An Arkansas legislative panel on Tuesday approved diverting funds from a state health care data hub to start a midwifery education program at the state’s largest medical school. The post Arka...
The two crypto regulation bills that remain still have some serious questions — and may not go far enough — but they should help address some of the significant problems with the crypto minin...
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Today’s meeting was a continuation of a proxy fight some legislators are waging against the corrections board on behalf of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The post Legislative committee says to...
Get Loud Arkansas's leader Joyce Elliott said they're considering a lawsuit over the recent restrictive changes. The organization will host a voter rights rally at 5:15 p.m. on the Capitol steps....
Morning Consult, a pollster Sanders' spokesperson has touted repeatedly, shows a downward trend regardless of party affiliation. The post Governor’s office mum after new poll shows wholesale ...
Only one other school superintendent teaches for the Criminal Justice Institute. Unlike Conway's Jeff Collum, that superintendent does not accept pay other than travel expenses, an institute offi...
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The youngsters continue their strong play to start the 2024 season before heading to Springfield this week. The post Travelers run roughshod over RoughRiders, take four of six appeared first o...
The victim was 29-year-old Deonte Lambert of North Little Rock. The post NLR police name victim in Thursday homicide appeared first on Arkansas Times .
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Hope Enterprise Corporation was awarded $93,670,000 for solar projects in Arkansas. The post EPA awards $94 million to Arkansas solar projects in disadvantaged communities appeared first on Ar...
The duo sent a mean letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on the eve of his trip to Arkansas to let him know we don't like his kind around here. The post Ark. governor and ed secret...
"I do not think the impulse to kill protesters—much less the act of following through on such a thought—is typical," Elrod writes. "The murder of innocent people over inconvenience is neither...
"Have You Ever Been to Little Rock?" is among the unreleased tracks from Cash, to be released June 28 as an album called "Songwriter." The post Johnny Cash has a new song and it’s about getti...
The Arkansas House team suffered its sixth consecutive loss to the Senate at the annual legislative charity basketball game Hoops for Kids’ Sake Monday night at Central High School. The post ...
Why didn't most Democrats back proposals that would have enacted maximal regulation on the crypto mining industry? Here's their reasoning. The post Democratic leadership defends vote that helpe...
The death is the sixth suspected suicide in Arkansas prisons in less than four months this year. There were eight in all of last year. The post Suicide suspected in Varner death, sixth in state...
The Arkansas State Police will refer its case file on the fatal shooting of former Little Rock airport director Bryan Malinowski to Pulaski County prosecutor Will Jones. The post State police ...
In 2024, you can electronically sign documents to buy insurance, apply for a credit card or take out a mortgage. But e-signing a voter registration form in Arkansas may soon be forbidden, at leas...
Republican legislators have devoted three meetings this month to grilling corrections board members over whether they broke the law by hiring an outside attorney. The post Legislative panel que...
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The annual Arkansas legislative charity basketball fundraiser starts at 6 p.m. tonight at Little Rock Central High, but the trash talking started days ago. Can the House end its humiliating losin...
It's Earth Day, which means it's a great time to celebrate the approximately $5 million in the pipeline from Washington, D.C., to protect and restore over 22,000 acres of wetlands and forests in ...
The delayed rollout of a new FAFSA has caused troubles for Arkansas students, parents, and colleges and universities. The post Federal financial aid stress continues for Arkansas universities, ...
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This week: Matt Campbell on the long-awaited lecterngate audit and Mary Hennigan gives us an update on city news. The post The lectern audit has landed: The Week in Review, April 20, 2024 appe...