David Haak Appointed to State Highway Commission
Haak replaces Robert Moore. His term will expire on Jan. 14. read more >
Haak replaces Robert Moore. His term will expire on Jan. 14. read more >
This week’s million-dollar Pulaski County real estate transactions present varied flavors of property. read more >
Arkansas voters approve permanently extending a half-cent sales tax for highways and loosening term limits for legislators, but rejected efforts to impose new restrictions on ballot initiatives. read more >
Lorie Harris Tudor, the first woman to head the Arkansas Transportation Department, began work there 39 years ago as an entry-level clerk typist. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Marie Holder of Little Rock to the Arkansas State Highway Commission, filling a vacancy left by Tom Schueck, who died March 3. read more >
Robert S. Moore Jr. of Arkansas City was elected chairman of the Arkansas Highway Commission, and Commissioner Dalton A. "Alec" Farmer Jr. of Jonesboro was elected vice chairman. read more >
Bill Barnes, president of the Tri-Pennant Family of Resorts, and Robert Moore, a farmer and politician, were recently inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame. read more >
Arkansas' governor says he believes it's possible to find consensus for raising additional money for the state's highways, but is stopping short of endorsing a specific plan yet to do so. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be the featured luncheon speaker at a conference on the future of the Arkansas Delta on May 19 at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. read more >
Arkansas' sales tax on most items will increase by half a cent starting Monday under an effort to raise more cash for the state's highway system, but transportation officials and advocates say a longer term solution is needed for road funding. read more >
Gov. Mike Beebe has named former Arkansas House Speaker Robert Moore to a 10-year term on the Arkansas Highway Commission. Moore, 68 and a Democrat from Arkansas City, replaces commission Chairman R. Madison Murphy, whose 10-year term is expiring. read more >
Arkansas House members are preparing for a new vote on next year's speaker after Republicans won control of the Legislature for the first time since Reconstruction. read more >
