by - November 19, 2018 7:54 pm
There have been 6,428 Arkansans who’ve been approved for medical marijuana cards, and if the state’s cultivators and dispensaries were in operation, those card holders could purchase the drug now….
by - March 30, 2017 8:25 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives, with an assist from the outgoing Speaker, approved legislation Thursday (March 30) to amend the recently enacted “guns on campus” bill that some lawmakers say…
by - March 23, 2017 9:30 pm
Lawmakers are engaged in another gunfight at the State Capitol again after the Arkansas Senate approved new efforts to overhaul a newly-enacted concealed carry law that the National Rifle Association…
by - July 8, 2016 10:11 am
In response to three nationally related episodes of gun violence and escalations between police officers and citizens, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said leaders must “calm the waters” in an effort to…
by - June 13, 2016 11:20 am
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, responded to the deadly nightclub shooting in Orlando by saying members of Congress have been warned that something like…
by - February 1, 2016 2:59 pm
Arkansas is the nation’s fifth most dependent state on the gun industry, and the most dependent in the South, according to WalletHub, a personal finance website. The company’s analysts studied…
by - March 17, 2014 6:07 pm
The University of Arkansas System announced Monday (March 17) that its Board of Trustees would meet Thursday (March 20) and Friday (March 21) at the University of Arkansas at Fort…
by - August 4, 2013 1:57 pm
An opinion from Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued this past week has escalated the debate on the rights of carrying guns, the need for additional school safety, and the…
by - May 23, 2013 5:18 pm
The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees on Thursday (May 23) approved tuition and fee increases of 3.5% for the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at…
by - May 10, 2013 6:46 am
Despite all of the discussion in the legislature about Act 226, a bill that would allow faculty and staff to carry a concealed firearm on college campuses, NorthWest Arkansas Community…
by - May 7, 2013 3:24 pm
While carrying a concealed firearm is losing some of its stigma in the state of Arkansas, there is still one place where packing a concealed firearm may get you thrown…
by - February 10, 2013 2:52 pm
Jobs, jobs, jobs. That was the pre-election mantra of these heady Republicans who knew they were within striking distance of capturing the keys to the Arkansas lawmaking engine. It was…
by - February 4, 2013 5:39 pm
Steve Jones is not letting up on his effort to convince Fort Smith officials to change the rules on firearms in city parks. On Monday (Feb. 4), Jones e-mailed Fort…
by - January 17, 2013 6:59 pm
Fort Smith ordinances are allowed to regulate firearm possession in city parks, but not in city cemeteries, according to a legal opinion received by Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack….
by - December 30, 2012 9:58 am
The Arkansas State Legislature will once again consider if concealed carry will apply to the campuses of state colleges and universities. Good. Maybe this time, they’ll get it right. Those…
by - December 23, 2012 3:56 pm
The ad features an AR-15 semi- automatic rifle, similar to a gun used in the Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings for $2,000. “No background check required. Just cash face to face…
