Fort Smith board to review 2026 capital improvement plans
More than $35 million in planned street, bridge and drainage work in 2026 is one of the capital improvement plans the Fort Smith Board of Directors is set to review…
Director Settle says board should ‘do something very special’ and fund water slides
Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle is not backing away from his support of a Parrot Island Waterpark expansion even with news of budget-busting water slide installation costs. But he may…
Walton Family Foundation-backed workforce programs uplift residents
Multiple workforce programs operating in Northwest Arkansas have made a significant impact on residents across the region and the state. In turn, they’ve contributed to the area economy. The Walton…
Monica Barfield: Florida’s fumble on full practice authority for nurse practitioners
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a $50 billion, five-year federal investment to improve rural health care, it marked a…
Matt Caldwell: Time to end rent on homeownership — repeal Required Local Effort
Property taxes essentially function as a form of land rent, a truth that cannot be ignored. When Gov. Ron DeSantis asserts that property taxes prevent actual ownership of property, he…
Triumph Gulf Coast Board gives nod to $65M in grants to Panhandle region workforce development
The funding going to Northwest Florida municipalities is designed to augment job growth. The Triumph Gulf Coast Board approved millions of dollars in grants designed to create new high-wage jobs…
Report: Anti-Abortion Leaders Helped Tank Trump’s Promise of Free IVF
Kristan Hawkins’ anti-abortion group, Students for Life of America, was reportedly one of the organizations that urged the Trump administration to scale back its promises on IVF.Jose Luis Magana/AP Get…
Donald Trump Got Mad at the TV, So Now Stuff Costs More
President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by…
Moment jackknifed lorry crushes car killing two after losing control on slippery road
Two men were killed when a lorry jackknifed and crashed into the car they were travelling in on Friday in northern Romania, local outlets report 17:56, 26 Oct 2025 Horrifying…
German police bust an art forgery ring trying to sell fake Picasso, Rembrandt works
Two forged artworks purportedly by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are seen during a presentation at the Bavarian State Criminal Investigation Department in Munich on Friday. Matthias Balk/AFP via Getty…