by Seark Today | Mar 28, 2020 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson early Saturday morning signed twin bills from the Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House that puts $173 million into a reserve fund to alleviate some of the challenges the state is facing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Business...
by Seark Today | Mar 27, 2020 | News
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill approved by the U.S. House on Friday and unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate earlier this week. The stimulus package, the largest in U.S. history, provides billions of dollars for...
by Seark Today | Mar 27, 2020 | News
Alan McClain has been appointed as the state’s new insurance commissioner. “Alan has been a stalwart leader within Workforce Services and Rehabilitation Services, and he will be equally vigorous and steadfast as insurance commissioner,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said...
by Seark Today | Mar 26, 2020 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday announced a $116 million plan to address the burden the COVID-19 crisis has placed on rural hospitals and other health care providers. All but $25 million is expected to come from federal funds, he said. “This plan will...
by Seark Today | Mar 26, 2020 | News
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arkansas increased Thursday to 349, including a case in Chicot County, that county’s first confirmed case. As of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, 42 counties in Arkansas have confirmed cases, including six counties in extreme...
