James Uthmeier appoints Bradley McVay as Statewide Prosecutor
McVay is entrenched in Republican Party legal action. A high-level legal operative in Florida is moving into the Attorney General’s Office to serve as a top prosecutor. Bradley R. McVay…
4 people have filed for a Special Election to replace Joe Casello in HD 90. Not all are serious candidates
Democratic state Rep. Joe Casello’s death last month left a vacant seat in Tallahassee representing parts of Palm Beach County that four candidates are seeking to fill. HD 90 spans…
Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point
A video that captured the brutal arrest of a Black college student pulled from his car and beaten by officers in Florida has led to an investigation and calls for…
Florida ranked as eighth-worst state to give birth to a child
Florida residents looking to become new parents may want to think twice, according to a new study. WalletHub, a personal financial management company, released its 2025’s Best & Worst States…
HFA acquires Baltimore architecture firm
Bentonville-based HFA Architecture + Engineering has acquired Baltimore-based boutique architecture firm Chesapeake Design Group (CDG), according to a Monday (Aug. 4) news release. Financial terms of the deal were not…
Real Deals: Fayetteville shopping center sells for $5.75 million
A 15,820-square-foot shopping center west of Interstate 49 in Fayetteville has a new owner after a transaction worth $5.75 million. The purchase price equals $363 per square foot. Wedington Fayetteville…
Crystal Bridges opens art galleries, including one at XNA
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville recently opened two art galleries, one on campus and a satellite gallery at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. The new…
Fort Smith Directors may soon move on process to hire the next city boss
The Fort Smith Board of Directors have made no known public effort to begin a search for a city administrator almost 8 months after the December 2024 firing of former…
New DNA testing ordered for West Memphis 3 evidence
A Crittenden County Circuit Court Judge has ordered that ligatures and hairs collected as evidence in the infamous West Memphis Three case to be tested by advanced DNA techniques. Judge…
Donald Trump and the Deconstruction of America
Mother Jones illustration; Daniel Torok/White House/ZUMA; Unsplash The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and…