9 February 2012, 12:18 pm
Today's THVBeebe: Extra Money for Forestry Not A Sign of InefficiencyArkansas Business OnlineMike Beebe said Thursday that extra money found in Arkansas' budget to rehire 15 firefighters laid off by the state Forestry Commission is a sign of the state's efficiency, but that a similar realloc... Read More »
9 February 2012, 12:15 pm
The NewsFarmers fight to keep FSA offices openThe NewsUnder a drive to cut $150 million dollars in spending, the USDA has proposed closing 260 offices nationwide, and 10 Farm Service Agencies in Arkansas - including the offices in Fulton and Izard Counties. Linda Newkirk, Arkansas FSA Executive Dire... Read More »
9 February 2012, 10:36 am
Arkansas Among States To Benefit From $26 Billion Mortgage SettlementKUARGovernment officials have reached an agreement with five large banks worth about $26 billion, ending a 16-month-long nationwide investigation of illegal mortgage practices such as “robo-signing” and approving foreclosure do... Read More »
9 February 2012, 6:02 am
Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology Selects OptumInsight for ...MarketWatch (press release)LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT) today announced that OptumInsight's health information exchange (HIE) technology ... Read More »
8 February 2012, 8:51 pm
Today's THVFederal proposal would make more online retailers charge sales taxToday's THVIf this issue sounds familiar, it's because Arkansas lawmakers passed a law last session, requiring out-of-state online retailers with an Arkansas store or office to collect sales tax on their goods. Now, the... Read More »
8 February 2012, 8:09 pm
KATV Channel 7 - The Spirit of Arkansas: Greek bailout talks hit snag over ...KATV... averting Greece's bankruptcy were held up early Thursday after leaders of the three parties backing the country's coalition government failed to agree to creditors' demands to make €300 million ($398.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:13 am
Today's THVA look at the life of Winthrop Rockefeller in ArkansasToday's THVLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - In observance of Black History Month, we're taking a look at a governor who changed the face of race relations right here in Arkansas. In honor of Black History month we're taking a look at... Read More »
8 February 2012, 8:44 am
USA TODAYFBI Warns of 'Anti-Government' ExtremistsBig GovernmentIn May 2010, two West Memphis, Arkansas, police officers were shot and killed in an argument that developed after they pulled over a “sovereign citizen” in traffic. Last year, an extremist in Texas opened fire on a police of... Read More »
7 February 2012, 8:28 pm
Hope and changeArkansas TimesYoung, progressive, good-government minded people told me about plans to take action to prevent Arkansas from turning into another Mississippi, Alabama or South Carolina. Some details: REGNANT POPULUS 2012: This is a new ballot question committee that ...... Read More »
6 February 2012, 4:26 pm
FBI warns of threat from anti-government extremistsReutersBy Patrick Temple-West | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anti-government extremists opposed to taxes and regulations pose a growing threat to local law enforcement officers in the United States, the FBI warned on Monday. These extremists, sometimes kn... Read More »