Bad Boy Mowers to Expand, Add 300 Jobs Over 5 Years
Bad Boy Mowers says it will expand its campus in Batesville and create 300 new jobs over the next five years. read more >
Sanders Endorses Former Boss Trump in Presidential Race
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is endorsing former President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential race. read more >
Sanders Announces Board, Commission Appointments
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces appointments to boards and commissions. read more >
Boyd Metals Expanding at LR Port, Will Add 20 Jobs
Boyd Metals has announces plans to expand its facility at the Port of Little Rock, adding 40,500 SF for processing equipment and increased inventory and making room for 20 new jobs. read more >
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Arkansas Poll: Sanders’ Approval Rating at 48%
The economy and politics/politicians are again among the top concerns for Arkansans, and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ approval rating is 48%, the lowest for an Arkansas governor since her father’s 47% in 2003. read more >
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With Audit Underway, Governor’s Lectern Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is trying to move past questions over a $19,000 lectern that she doesn't even want to use right now. But questions about its cost and how its purchase was handled haven’t gone away so easily. read more >
RTX, Rafael to Build $33M Missile Facility in East Camden
The new manufacturing facility is expected to begin operations in 2025 and will build missiles for defense systems in the U.S. and Israel. read more >
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Report: 48M People Visited Arkansas in 2022
Tourism is a $9.2 billion industry in Arkansas, and more than 48 million people visited the state last year, according to the state Department of Parks, Heritage & Tourism. read more >
Sanders Names Dalaney Thomas as Tourism Director
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders names Dalaney Thomas, a former tourism account manager for CJRW of Little Rock, director of tourism at the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage & Tourism. read more >
Arkansas Lawmakers OK Plan to Audit Purchase of Governor’s $19,000 Lectern
The all-Republican executive committee of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee also voted to audit the Republican governor's travel and security expenditures. read more >
Scrutiny of Arkansas Governor’s $19,000 Lectern Deepens After New Records are Released
A legislative panel is expected to vote this week on a lawmaker's request for an audit of the lectern's purchase. read more >
Blue Hog Blogger Matt Campbell Joins Arkansas Times
The Little Rock lawyer known for exposing official wrongdoing through the Arkansas FOIA is shifting to full-time reporting. read more >
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A $19,000 Lectern for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sparks Call for Legislative Audit
Questions about the lectern, its cost, how it was purchased and even whether it existed has dominated political talk in Arkansas in recent weeks. read more >
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Appointments
Arkansas Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee William Roachell, of Conway, to the Arkansas Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee. Term expires December 1, 2026. Reappointment. Tracy Chambers, of Conway, to the Arkansas Apprenticeship […] read more >
Day 2 of VenCent Summit 2023: French Hill Moderates Banking Policy Panel
The VenCent Fintech Summit is underway in Little Rock for a second day; Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, will speak about digital asset regulations. read more >
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FOIA Bill Revised After Opposition and Chaos at Capitol
Constituents on Monday swayed lawmakers against provisions that would allow withholding a wide array of records now open to public requests. read more >
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FOIA Task Force Rejects Plan to Overhaul ‘Sunshine Law’
In a unanimous vote, the task force declared that the two bills were unsuitable for a special session and contrary to the best interests of Arkansans. read more >
Freedom of Information ‘Emergency’ Draws Skepticism
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the sunshine law puts her and other elected officials at risk. Press groups, lawyers and even a couple of Republican read more >
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State’s Freedom of Information Law Back Under Microscope
Draft legislation to limit the scope of Arkansas’ open meetings and records law could be up for debate in a special legislative session. read more >
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Governor Appoints Leslie Fisken as Secretary of Transformation & Shared Services
Fisken replaces Secretary Joseph Wood, who was elected chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas last month. read more >
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