Michael Tilley/ Talk Business & Politics

Work to complete new facilities at the foreign pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith is set to receive $141 million following Congressional approval of the fiscal year 2025 continuing budget resolution.

Jamol Jones, who was recently appointed by Gov. Sarah Sanders to the Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC), was fired from the Benton Police Department in 2018 after having a sexual relationship with a minor.

The letter to Gov. Sarah Sanders asks her and other state officials to move beyond recent conflicts and lawsuits to chart “the best path forward” in resolving prison overcrowding issues.

A 2.6% decline in Arkansas tax revenue in the first four months of the fiscal year has less to do with economic conditions and more to do with lower tax rates and payroll timing.

Cherokee Nation Businesses looks to have an advantage in what will be a new process to grant a casino license in Pope County thanks to an endorsement letter from Pope County Judge Ben Cross.

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling that said Cherokee Nation Businesses was not a qualified applicant when granted a casino license in Pope County.

An increase in the number of jobless between July and August was partially responsible for Arkansas’ jobless rate rising from 2.6% in July to 2.7% in August.

Year-over-year job gains Arkansas during July outpaced labor force growth which helped keep the state’s jobless rate at a record low of 2.6%.

Arkansas’ revised budget indicates the state will end the fiscal year in June with a $1.03 billion surplus.

An almost 10% decline in the number of unemployed and a 1% gain in jobs year-over-year helped push Arkansas’ April jobless rate to 2.8%.