George Jared
George Jared is a reporter for Talk Business & Politics.
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Tuition and fees will remain the same and masks will be gone on the Arkansas State University campus in Jonesboro in the coming school year. ASU and the five two-year institutions in the ASU System will not increase tuition and fees for students this fall while holding budgeted expenses below pre-pandemic levels.
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Extended use of the controversial herbicide dicamba was approved by the Arkansas Plant Board earlier this year, but has now been stopped, at least temporarily, according to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture.
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Panel advances proposed constitutional amendment to allow Arkansas legislature to call itself into sThe Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee on Monday (April 19) passed SJR 10, a proposed change to the state constitution for voter consideration. The resolution could be one of three proposals that legislators refer to voters for the 2022 general election.
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Arkansas is one of the only states without some type of hate crime law on the books, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said more than once it’s a top priority for him during the current legislative session. SB622, filed Thursday (April 1), will attempt to solve that problem.
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Businesswoman and civic leader Supha Xayprasith-Mays will seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2022. She announced her intentions to run Friday (March 26).
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A 30-day public comment period has been set for a proposed rule to allow the extended use of dicamba in Arkansas on soybean and cotton varieties resistant to dicamba. Written public comments will be accepted from March 24 through April 22, 2021.
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Arkansas State University will rename its farmer’s market, the Judd Hill Farmer’s Market, and there are multi-million dollar plans to expand. The Judd Hill Foundation will provide about $2.4 million for a Farmer’s Market expansion, which will be built adjacent to the current space.
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The three rounds of federal COVID-19 stimulus for higher education institutions and students have been very beneficial, Arkansas State University President Chuck Welch said during ASU’s recent quarterly meeting.
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There are at least 779 active cases in Craighead County and a reported 82 deaths. Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin and the city’s other leaders have decided to limit direct contact in some services offered by the city, Communications Director Bill Campbell said.
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The debate over the use of dicamba use continues to rage throughout the country and in the courtroom and it will soon affect crop planning for 2021.