by Kyle Massey 3/20/2019 11:32 am
Act 501 creates a fine for labeling any product as rice if it isn't a product of the swamp grass cultivated for grain around the world.
by Associated Press 3/20/2019 6:36 am
Arkansas is poised to keep its presidential primary in March and hold its nominating contests in May during non-presidential years.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/13/2019 4:45 pm
Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday sent the governor legislation banning most abortions 18 weeks into a woman's pregnancy, a prohibition that could be the strictest in the country.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/13/2019 3:37 pm
Arkansas' Republican governor says he opposes legislative efforts to scale back a minimum wage hike that voters approved last year, a day after a panel endorsed proposals adding exemptions to the increase.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/12/2019 12:17 pm
Arkansas' governor on Tuesday signed a $95 million highway funding bill that will raise fuel taxes for the first time in 20 years, setting up an election year fight over a plan to ask voters to keep paying a half-cent sales tax for road needs.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/11/2019 12:00 am
The rift between the Arkansas Educational Television Network and its support and fundraising arm, the AETN Foundation, didn’t get any mention at Tuesday’s quarterly meeting of the AETN Commission in Little Rock.
by Hannah Grabenstein, The Associated Press 3/7/2019 6:58 am
After a heated and contentious debate, Arkansas' Senate Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday against a bill which would have loosened regulations for the use of deadly force in self-defense.
by Associated Press 3/6/2019 7:05 am
Arkansas lawmakers have given final approval to a bill raising fuel taxes and tapping into expected casino revenue for roads, sending the governor a key part of his highway funding plan.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/5/2019 6:47 am
Arkansas' governor backs an effort to change the meaning of a star on the state flag that honors the Confederacy to instead have it acknowledge Native Americans' contributions to the state.
by Kyle Massey 3/1/2019 1:28 pm
Questions about payment practices and the subsequent firing of a three-decade employee have jolted the Conway headquarters of the Arkansas Educational Television Network and its nonprofit partner and fundraiser, the AETN Foundation.
by Kyle Massey 2/27/2019 12:04 pm
Wednesday was Arkansas Advanced Energy Day at the state Capitol, as decreed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who marshaled some impressive economic development numbers in his declaration.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/26/2019 11:25 am
An Arkansas House panel has endorsed a proposal to raise fuel taxes for the first time in 20 years and tap into expected casino revenue to increase funding for state highways.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/25/2019 6:41 am
Arkansas has had its share of notable corruption cases over the years, including when the governor who succeeded Bill Clinton was convicted in a Whitewater-related probe and when a state treasurer was caught accepting bribes stashed in pie boxes.
by Marty Cook 2/25/2019 12:00 am
The long-delayed Arkansas highway funding initiative moved along this week, passing a Senate committee with one official no vote.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/22/2019 6:41 am
The Arkansas Senate approves a proposal to raise fuel taxes and tap into expected casino revenue for state highways, advancing the first part of a plan by the governor to fund state roads.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/21/2019 6:43 am
An Arkansas Senate panel advances a key part of the governor's $300 million highway funding plan, approving a proposal to raise fuel taxes and tap into expected casino revenue for the state's road needs.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/19/2019 3:23 pm
Arkansas' governor on Tuesday signed into law his $97 million plan to cut the state's top income tax rate, and said he wants legislators to address highway funding before looking at any other tax reductions during this year's session.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/14/2019 2:45 pm
The Arkansas House has given final legislative approval to the Republican governor's $97 million plan to cut the state's top income tax rate.
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 2/14/2019 2:33 pm
While Gov. Asa Hutchinson's $300 million per year plan for highways will raise diesel prices for truckers, they'll eventually come out ahead through time saved and fewer equipment repairs, the Arkansas Trucking Association says.
by Todd Traub 2/12/2019 11:08 am
Fortified by a U.S. Supreme Court decision, supporters of an Arkansas bill to collect taxes from out-of-state, online sales are confident the time has come for the legislation to pass.
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