Regional News

Tue, Mar 28, 2023 6:15 PM

The U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t agreed to hear a case involving a private Missouri college’s challenge to a Biden administration...

Tue, Mar 28, 2023 1:22 PM

While Arkansans pay some of the highest relative taxes in the country, the quality of government services they receive is ranked...

Tue, Mar 28, 2023 11:09 AM

Republican attorneys general from around the country want the Biden administration to continue to protect college students’...

Mon, Mar 27, 2023 1:15 PM

Arkansas has a less-than-ideal business tax climate and the third-highest combined state and local sales tax rate in the nation,...

Fri, Mar 24, 2023 5:07 PM

Arkansas Republicans are divided over a bill raising the asset limit for food stamp recipients. The federal...

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 4:15 PM

Arkansas' gas prices dropped four cents last week, but higher prices may be imminent as demand increases, according to AAA. ...

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 3:30 PM

Low salaries and limited job growth have landed Arkansas among the worst states for paying off student loans, according to a new...

Fri, Mar 17, 2023 3:14 PM

A bill banning the state from doing business with companies that use environmental, social and governance standards in decision...

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 4:49 PM

Gas prices in Arkansas dropped two cents this week and are down 81 cents from the same time last year, according to AAA. ...

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 2:59 PM

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is leading a coalition of governors from 18 states who’ve pledged to fight the Biden administration’s...

Wed, Mar 15, 2023 10:00 AM

The credit ratings of dozens of local governments and utilities throughout the nation are declining because of a failure to file...

Tue, Mar 14, 2023 4:45 PM

As the country grapples with physician shortages, state and federal lawmakers are introducing bills they hope will alleviate...

Tue, Mar 14, 2023 3:30 PM

Missouri and the Midwestern states' economies improved in February despite regional wholesale inflation soaring to a six-month...

Tue, Mar 14, 2023 3:28 PM

In 1957, the eyes of the nation were focused on Arkansas, when Democratic Gov. Orval Faubus refused to allow nine Black students...

Mon, Mar 13, 2023 6:33 PM

Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged in January while demonstrating a leap in the number of those employed from a year...

Wed, Mar 8, 2023 1:55 PM

As Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the LEARNS Act into law in the state Capitol Building just after noon on Wednesday,...

Tue, Mar 7, 2023 5:12 PM

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she would sign the Arkansas LEARNS bill on Wednesday, one day after it received final approval...

Mon, Mar 6, 2023 3:00 PM

A Texas judge fined two men a combined $244 million for violating state and federal do not call registries and telemarketing...

Thu, Mar 2, 2023 4:15 PM

The Arkansas House of Representatives approved a sweeping education package that would give parents universal choice by the...

Wed, Mar 1, 2023 4:29 PM

The Arkansas House Education Committee gave a "do pass" recommendation to a sweeping omnibus bill that would raise starting...