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A Step Toward Transparency (Editorial)

A group seeking to protect the public’s right to know is making progress. read more >
Government & Politics / Legal / Media & Marketing

Government Transparency Group Releases Proposal to Enshrine Arkansas FOIA

The group, Arkansas Citizens for Transparency, said the proposal would ensure that any further changes to the FOIA would only be approved by voters. read more >
Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

FOIA Definitely Not Safe (Gwen Moritz Commentary)

Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act is still at risk, so a constitutional amendment is urgent. read more >
Government & Politics / Legal / Media & Marketing

‘An Issue of Right or Wrong’ (Editorial)

A former state legislator and a Little Rock lawyer say they’re partnering on an effort to make the provisions of Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act part of the state Constitution, an endeavor we support. read more >
Government & Politics / Legal / Media & Marketing

What’s Next for the FOIA (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)

This year has seen multiple attempts to limit our open records law, and the hits will keep coming. read more >
An aerial view of the solar array at Dixie Acres Farm in Siloam Springs
Agriculture & Poultry / Construction / Energy

Seal Solar Wrapping Up Big Farm Project Near Siloam Springs

Dixie Acres Farm expects to save $24,000 a year on energy costs. read more >
John Elkins, the new chief legal officer and general counsel for Seal Solar of North Little Rock 
Energy / Legal

Seal Solar Adds John Elkins, Seasoned Energy Attorney

He's one of several notable hires the company has made over the past 15 months. read more >
Jessica Lewallen of AMR Architects in Springdale
Business Services / Construction / Energy

Lewallen Joins AMR Architects (Movers & Shakers)

Jessica Lewallen has been hired as director of AMR Architects’ Springdale office. read more >
They’re not so lovable in the wild. Arkansas game officials and landowners deal with feral hog pests across most of the state.
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

Arkansas’ Feral Hogs No Laughing Matter

Feral hogs damage Arkansas farms and equipment, and it doesn’t take 30-50 to cause real trouble. read more >
Clockwise from top left: State Rep. Nate Bell; Steve Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce; State Sen. Jon Woods; and Jim Lynch.
Business Services / Construction / Government & Politics

Issue 3: A Job-Luring Amendment, or Corporate Welfare?

If Arkansas voters approve an amendment to the state Constitution in November, supporters say it will help bring more companies and jobs to the state. Opponents say it’s corporate welfare. read more >
State Rep. Nate Bell, R-Mena, posted a tweet that said: "I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had an AR-15 with a hi-capacity magazine?"
Government & Politics

Lawmaker’s Defection Sign of GOP Growing Pains (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)

Rep. Nate Bell's defection from the Republican Party isn't a sign the party is in trouble of losing its majority status anytime soon. It does, however, illustrate growing pains Republicans are going to have to manage. read more >
State Rep. Nate Bell, R-Mena, posted a tweet that said: "I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had an AR-15 with a hi-capacity magazine?"
Government & Politics

Nate Bell, Who Opposed Primary Change, Leaves GOP

An Arkansas lawmaker who split with top Republicans over the state moving its primaries from May to March says he's left the GOP and is now an independent. read more >
Government & Politics

Earlier ’16 Primary Changes Arkansas’ Politics (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)

Arkansas' latest experiment with moving up the state's primaries could change the state's political dynamics, at least temporarily, in a way that detractors say won't be welcome. read more >
Government & Politics

King-Lee Fight Shows State Grappling With Its Past (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)

The debate over Arkansas' status as one of three states that celebrates Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr. on the same day is a stark reminder of just how much the state struggles with its troubled past. read more >
State Rep. Nate Bell, R-Mena, posted a tweet that said: "I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had an AR-15 with a hi-capacity magazine?"
Government & Politics / Legal

Lawmakers Consider Bills to Shed Light on Contracts, Spending

Members of a legislative panel on Wednesday looked at ways to expand Arkansas' open records law so taxpayers can find out more about spending in government contracts and possibly get access to other financial records now held in secret. read more >
Heath Abshure, shown in a file photo from 2011, has been commissioner of the Arkansas Securities Department for six years.
Government & Politics / Investments / Legal

Motivating Factors (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)

My high school journalism teacher taught me about five Ws and an H — who, what, when, where, why and how. Approximately 1,000 years later, I’ve concluded that that fifth W is the most problematic. read more >
Jay Bradford
Government & Politics / Health Care / Insurance

Arkansas Health Care Exchange Enrollment Falling Below Target

Signups for insurance under the federal health care law are far below the state's targets, with more than 33,500 people enrolled in the marketplace as the deadline nears. read more >
Blake Rutherford
Government & Politics

The Fiscal Session, and Everything After (Blake Rutherford On Politics)

With the 2014 fiscal session of the Arkansas General Assembly in rear view, I examine four lessons we gleaned from it, and what that means in the year ahead. read more >
State Rep. Nate Bell, R-Mena, posted a tweet that said: "I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had an AR-15 with a hi-capacity magazine?"
Government & Politics / Health Care / Insurance

‘Private Option’ Bill Fails in Arkansas House, 70-27

The Arkansas House failed Tuesday to renew the state's compromise Medicaid expansion plan, leaving in limbo the future of a program heralded as a model for Republican-leaning states to implement the federal health overhaul. read more >
Work on Queen Wilhelmina Lodge atop Rich Mountain isn’t where it should be, according to state officials.
Construction / Government & Politics / Tourism

State Agencies Committee to Meet Jan. 30 in Mena on Queen Wilhelmina Delay

Legislators will travel to Mena on Jan. 30 for a two-day hearing on delays in the $7.4 million renovation and expansion of the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge. read more >