Tag: Asa Hutchinson
Campaign launched to oppose Arkansas highway tax measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An unlikely coalition of anti-tax advocates, environmentalists, and community groups has formed to campaign against an Arkansas highway sales...
Hutchinson delivers statewide coronavirus briefing from UACCB
Gov. Asa Hutchinson held his statewide coronavirus briefing from the campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) on Wednesday afternoon.
Kicking...
Wednesday’s state briefing: 385 new coronavirus cases, 11 more deaths
Featured image: Steuart Walton, the head of the Arkansas Economic Recovery Task Force, at today's statewide COVID-19 briefing.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is...
Hutchinson slams lawsuit curtailing the state’s emergency orders; surge in new...
Featured image: Gov. Asa Hutchinson at Thursday afternoon's statewide briefing on the pandemic
At Thursday’s statewide COVID-19 briefing, Gov. Asa Hutchinson criticized a lawsuit filed...
Harrison and Boone County leaders endorse hate crimes law effort
Community leaders in an Arkansas region that has struggled with racism and white supremacists over the years are endorsing an effort by the governor...
Arkansas reports 17 more COVID-19 deaths, drop in new cases
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has reported 17 more deaths from the illness caused by the coronavirus.
The Department of Health on Tuesday...
COVID-19 today: Independence joins list of counties with 20 or more...
Featured image: Gov. Asa Hutchinson at Friday's COVID-19 statewide briefing.
During the past 24 hours, 848 coronavirus cases in Arkansas have been reported, according to...
Arkansas looking at $300-a-week COVID-19 jobless benefit extension
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is seeking $300 in additional weekly federal unemployment benefits under the president's executive order, opting against chipping in...
Arkansas governor, lawmakers unveil hate crimes proposal
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A new push is underway in Arkansas to end the state's distinction as one of only three without a...
Arkansas Department of Commerce awards over $800,000 to Cave City for...
The Arkansas Department of Commerce has awarded Cave City $803,762 from its Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) broadband grant program.
The city will work in partnership...
Hutchinson: New cases see significant drop within 24 hours; school on...
There was a noticeable decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases that were reported within 24 hours in Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said...