by Judy Allen | Mar 22, 2023 | Politics
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a...
by Judy Allen | Mar 21, 2023 | Politics
Producers Rice Mill will have a new solar storage microgrid developed by Scenic Hill Solar and it will be a record-breaking. The groups announced the project on Tuesday (March 21), but a timetable to complete the microgrid and price tag were not released. The...
by Judy Allen | Mar 21, 2023 | Politics
Arkansas’ travel and tourism sector posted healthy revenue and job gains in 2022 compared with 2021, even when factoring in inflation. The state’s 2% tourism tax set a new record in 2022. Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue in 2022 was $24.049 million, up 17% compared...
by Judy Allen | Mar 21, 2023 | Politics
It was a happenstance meeting between Derek Campbell and Griffin Hanna during a beer tasting at Papa’s Pup & Pizzeria in downtown Fort Smith that an idea was born to open a new cocktail and taproom in the Bakery District. The Bakery District, also in downtown Fort...
by Judy Allen | Mar 21, 2023 | Politics
NEW YORK (NewsNation) — The Manhattan grand jury will not vote Tuesday on whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign, sources told NewsNation. The jury expects to vote Wednesday,...
by Judy Allen | Mar 21, 2023 | Politics
TikTok on Tuesday unveiled its updated community guidelines, which the company says will focus on improving content moderation on the platform. Some of the key changes include updating the company’s rules on how it evaluates content created or altered by AI technology...