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Arkansas’ general revenue surplus reached $1.161 billion in fiscal year 2023 that ended June 30, the state Department of Finance and Administration reported Wednesday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Despite a court ruling that said the LEARNS Act was no longer in effect after the Legislature failed to follow the Arkansas Constitution, the state is still moving forward with its implementation. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

In his second attempt to get a new sales tax approved, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. faces a deadline of Sept. 5 if he wants to hold a special election on the proposal before the end of the year. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

JONESBORO — On the third floor of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, amid rows of glassware and lab equipment, sits a rack of seeds researchers hope contains the secret to sustaining one of Arkansas’ most valuable crops. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

WASHINGTON — Four Arkansas artists will be honored in the U.S. Capitol for the next year as winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

A former member of the University of Arkansas System board of trustees has emailed five of the 10 current trustees saying he and others believe it’s time for a change of leadership at the UA System. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

A recent outbreak of discolored drinking water in the Little Rock metro area has been “resolved,” according to a Central Arkansas Water spokesman. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed former U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland of Little Rock to the Arkansas Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Robin Wynne until 2025, the governor announced Monday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Forestry experts have determined that a needle blight is at least partly to blame for an issue affecting thousands of acres of pine trees in south Arkansas, the latest area to confirm the disease that has swept through woodlands across much of the South in recent years. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags:…

After nearly 20 years working at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Kyle Cunningham said he’s looking forward to the challenges he will face in his new role as state forester. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

The state of Arkansas has approved an emergency loan of up to $100,000 to help Helena-West Helena fix leaks and other problems with one of its primary water systems. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston wants to install new air handling system equipment for the north half of the state Capitol, and Arkansas legislative leaders want to place an underground secured walkway between the state Capitol and the Multi-Agency Complex immediately west of it. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas…

State officials in an email exchange earlier this year expressed differing views over first gentleman Bryan Sanders’ interest in managing an advertising account for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

WYNNE — Seventeen-year-old Mariah Dixon, a rising senior in Wynne and self-described busybody, does it all. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Ratepayers in the Little Rock metro area will pay more for water starting today. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Severe weather Sunday that damaged some farms also caused dayslong power failures, with some agricultural businesses reporting losses because of the prolonged blackout. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge has again blocked the state from enforcing the LEARNS Act in an order Friday, pushing the education law back into legal limbo. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

The crush of Fourth of July holiday travelers this year could well challenge pre-covid pandemic levels, according to travel experts. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Robert Steinbuch didn’t expect to see his name in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

The Republican Party of Arkansas’ filing fee for Republican congressional candidates has doubled from $15,000 for the 2022 election to $30,000 for the 2024 election. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

As members of Congress work on a plan for funding the federal government through the next fiscal year, two Arkansas lawmakers have roles in getting the spending bills through the legislative body. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service