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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday (June 25) Arkansas’ portion of the recent $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family for their role in the proliferation…
by - June 23, 2025 4:21 pm
Crawford and Sebastian counties could lose almost $600 million in Medicaid funding over a decade if proposed federal legislation is approved, according to “rough” estimates from the Arkansas Advocates for…
by - June 22, 2025 7:56 am
The Arkansas Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and long-term care facilities, had a good week for news. They cut the ribbon on the first of three new nursing…
by - June 21, 2025 1:29 pm
The hiring of Wes Milam as director of public safety communications for the City of Fort Smith is a key step in the consolidation of 911 operations in the city…
by - June 19, 2025 6:08 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Peak Innovation Center is taking advantage of good ole summertime as a chance to introduce children and teenagers to a wide-variety of career paths. Hundreds…
by - June 18, 2025 6:56 pm
The Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) cut the ribbon in Little Rock Wednesday (June 18) on one of its three new schools designated to develop a deeper workforce pool for…
by - June 18, 2025 6:25 pm
U.S. and Arkansas economic growth continues to slow with fewer jobs added this year and the cost of living rising with inflation on essentials like food and shelter, according to…
by - June 15, 2025 8:42 am
Keesa Smith-Brantley, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, one of several organizations sounding alarms over Congressional cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or…
by - June 14, 2025 4:23 pm
After more than 110 years of providing healthcare in Hot Springs, Levi Hospital will transition into a foundation for community health. The hospital will cease patient care services after Aug….
by - June 12, 2025 4:21 pm
Ten percent of counties in Arkansas lack veterinarians, a shortage that has had a profound impact on companion animal owners, livestock and poultry operations, and veterinarians. On Thursday (June 12),…
by - June 11, 2025 1:48 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (June 11) announced that Arkansas Department of Human Services Deputy Secretary of Programs and State Medicaid Director Janet Mann will be the next Secretary of…
by - June 11, 2025 1:39 pm
Little Rock-based MedEvolve on Wednesday (June 11) named Matt Seefeld as president and chief executive officer. Matt Rolfes, who has led the company as CEO since 2017, will continue as…
by - June 10, 2025 9:41 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday (June 10) approved Gov. Sarah Sanders’ waiver to ban soft drinks and candy from Arkansas’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also…
by - June 10, 2025 1:24 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson announced in an email Tuesday (June 10) that he will soon step aside as chancellor, but he will be…
by - June 9, 2025 10:42 am
Arkansas ranks 45th in child well-being in the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The state’s percentage of children without health insurance increased, while…
by - June 6, 2025 9:57 am
Northwest Health has hired a surgeon for its orthopedic center in Bentonville, and has hired a family nurse practitioner at the Northwest Medical Plaza-Eastside. Washington Regional hired a nurse practitioner…
by - June 5, 2025 6:39 pm
Reuse plans for the former Fianna Hills Country Club and parts of the golf course are similar to what developer Sam Seeger outlined in early 2024, with “slight physical adjustments”…
by - June 5, 2025 10:01 am
Arkansas medical marijuana sales in the first five months of 2025 totaled $121.024 million, up 6.3% compared with the same period in 2024. Overall pounds sold in the first five…
by - June 3, 2025 8:49 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired Brian W. Jones, DHSc, as the next vice chancellor for regional campuses. He will begin his new role Aug. 1….
by - June 2, 2025 8:20 am
Olivia Walton, a champion for improving maternal health in Arkansas, is promoting recent Arkansas changes nationally as part of an effort to continue more improvements in aiding mothers’ and infants’…
