Not a Good Look for Arkansas (Editorial)
Eliminating a work permit requirement for Arkansas children under 16 is “a solution looking for a problem.” read more >
Eliminating a work permit requirement for Arkansas children under 16 is “a solution looking for a problem.” read more >
The bill, inspired by research from a conservative think tank in Florida, would eliminate a work permit requirement for Arkansas kids under the age of 16. read more >
Turner was previously vice president of marketing at Staley Inc. of Little Rock and had key posts at the Stone Ward advertising agency. read more >
The program's two mobile workshops, which offer hands-on experience with skilled professions, began traveling across North Carolina earlier this month. read more >
Making things is a big deal for all Arkansans, especially those 150,000-plus who work in manufacturing. read more >
The goal is to avoid an electrical grid crisis like the one that crippled Texas last winter. read more >
If Arkansas politicians succeed in a push to abolish the state personal income tax, partly to avoid losing ultra-wealthy residents, the state must reckon with what it will give up: $3 billion a year in revenue. read more >
Randy Zook of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce warns lawmakers that the proposal could force employers between choosing whether to violate state law or federal regulations. read more >
The thought that the federal government is reaching down, via the OSHA and other mechanisms, to put this amount of pressure on employers to vaccinate their employees is remarkable. read more >
Raw materials, labor and fuel price increases are forcing producers to both economize and pass on the costs to customers. read more >
Arkansas can implement a range of strategies in six key areas to guide itself out of the economic harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report commissioned by the governor's Economic Recovery Task Force. read more >
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 >
President Joe Biden announced his administration’s $2.3 trillion plan for infrastructure investments March 31. As one might expect, a great many people found fault with it. read more >
An Arkansas Senate panel advanced a drastically scaled-back hate crimes bill that doesn't include specific references to race, sexual orientation or gender identity. read more >
The Arkansas Legislature approves a bill allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone due to religious or moral objections, sending it to the governor over complaints that would create a blanket right to discriminate against patients. read more >
An Arkansas House panel rejects legislation that would have allowed medical providers to refuse to treat someone because of their religious or moral beliefs after opponents said it was too broad and would allow discrimination against patients. read more >
Arkansas Business asked industry leaders to share their expectations for 2021, both before and after the coronavirus vaccine is widely available. Here’s what they said. read more >
Proposals laid out in Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s proposed budget, including a temporary income tax break for new residents, drew enthusiastic responses from business leaders and tax attorneys. read more >
Arkansas’ hospitals and other industries have urgent concerns for the Legislature to address in the regular session that will commence on Jan. 11, but a key piece of the hospitality industry has needs that are more urgent. read more >
Arkansas' Republican governor, attorney general and nearly two dozen lawmakers unveil legislation imposing harsher penalties for committing crimes against someone because of their race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. read more >
