Government/Law

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s proposed requirement that employees at large businesses either be vaccinated against Covid-19, or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. The justices heard arguments on the challenges last…

Arkansas State Senator Keith Ingram (D-West Memphis) announced Friday morning that he will not seek re-election following his current term. Sen. Ingram’s service in the Arkansas legislature spans back to 2009 when he was first elected to the House of…

Mitchell Williams Law has elected four new attorneys to membership, the corporate law firm announced this week. Firm memberships of Brytne Kitchin, Casey Dorman Lawson, Allison Raley and Lindsey Vechik were effective as of Jan. 1. “I am pleased to…

State Representative Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) announced his campaign for the First Congressional District on Wednesday with stops in Blytheville, West Memphis and Jonesboro. According to Hodges’ team, his campaign is focused on voting rights, investing in the Delta and its…

Governor Asa Hutchinson announced during a weekly briefing that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved a five-year Section 1115 Demonstration Project called, “Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me, ” or ARHOME. The approval of ARHOME will allow…

The Little Rock law firms of Wright Lindsey Jennings and Dover Dixon Horne, PLLC announced in a press release on Tuesday a strategic partnership effective Jan. 1 that will unite the two firms under the WLJ umbrella. The alliance combines…

Governor Asa Hutchinson signed three Executive Orders on Monday that provide recommendations for use of federal infrastructure funds, align audits in certain executive agencies, and create the Energy Resources Council to improve coordination during extreme weather and other emergencies that…

City officials gathered along with the police department Dec. 9 to celebrate the grand opening of the North Little Rock Justice Center. The two-story brick-and-glass complex is an 82,000-SF facility located in downtown North Little Rock, just off of Interstate…

As part of a larger violent crime reduction plan announced in October, the City of Little Rock has begun accepting a wide variety of proposals to tackle community violence. “There are already organizations, whether public or private, that have experience combatting…

The Arkansas General Assembly adjourned its 2nd Extraordinary Session Thursday morning. Since convening Tuesday, Dec. 7, legislators passed eight bills, including identical House and Senate versions (SB1) and (HB1001) of a tax cut measure that will reduce the top personal…