Trane Technologies to expand Fort Smith plant, add more than 60 jobs
Trane Technologies plans to invest almost $6 million to expand manufacturing capacity at its Fort Smith plant. The expansion is expected to add 63 jobs to the 272 jobs now…
Utilities Black Hills, NorthWestern to combine in all-stock merger
Rapid City, S.D.-based Black Hills Corp. and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based NorthWestern Energy Group Inc. will merge in an all-stock deal, forming a publicly traded electric and natural gas utility valued…
Rancher Liessa Priddy rides into race to succeed Lauren Melo
Immokalee rancher Liesa Priddy just rode into the race to succeed Rep. Lauren Melo in House District 82. “I’ve admired and respected Lauren Melo for years and it is my…
Donald Trump – Do voting machines delay election results? No, Trump’s wrong about paper ballot counting
Resurrecting longstanding complaints about how U.S. elections are run, President Donald Trump this week reiterated that he wants faster election results, but doesn’t want voting machines. In Aug. 18 remarks…
Baptist Health Foundation awarded nearly $1 million from Windgate Foundation
The Baptist Health Foundation was recently awarded $998,000 from the Windgate Foundation in support of significant innovative equipment and life-like medical simulation programming upgrades at Baptist Health College Little Rock…
Last Call for 8.19.25 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida
Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot For once, the state is taking textbook publishers to task not about the words on…
Florida hits tourism record in 2Q, Ron DeSantis says
More visitors are coming to the Sunshine State. Florida hit a record with the number of visitors — 34.4 million — traveling to the Sunshine State in the second quarter…
Texas Democrat Forced to Sleep in Capitol After Refusing 24-Hour Police Escort
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier looks to supporters outside the state House chamber in Austin, Texas, which Republicans have forbidden her to leave without an escort, on Tuesday, August 19.Eric…
Conservative think tank praises Florida election reforms, including easing vote-by-mail access
Even as President Donald Trump calls for abolishing mail-in ballots, a conservative think tank in Florida praised the practice in the Sunshine State. A new report from the James Madison…
Kimberly Overman seeks Dem nomination to challenge Laurel Lee in CD 15
Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman will run for Florida’s 15th Congressional District, the seat currently held by Republican U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee. Overman, a Democrat, announced her candidacy on…