International, is part of a criminal investigation being conducted by the Justice Department.

Bentonville Mayor Bans Gated Communities

Gated communities can pose fire and safety hazards. City officials reconsider their purpose.

Arkansas Nonfarm Jobs Up, Unemployment Down

Arkansas was up slightly for total nonagricultural jobs for the third quarter of 2004 compared to the third quarter of 2003.

House Passes Art Museum Bill

The Arkansas House of Representatives passed House Bill 2480 on March 21 by a vote of 85 to 0 (with 15 representatives not voting).

Morning News First With Boozman Details (Outtakes Opinion)

The Morning News was the first area newspaper to report that Dr. Fay Boozman had been killed March 19 in Rogers when part of a barn ?gave way and crushed him.?

Is Need Real for Agri Department?

More research needs to be done before more bureaucracy is created with a state agriculture department.

Hardwick Pushes Tax Break For New Walton Museum

Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton apparently wants to build a large art museum in Bentonville, and Rep. Horace Hardwick, R-Bentonville, wants to make it exempt from the state?s 6 percent sales tax.

Agri Statistics Show Jobs Sector Shifting

The crawl of farm production jobs off the farm and into peripherally related fields has spelled a flip-flop in the make up of the state?s agriculture employment sector.

Is Downtown Ballpark Just A Dream?

Those steering the hopes of a downtown ballpark in North Little Rock have everything covered except the cost.

Downtowns Provide Bargain Lease Rates

Downtowns in Benton County have the same problem ? not enough space to meet demand. And much of what is there is occupied by offices, leaving less room for entertainment venues that could attract more tourists.

Old Marble Falls Resort Becomes New Biker Hub

Two motorcycle enthusiasts want to turn a former winter ski resort in the Ozarks into the largest biker destination in middle America.

Rogers Angles Fishing Tourneys, Lures Tourists

The Rogers Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that 1,800 people will attend its three sponsored fishing tourneys this year and earn close to $4.6 million off the biggest.

AWP Could Make Care Competitive (Editorial)

The opposition to the Patient Protection Act ? in 1995 as now ? makes a persuasive argument that emasculating the primary tool of managed care will lead to higher costs.

Ramsey Readies for Drag

We hear the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for a new membership drive. If they meet their goal, Bill Ramsey may get girly.

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ‘Oceanscape’ playground work begins, Mercy stroke program renewed

Walmart likely to tap insiders for expected leadership changes

Dan Wright re-elected Arkansas Farm Bureau president

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism tax numbers down through August, job numbers up