Low-income workers without health insurance are the targets of a new program announced by Arkansas officials. Enrollment began Dec. 20 for a program partly paid by Medicaid dollars that will eventually offer insurance to 80,000 low-income workers, an initiative that …
An Arkansas state senator wants the state to force drivers to hang up their cell phones while driving – or at least own a hands-free device that would allow them to do so. Sen. Kim Hendren filed two competing proposals …
After Democrats claimed all seven constitutional offices in Arkansas with decisive victories, Gov.-elect Mike Beebe invited Arkansans to put differences behind them and consider what they can do together to move the state forward. Buoyed by outstanding name recognition after …
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has signed rules to enforce a statewide workplace smoking ban and said he believes most businesses in the state will view clean air as a smart business choice. “Breathe easy, Arkansas,” Huckabee said after signing the …
Arkansas is developing a weight-loss program to offer state employees similar to the regimen that helped Gov. Mike Huckabee lose more than 100 pounds. The governor, who has made diet and exercise his mantra, said the state’s insurance board was …
Efforts to enact workplace-smoking bans in at least three Arkansas cities are being put on hold since the Legislature approved – and Gov. Mike Huckabee signed into law – a statewide workplace-smoking ban last week. The ban goes into effect …
Education was the main reason that lawmakers returned to Little Rock, Ark., last week, but a statewide smoking ban provided the most drama. Gov. Mike Huckabee’s proposal to ban smoking in most workplaces – signed into law April 7 – …
Arkansas legislators say they would like to see an expansion of a program that offers health coverage to uninsured workers. Arkansas’ chief health officer, Joe Thompson, outlined the Arkansas Safety Net Benefit Program for a legislative panel March 20. Thompson …
An auto insurance company does not have to defend a customer in St. Francis County who, while sitting in his pickup truck, shot another person through the wall of a house, the Arkansas Court of Appeals has ruled. Judges reversed …
Arkansas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Beebe said he plans to unveil a health care proposal that will broaden health insurance to uninsured Arkansas workers. Beebe praised a new state program to offer health insurance to 80,000 low-income workers. Arkansas Gov. …
