A wide-ranging executive order directing federal agencies to take action on environmental issues presents a new opportunity for Metroplan to lead by example, Metroplan’s Jasmin Moore said at the Oct. 21 board of directors meeting. Moore is a planner at Metroplan, managing the organization’s environmental outreach through its Green Agenda and participates in the Green [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — Funding for a $1 million program to put defibrillators in every public school in the state has been scrapped, legislators learned Tuesday.

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LITTLE ROCK — Sen. Blanche Lincoln said today she is still waiting to see a compromise health care bill headed for the Senate floor, but she would have difficulty supporting any legislation that includes a government-funded insurance option.

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LITTLE ROCK — U.S. Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, both D-Ark., announced today they have introduced legislation to mint coins in commemoration of the creation of the U.S. Marshals Service, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the U.S. Marshals Service National Museum to be built in Fort Smith.

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It’s been a pretty newsy day here.  Be sure to scroll down and catch our earlier blog posts.  There’s David Koon’s interview with the "7th Street Hero," (yeah, we just coined that), there’s also stuff about baseball, layoffs, Bibles in schools and much, much more.  Have a good weekend.  Start it off right by leaving [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — A majority of Arkansas citizens think the state’s economy is heading in a negative direction despite feeling good about their personal financial situation, poll results released today showed.

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In an off year special election and a three way race with a conservative third party candidate leading in the polls, the New York 23rd Congressional Race has become the focal point of the conservative blogosphere. A few weeks back, I broke the news that Gov. Huckabee would not be endorsing anyone in this heavily [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansans favor a government-run health insurance option, according to a new poll.

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Authorities say two people have died after record-setting rainfall inundated the state for two straight days… leading to flash flooding in some areas.from Channel 7

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Central Arkansas Water announced today they will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to discuss a lease-purchase agreement with the Trust For Public Lands (TPL) concerning the Winrock Grass Farm in West Pulaski County.  The land, over 800 acres, sits in the Lake Maumelle watershed and protecting that land has been a top [...]

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