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Second Arkansas data center announced in a week linked to Google
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (245+ words) Second Arkansas data center announced in a week linked to Google'White River Now 99.5 Your FM - Your Mix Your Music 93 KZLE Where Everything Rocks Arkansas 103-3 - The Country Super Station 106.5 Outlaw Country - Country the Way It Ought to Be 1340 KBTA - A Lifetime…...
New card streamlines sales tax exemptions for Arkansas farmers
1+ week, 3+ day ago (288+ words) Arkansas farmers can now flash a wallet-sized card to claim sales tax exemptions on tractors, feed, and other agricultural supplies, state officials announced Tuesday, eliminating paperwork that has long slowed purchases at farm supply stores. The Arkansas Department of Finance…...
New Year brings grocery tax relief, workforce and health care laws in Arkansas
2+ week, 2+ day ago (406+ words) As the new year begins, Arkansans will see sweeping changes to taxes, health care coverage, and business incentives as a new set of state laws takes effect on Jan. 1, including the elimination of the state sales tax on groceries. Most…...
Sanders announces $208.8M federal award to strengthen rural health care
2+ week, 2+ day ago (306+ words) Arkansas has been awarded nearly $209 million in federal funding to strengthen rural health care, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced today, marking one of the state's largest single-year investments in rural health initiatives. The state will receive $208,779,396 for fiscal year 2026 through…...
Arkansas Children’s receives record $50M gift from philanthropist Golisano
2+ week, 3+ day ago (239+ words) Arkansas Children's announced a historic $50 million gift Tuesday from philanthropist and entrepreneur B. Thomas Golisano, marking the largest single philanthropic donation in the health system's history and accelerating its long-term expansion plans. The gift supports Arkansas Children's $371 million, 10-year system-wide growth…...
Arkansas prison deaths nearly double since 2022, reports show
2+ week, 4+ day ago (290+ words) Annual deaths in Arkansas prisons have climbed sharply in recent years, nearly doubling since 2022, according to figures reported by the Arkansas Department of Corrections and published by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. State records show 51 deaths in correctional facilities were referred to…...