Lobbyist got part of fees paid by bondsmen in Arkansas
Continuing education fees paid by bail bondsmen in Arkansas went to an industry association that used much of the money instead to pay for a lobbyist, accordin…
Continuing education fees paid by bail bondsmen in Arkansas went to an industry association that used much of the money instead to pay for a lobbyist, accordin…
When the clock struck 7:30 a.m. during the week this summer, children poured into Little Rock's Washington Magnet Elementary School.
At the center of politics in Arkansas is a cafeteria in the basement.
The Legislature's tax-overhaul task force on Thursday tapped an out-of-state consultant to look into the state's tax structure.
State officials over the past two years have more than doubled the percentage of children entering the foster system who are placed with a relative.
The medical marijuana business in Arkansas will not be cash only, as feared by opponents during last year's campaign for the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendme…
Natural State of Kind* became the first applicant for a medical-marijuana business license to go public, in an announcement Thursday evening.
U.S. Rep. French Hill defended his record, noted the long history of constituents being angry at congressmen and said he would continue to be a joyful warrior …
Each of the more than 360 public high schools in Arkansas will soon have at least one virtual reality headset thanks to a second donation from Facebook Inc.
A one-man testing lab in Greenbrier is poised to add up to seven employees, spend more than $1 million on equipment and buy several vehicles to capitalize on t…
A major upgrade for the state’s electronic campaign donor disclosure system will go online Sept. 1.
A major upgrade for the state's electronic campaign donor disclosure system will go online Sept. 1.
A competition in public-service announcements is the latest push to get girls enrolled in computer science classes throughout Arkansas.
A Fayetteville pain management physician will serve as chairman of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Association, the group announced Monday.
A redesigned state website is ditching glossy images for a down-to-business design that emphasizes state services.
Lifesaving alarm systems meant to ensure that children aren't left in sweltering day care vans have been found inoperable, disabled or otherwise flawed at Asce…
The head of the Arkansas State Medical Board said he was never a part of a new medical marijuana association days after a news release indicated he was the cha…
After lawmakers and a prison official expressed concerns, a legislative committee Monday delayed a vote on a proposed rule change that would limit retroactive …
The state representative who runs Ascent Children's Health Services plans to retire at the end of the year, he announced to employees Thursday.
The chairman of the state medical board will serve in the same capacity for the newly formed Arkansas Medical Marijuana Association, the group announced Wednes…
STUTTGART -- On his second day visiting farming communities in the Arkansas Delta, Gov. Asa Hutchinson defended free trade and said he hopes to meet with the p…
The chairman of the state medical board will serve in the same capacity for the newly formed Arkansas Medical Marijuana Association, the group announced Wednes…
In a quiet corner of the Pulaski County Courthouse, a desktop computer and a camera meant to provide voter IDs sat unused last week.
A new funding model that emphasizes achievement over enrollment advanced Friday after the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board voted to review policies…
A child was left unattended at an Ascent Children's Health Services facility in North Little Rock on Monday and two staff members were fired, a state agency sp…
Arkansas state government's general-revenue tax collections nearly hit $525 million in July, beating expectations and setting a record for the month.
The Republican Party of Arkansas on Saturday delivered a rebuke to a change championed by the state House speaker -- a member of the party -- and adopted by th…
The state highway agency gets a new name, distressed schools will get a different kind of help and drug offenders can begin signing up for public benefits Tues…
Beginning Tuesday, Arkansans will have the freedom to import alcohol-infused, chocolate-covered cherries as they see fit.
Patients are still months away from access to medical marijuana, but some of the laws that go into effect Tuesday affect the dispensaries and cultivation facil…
For the second time, Arkansas has provided voter data to President Donald Trump's voter-fraud commission.
Arkansas is now one of a handful of states that boasts universal high-speed broadband connectivity to its public schools, no matter how rural and isolated.
Arkansas on Thursday became the third state to sign up for a national communications system aimed at solving problems that became apparent after the 2001 terro…
Arkansas voter data provided to President Donald Trump's voter-fraud commission is headed for the trash days after it was submitted.
For the fourth consecutive election cycle, the Libertarian Party of Arkansas has been declared a "new political party."
Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a group of high school students Monday that the state should not have provided any data to President Donald Trump's voting commission.
State regulators are cracking down on violators of child care laws after the death of a child at a facility run by a state lawmaker's company.
Policies governing the so-called state hiring freeze are changing to give agency heads more discretion to fill positions that become vacant.
Policies governing the so-called state hiring freeze are changing to give agency heads more discretion to fill positions that become vacant.
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin's office said Wednesday that it will share some Arkansas voter data with a commission tasked by President Donald Trump …
A yearslong project to get high-speed Internet into every school in Arkansas will conclude before summer break ends.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will not be exempt from a new state law allowing guns on Arkansas college campuses, according to a legal opinion rele…
The Arkansas medical marijuana program took a step forward Friday as state agencies began distributing applications for patient cards and accepting paperwork r…
Less than 24 hours after being installed on the state Capitol grounds, a 6-foot-tall Ten Commandments monument was toppled Wednesday when a 32-year-old Arkansa…
A 6-foot-tall monument to the Ten Commandments was installed at the state Capitol on Tuesday morning amid a continuing debate on the legality of religious symb…
Medical marijuana lobbyists should not be paid with a share in a dispensary or cultivation facility that depends on a state application's success, according to…
The state Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday approved rules necessary to implement a new voter-identification law, clearing the way for ballots to be…
A legislative committee will review existing rules and regulations for child care licensing after the death of a child at a facility overseen by a state lawmak…
When a state law allowing guns on Arkansas college campuses goes into effect later this year, most of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will be exempt …
With the last legislative hurdle cleared, Arkansas is poised to start taking applications for licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana.