The effort to keep Arkansas' Medicaid expansion another year faced uncertainty on Tuesday, with the program falling short of the votes needed for its reauthorization in the state Legislature. read more >
Arkansas is joining other states in temporarily halting use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine while a federal review is underway. read more >
Former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is walking on sunbeams this spring, skipping from one public solar power project to another as CEO of Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock. read more >
Facing a budget deficit and enrollment declines, the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is reorganizing itself, consolidating colleges, cutting costs and maintaining a hiring freeze. read more >
U.S. consumer prices increased a sharp 0.6% in March, the biggest uptick since 2012, while inflation over the past year jumped 2.6%. read more >
The majority-Republican House votes 65-26 in favor of the measure, called a “class protection" bill, sending it to Gov. Asa Hutchinson's desk. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs legislation to raise the target median annual pay for public school teachers by $2,000. read more >
BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Mississippi, is acquiring Cadence Bank N.A. of Houston in an all-stock deal that will create a regional bank, branded as Cadence Bank, with more than $40 billion assets. read more >
The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with the release of state-by-state breakdowns that show the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability. read more >
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences breaks ground on its $85 million UAMS Health Surgical Hospital expected to be complete by spring 2023. read more >
A Little Rock federal jury awards $115 million to a Texas company and its subsidiary that accused Walmart of taking its technology. read more >
KATV, Channel 7, departed its River Market outpost, where it produced “Good Morning Arkansas” for the past several years. read more >
Nearly 350 items of Jacob “Kade” Holliday's property sold at an auction last month for $782,000. read more >
A quartet of Wendy's in Pulaski County generated a series of million-dollar transactions that kick off the latest installment of seven-digit deals. read more >
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. of Fort Smith is suing BP Energy Co. of Houston for breach of contract. read more >
North Little Rock's $30 million police and courts building, scheduled for a September completion, is seen as a roadside advertisement for the city. read more >
Since December, construction totaling more than $225 million has been completed on some of the largest K-12 projects in Arkansas. read more >
The Windgate Foundation is transforming arts education in Arkansas one building at a time. read more >
Northwest Arkansas leaders are concerned that the region's rising economic tide could leave many in the area vainly searching for an affordable home. read more >
Despite improvements like family coverage for adult children and guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions, our country's patchwork of insurance coverage is still threadbare in spots. read more >
