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Arkansas Launched Rural Health Care Initiative

Arkansas Launched Rural Health Care Initiative

The $8.4 million effort aims to standardize care delivery across 28 counties for local health operators.

Live Poll

Should local rural healthcare initiatives receive additional public funding to improve access in your area?


Healthcare

Healthcare

Arkansas Awarded $54.6 Million for Rural Healthcare

The funding supports training and new models for rural providers as state leaders expand health initiatives.


Agriculture

Live Poll

Should the state enforce stricter requirements for farmers burning crop residue near public roads?

Agriculture

Arkansas Urged Crop Producers to Follow Burn Guidelines

Row crop producers must navigate strict burn ban regulations to avoid liability while managing residue in dry conditions.

Arkansas Urged Crop Producers to Follow Burn Guidelines

Manufacturing

Live Poll

Should foreign-based companies lead major manufacturing projects for the U.S. defense industry?

Manufacturing

Hanwha Defense Opened Arkansas Administrative Headquarters

The firm is establishing a $2.2 billion munitions manufacturing presence in Pine Bluff.

Hanwha Defense Opened Arkansas Administrative Headquarters

Hospitality

Live Poll

Is the tourism and hospitality industry in your local area currently growing or declining?

Hospitality

Arkansas Tourism Tax Revenue Rose 8.5% in First Half

The 2% tax on lodging, rentals, and attractions is rebounding after a 2025 decline.

Arkansas Tourism Tax Revenue Rose 8.5% in First Half

Oil and Gas

Live Poll

Should states pass laws that retroactively change how energy companies calculate royalty payments to landowners?

Oil and Gas

Eighth Circuit Signals Support for Arkansas Royalty Law

Natural gas producers may soon be unable to deduct post-production costs from royalty payments to landowners.

Eighth Circuit Signals Support for Arkansas Royalty Law
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