Arkansas Legislative Council
State Panel Approves $126M in Broadband Awards
Fifteen internet service providers have received approval for their projects. read more >
CPA Licensing: The Path, the Test and the Numbers
Arkansas may adopt a 120-hour CPA licensure path with two years of work experience, aiming to ease barriers and attract more candidates to the profession. read more >
Where There’s Smoke… (Editorial)
We appreciate skeptical legislators who question whether taxpayers’ money is spent effectively. read more >
Key Net-Metering Provision to Expire With New Year, Industry Warns
Lack of certainty around the rule could hold up a billion dollars' worth of projects planned in the state. read more >
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NWA Graduate Medical Programs Get $12.5M Boost
The Arkansas Legislative Council approves nearly $12.5 million in funding to establish up to 92 new graduate medical education positions at Washington Regional Medical Center by 2030. read more >
Arkansas Offers $50M Grant Program for Tourism, Hospitality
The state of Arkansas announces a $50 million grant program aimed at helping the state's hospitality industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Arkansas COVID-19 Deaths Hit One-Day Record
Arkansas on Tuesday reported a new one-day record increase in deaths from the illness caused by the coronavirus, as the state's virus cases surpassed 40,000. read more >
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State Will Take ‘Ready for Business’ Applications Tuesday, Wednesday
The "Arkansas Ready for Business" grant program is set to go live and take applications from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. read more >
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UA Little Rock Selects Firm to Study Adding Football, Band
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has selected Convention Sports & Leisure of Plano, Texas, to conduct feasibility study that will help the university determine whether it should add a football team and a marching band to its offerings. read more >
CJRW, Team SI Officially Win AEDC Ad and PR Contracts
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission received final approval Friday morning to award advertising, marketing and public relations contracts worth up to $2.4 million to CJRW and Team SI. read more >
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Religious Objection Opt-Out for Arkansas Counselors Advances
A rule allowing counselors in Arkansas to refer patients to another provider over religious objections to treating them won initial approval Tuesday, sparking criticism. read more >
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