The summer of technological recoil: Big-tech backlash makes its way to the polls
The public reaction against the technological advances brought by artificial intelligence began with data centers — those loud, hulking utility eaters that provide few permanent jobs in a community....
View ArticleLRSD to close three elementary schools
Under intense financial pressure, the Little Rock School Board voted Thursday night to close three elementary schools: Western Hills, Mabelvale and McDermott.
View ArticleTwo dead in evening shooting, three injured
Little Rock Police report they already have suspects in custody.
View ArticleCotton takes lead over Shoffner in new Senate poll
The poll, which surveyed 709 likely voters via telephone and text message, showed Cotton with 50% and Shoffner with 41%.
View ArticleNervous Nellie Cotton cowers behind a 102-year-old
Using a WWII vet as a human shield to get you out of a scary debate with your challengers is not exactly warrior behavior, Senator.
View ArticleSanders amps up taxpayer-funded travel, but don’t call it campaigning
Gov. Sarah Sanders' trips look a lot like campaign stops, according to a columnist who used to work for her dad.
View ArticleWhy I don’t feel sorry for Arkansas farmers
Arkansas farmers are on the hook for $343 million in war-related fuel and fertilizer price increases, and they have no one to blame but themselves.
View ArticleLose the row crops; farmers need to grow food
Soybean, cotton and rice farmers are losing their shirts -- and their farms -- in this environment. What if they grew food instead?
View ArticleWhat’s happening with Little Rock City Board elections?
It’s not often that we get new city directors in Little Rock. It’s even rarer to get two at the same time.
View ArticleArkansas Young Dems will convene in Fayetteville, and you’re invited
This year's conference is slated for Oct. 23-25 in Fayetteville.
View ArticleBJ Wyrick just dropped the weirdest campaign ad you’ve ever seen
City Director BJ Wyrick's anti-Flock stance is commendable. Her absolutely unhinged ad about it? Less so.
View ArticleCinema I/O to host free screening of ‘Marnie’ (1964) Tuesday at Ron Robinson...
CINEMA I/O PRESENTS: ‘MARNIE’TUESDAY 10/20. CALS Ron Robinson Theater. 7 p.m. Free. “Marnie” — Alfred Hitchcock’s “suspenseful sex mystery,” according to its 1964 promotional tagline — occupies a...
View ArticleLocal officials data center-maxxing; city to vote on moratorium next week
The Little Rock City Board of Directors will consider an ordinance next week that would create a six-month moratorium on data centers.
View ArticleState lawmakers say GAJA will be a focus of next legislative session
Three Republican lawmakers took aim at the state's controversial electricity law during an energy conference, arguing it shifts financial risk from utilities to ratepayers.
View ArticleElon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries...
Some of Musk's millions are going to the Senate Leadership Fund, a supporter of Cotton's reelection bid.
View ArticleIn gubernatorial debate, Sanders relies on usual talking points as opponents...
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders touted her successes, while her opponents accused her of ignoring issues that actually matter to Arkansans and of taking credit for things she had no role in.
View ArticleFree Alzheimer’s conference coming up, don’t forget!
Experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease, brain health and caregiving are putting on a free conference in Little Rock Wednesday, Oct. 21, with the aim of helping Arkansans learn about and navigate...
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