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A judge is ruling the city of Fort Smith must pay for not recycling items it said it was recycling. Michael Tilley, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, takes us through the past, present and future of the case. -
Arkansas' first fiscal month of the year is much like the past 12 months: better-than-expected revenue.
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Democrats in the Arkansas Legislature have a plan for teacher raises. Can that plan get enough support to be discussed at next week's special session? Talk Business & Politics provides insight. -
An appeal by the state of Arkansas to lift a stay, requested by ACLU - Arkansas to be placed on a 2021 law banning adolescent gender-affirming health care from taking effect, will soon be decided.
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The governor, legislators, teachers and education officials continue to talk about teacher pay. John Brummett, a political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, offers his take on the very public conversation.
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Arkansas is ranked 48th in average teacher starting salary, according to the National Education Association. Governor Asa Hutchinson has said that teacher pay has been one of his priorities since running for governor in 2014. But, he ultimately decided to not add the proposal of raising teacher pay to the agenda for the upcoming special session regarding the $1.6 billion surplus.
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This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report includes a conversation with State Senator Jonathan Dismang about what to expect in next month's special session of the Arkansas Legislature.
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The Clinton House Museum in Fayetteville is open again. We take the opportunity to visit archives at the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History to remember the Clintons' time in Fayetteville.
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Arkansas is among 19 states that allow citizens to initiate new laws and constitutional amendments as popular ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers, including in Arkansas, aim to limit what is referred to as direct democracy. Jay Barth, emeritus political science professor from Hendrix College, provides insight.
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This week the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas oral and Visual History shares archvies to help tell the story of Jim Ranchino. He wasan educator and pollster who helped explain how politics worked to Arkansans decades ago.
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This week the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas oral and Visual History shares archvies to help tell the story of Jim Ranchino. He wasan educator and pollster who helped explain how politics worked to Arkansans decades ago.
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United States Senate candidate Natalie James talks to Roby Brock about her background and willingness to work across parties in the latest edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.
