pandemic

The pandemic changed many things about existing work environments, for both employers and employees. With greater opportunities and varying expectations, going to work now looks different, from person to person and company to company. Although co-working spaces are not a…

Today, I would like to talk about the national increase in violent crime, and what we are doing to combat that here in Arkansas. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world felt like it came to a halt…

A recent study of stock sales by U.S. executives with corporate ties to China indicated that corporate insiders sold stock in their companies during the earliest stages of the coronavirus outbreak in China, weeks before the virus spread to other…

During a media briefing Tuesday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the expansion of the Intensive Supervision Program to monitor high-risk offenders, the resignation of Arkansas Health Secretary Dr. Jose Romero, and gave updates on Covid-19. Hutchinson said the recent uptick in…

A temporary mask mandate has been lifted in the city of Fayetteville, according to a report published in the Fayetteville Flyer this week. Fayetteville City Council members adjourned their regular meeting on Tuesday March 2 without extending the most recent…

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently conducted a study which found that many adults in Arkansas receiving the COVID-19 vaccine are doing so despite experiencing some doubts about the shot. A survey of 1,475 people…

Following a two-year hiatus, the Northwest Arkansas Startup Crawl is returning to downtown Fayetteville, live and in-person on Friday, April 8. The fourth annual festival will celebrate the region’s budding entrepreneurial community by bringing together startups, live music and locally…

Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the reestablishment of the Women’s Commission, a cost-of-living salary increase for state employees, and funding for Arkansas’ schools for the Blind and Deaf during his weekly briefing on Thursday Feb. 17. He also updated information about…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s highly anticipated culinary and social event, Taste of Little Rock, will return March 29. UA Little Rock will honor alumna Dr. Sara Tariq, associate dean for student affairs in the College of Medicine…

Doc Washburn, the former nationally syndicated radio host at Little Rock’s KARN-FM, has entered the Arkansas governor’s race. He will challenge frontrunner Sarah Huckabee Sanders in the Republican primary this May. Washburn announced his candidacy this week with the release…