June/July 2016 Issue Arkansas ranks 48th in access to broadband, and, while reasons for the lag abound, lawmakers are working to get more residents online. rkansas broadband is way behind, and there are a lot of theories as to why.…
June/July 2016 Issue t’s getting increasingly difficult to justify treating Cuba differently from every other American trading partner, although Gov. Asa Hutchinson may have found a new way to do so. The governor was the keynote speaker at a March…
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack started his April 15 lecture in Little Rock by talking about the Obama administration’s many programs designed to improve opportunities in rural America. He ended it defending the environmental stewardship of America’s farmers. Vilsack’s presentation…
April/May 2016 Issue Once the use of drones becomes widespread, it could have a big impact on Arkansas agriculture and other industries, but many experts say the Federal Aviation Administration needs a more streamlined approach to licensing use of the…
April/May 2016 Issue f there’s been one thing that’s been consistent with the federal government and agriculture over the last eight years, it’s been outreach toward the small farmer. For example, in 2010 the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched StrikeForce in…
Farm income is down sharply, and federal assistance is not what it used to be. But the Farm Bureau is relying on its lobbying might to try to get agricultural producers an edge. At the Arkansas Farm Policy Summit in…
Incumbent Rep. French Hill is facing Brock Olree of Searcy in the Republican primary for the U.S. Congress District 2 race. The winner of the primary will face Democrat Dianne Curry and Libertarian Chris Hayes. Q&A: Brock Olree Brock Olree…
0101February/March 2016 Issue Southern Arkansas University is seeing a major enrollment increase thanks to new programs and low tuition costs, and the university has an expansion and broader fundraising campaign in the works. Photography courtesy of Southern Arkansas University ust…
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Agribusiness: What the Highway-Funding Quandary Means for Arkansas Agriculture
February/March 2016 Issue here was some grumbling in 2008 when Arkansas voters approved Amendment 86. Although the constitutional amendment that authorized a fiscal legislative session in even-numbered years passed with 69 percent of the vote, Gov. Mike Beebe thought the…
Libertarian Party of Arkansas officials say it’s the fastest-growing party in the state. AMP reached out to LPAR Secretary William Brackeen, an Arkansas State University graduate who was the party’s 2014 candidate for justice of the peace in Pulaski County, to find…