Missy Irvin
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas Hits Milestone With 1 Million Connected
More than 40,000 miles of fiber have been installed collectively by 17 cooperative broadband providers, including 15 local broadband providers, one wholesale broadband provider and one middle-mile fiber company. read more >
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CJRW and MMGY Team Up for Tourism
Arkansas awarded four separate contracts for parks and tourism work to CJRW again this summer, and MMGY Global will subcontract for CJRW. read more >
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CJRW Again? Little Rock Firm Likely to Keep State Tourism Account
A $26 million-a-year series of contracts for advertising Arkansas tourism appears headed to five-decade vendor CJRW of Little Rock last week despite serious misgivings from some state lawmakers. read more >
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Arkansas Tightens Grip on Bitcoin Mining
Arkansas bitcoin mining operations appear to be headed for more regulation. read more >
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Affirmative Action Bill Hits Snag in House
A bill to end affirmative action in education hiring and outlaw state goals for steering procurement contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses in Arkansas narrowly passed in the Senate before stalling in the House. read more >
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When Low Bids & High Scores Lose (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
The lowest scoring but most expensive company bidding to devise a statewide broadband deployment strategy was selected in a process one competitor thinks was tailor-made for the politically connected vendor. read more >
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Transgender Laws Draw a Hot Spotlight
New restrictions on trangender minors have left the state a target of scorn and boycotts, and LGBTQ activists were calling the new legislation itself a hate crime. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Governor Says He’ll Sign Bill That Aims to Nullify Gun Laws
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he'll sign a bill that would bar state and local law officers from helping enforce new and future federal gun restrictions. read more >
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Hutchinson, Lawmakers Unveil Proposed Overhaul of Medicaid Expansion
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Republican lawmakers propose overhauling Arkansas' Medicaid expansion to encourage recipients to work after the state's work requirement was halted by the courts and the new president. read more >
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Concord Schools Flip Solar Switch With Entegrity
Concord Public Schools celebrated their new solar power source on Jan. 22 with a switch-flipping ceremony at the new 341-kilowatt sun array built by Entegrity of Little Rock. read more >
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State Leaders: We’re Being Proactive About Coronavirus
State legislators and others said at a Monday afternoon news conference that they are being proactive about responding to the global coronavirus outbreak, especially when it comes to the population's most vulnerable to dying from it: the elderly. read more >
Conway Regional Considering Legal Action In Hospital Rivalry Case
Representatives of Conway Regional Medical Center told lawmakers that it's considering legal and legislative action to deal with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ contract with Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. read more >
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Conway Hospital Rivalry Goes Before Lawmakers
State lawmakers are scheduled to resume their inquiry into the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ contract to provide emergency room and orthopedic services at Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. read more >
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Committee Raises Questions of Collusion Between UAMS, Baptist
The Arkansas General Assembly's Joint Performance Review Committee will continuing looking into a contract under which the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences provides physician services to Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. read more >
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‘Tort Reform’ Measure May Face Ballot Competition (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
An effort to limit civil damages in lawsuits and give the Arkansas Legislature control over court rules was already shaping up to be one of the biggest and expensive campaigns in next year's election. read more >
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Legal Adversaries: Bar Association, State Chamber Wage War
A battle heats up as the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce begins fighting back against an Arkansas Bar Association proposal that would block the chamber's preferred version of tort reform. read more >
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Arkansas Senate OKs Amendment Asking Voters to Limit Damages
A plan to ask Arkansas voters to limit damages awarded in lawsuits and give the Legislature control over court rules was approved by the state Senate on Thursday, despite criticism from opponents who call the move an attempt by lawmakers to take over the judicial system. read more >
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In Fiscal Session, Another Battle in the War Over Medicaid (Erika Gee Commentary)
The 2016 fiscal session began at noon today and, as expected, the battle continues over the re-authorization of the Medicaid expansion program "Arkansas Works," formerly known as the private option. The outlook is not nearly as promising as it was a year ago. read more >
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Inside Arkansas’ Options for Managed Care in Medicaid (Erika Gee Commentary)
The next Health Care Reform Legislative Task Force meeting will reveal whether the divide over the appropriate approach to managed care in Arkansas has continued — or even expanded. read more >
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Arkansas Legislators Eye More Abortion Restrictions
Nearly two years after approving a pair of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country, Republicans in Arkansas' Legislature are weighing additional measures to make it more difficult for women to get the procedure. read more >
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