As much as $1 billion in aid headed to Arkansas farmers enrolled in federal safety net programsArkansas farmers are set to see as much as $1 billion in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage program payments starting this month.Arkansas Online1d agoWhole story →Foodfarm bill payments
Community Clinic awarded $3 million grant to expand rural substance use disorder services in Northwest ArkansasSPRINGDALE -- Community Clinic plans to use a $3 million federal grant over four years to strengthen and expand substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services across rural communities in Arkansas and Oklahoma.Arkansas Online1d agoWhole story →FoodHealthrural communities opioid response grant
Transportation secretary: Chances are good Northwest Arkansas National will get federal loan for concourseHIGHFILL -- Northwest Arkansas National Airport's prospects for getting a $41.7 million low-interest loan from the federal government appear good, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Monday.Arkansas Online3d agoWhole story →Buildtifia loan application
GOP tax cuts have little effect on campaign trailORO VALLEY, Ariz. -- Republicans in Congress had hoped the major tax-and-spending-cut bill they muscled into law last year would redeem them on the campaign trail as they try to beat historical odds to keep their majorities in November's midterm elections.Arkansas Online4d agoWhole story →HealthCulturemidterm elections
Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeThe head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike. The announcement was made Saturday by Gov. Bill Lee, who calls the circumstances a “difficult moment.” Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada says stepping aside is in the best interests of the state as a review looks at why Pike’s…Arkansas Online6d agoWhole story →HealthJusticetennessee execution failure
Spain fails to pass housing affordability billMADRID -- Spain's progressive government was dealt a costly legislative defeat on Friday when lawmakers rejected a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation's housing affordability crisis, as protesters gathered outside Parliament demanding help for renters.Arkansas Online6d agoWhole story →Buildspain housing bill defeat
Families of Arkansans with disabilities testify to state lawmakers about waitlist for in-home aidFamilies of disabled Arkansans waitlisted for critical in-home services testified alongside officials from the state Department of Human Services at a legislative hearing Friday, expressing very different opinions on how the Community and Employment Support Waiver program is working.Arkansas Online6d agoWhole story →HealthEconomyarkansas ces waiver hearing
Investigation concludes that Union Pacific broke law when it fired North Little Rock employeeThe Union Pacific Railroad Co. breached the Federal Railroad Safety Act when it fired a North Little Rock yardman who notified management of nearby lightning and federal safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor whistleblower investigation discovered.Arkansas Online7d agoWhole story →EconomyBuild
