by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Legal Tax Avoidance Trips State Collection
Arkansas collected less in corporate income taxes in 2002 than in any year since 1993, and 2003 isn?t expected to be much better.
Tag: Government & Politics
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Tops List of the Region’s Employers
With more than 23,000 employees in 2003, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville tops the list of the region’s employers.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Bumpers ?Laments? Not Running for President
The toughest decision Dale Bumpers ever made was not running for president of the United States. He talks about that and growing up in a new autobiography.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Childhood in Arkansas
The publisher wanted a book about what it was like to grow up in a small town in Arkansas during the Great Depression.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Keep Focus on School Debate (Jeff Hankins commentary)
In recent months, we have tried to contribute to the dialogue and debate over education issues as the state contemplates a system overhaul in response to the state Supreme Court?s ruling in the Lake View case.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Something Has to Give
Uncertainties have made companies reluctant to invest in capital spending until some international issues are resolved.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
New Proposal Tackles Phosphorus, Farmers
Three proposed state resolutions attempt to regulate farmers and their spread of litter ? one addresses allowable nutrient levels, another requires the state to educate farmers and a third calls for registration of poultry farms.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Madison Fights for FOI in State Senate
Sue Madison of Fayetteville, a state senator from the newly created District 7, is starting to look like a champion of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Area Hurts for Mental Health Beds and Bucks
Northwest Arkansas has no state-funded mental health facility. Without state support, a 24-bed mental health facility would lose $950,000 per year, according to a recent task force study.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Schools Face Their ?Bed Time? (Gwen Moritz commentary)
Too many lawmakers, like the terrified local school administrators and school board members they represent, persist in the wrongheaded mindset that consolidation is a form of punishment.
by - January 20, 2003 12:00 am
Time to Follow Huck?s Lead
Sounding at times like a conservative Republican and at times like a liberal Democrat, Gov. Mike Huckabee on Jan. 14 proposed a sweeping reorganization of the state?s school districts and of the executive branch.
by - January 20, 2003 12:00 am
Tort Reform, Education Lead Issues for Session
Real tort reform and funding related to public schools, Northwest Arkansas Community College and the University of Arkansas are top priorities for area legislators at the 84th General Assembly in Little Rock.
by - January 20, 2003 12:00 am
Free-Trade Agreements Worry Poultry Industry
The chicken industry is keeping an eagle eye on what the United States government is doing with foreign free trade agreements.
by - January 20, 2003 12:00 am
Feds Put Usury Limit in Legal Limbo
If Arkansas? constitutional restriction on usury wasn?t problematic enough, a recent change in the Federal Reserve?s monetary policy has left the state without a clear definition of the allowable interest rate that can be charged by non-bank lenders.
by - January 20, 2003 12:00 am
Doobie or Not Doobie
The Alliance for Reform of Drug Policy in Arkansas Inc. was miffed on Jan. 15 after the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette refused to publish its advertisement for medical marijuana.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Slow Growth Ahead, Economists Predict
In 2003, Arkansas? economy should continue to see a slow recovery.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
ATRS Looks for Rebound with Ex-Fayetteville Mayor
The state?s largest pension fund endured a year of turmoil that included the exodus of its top two executives, criminal referrals, civil litigation and the hiring of a new leader.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Medical Society Pushes Tort Reform Legislation
The Arkansas Medical Society is hoping the Arkansas Legislature will heed its warning cry on the need for tort reform.
by - January 5, 2003 12:00 am
Huckabee Remained Bold On More Than Education
Gov. Mike Huckabee took a lot of strong stances during 2003.
by - December 23, 2002 12:00 am
Mayor Receives Weird Calls and Letters
When Dan Coody became mayor in a town as diverse as Fayetteville, it came as no surprise to him that he would hear from some of its more interesting citizens.