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How to receive conservation assistance from NRCS
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Do you farm or ranch and want to make improvements to the land that you own or lease? NRCS offers technical and financial assistance to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.

 

Barthell Joseph and the Wetland Reserve Program

While in college, Barthell Joseph made several trips to the home of a friend whose family owned property near Hollandale, Mississippi, close to the Mississippi River.

 

Financial Assistance for Wildlife Habitat

Summarizes opportunities in Arkansas for tax incentives, loans, grants, land retirement and easements, and cost-share programs for conservation management - from state, federal, and nonprofit sources.

 

Show Federal Programs Organizations & Professionals (147)
There are 147 resources serving Boston Mountains Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Federal Programs Organizations & Professionals serving Boston Mountains Region
Department of Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service Programs
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force
Dr. Susan Pasko - Executive Secretary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Candidate Conservation Program
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Emergency Stabilization - Burned Area Rehabiliation
Erv Gasser - DOI National Interagency BAER Team Leader - Seattle, WA
Fish Passage Program - Southeast Region
Walter “Tripp” Boltin - Fish Biologist - Wadmalaw Island, SC
Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Greg Wathen - LCC Coordinator - Nashville, TN
Habitat Conservation Plans
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Landowner Incentive Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association
- Marion, IL
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Fish Passage Program
Susan Wells - National Fish Passage Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program
Guy Foulks - NMBCA Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program
U.S. Department of the Interior - Arlington, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program
Rodecia Mcknight - Small Grants Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants Program
Stacy Sanchez - U.S. Standard Grants Program Proposal Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
Partners For Fish And Wildlife Program - National
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Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Arkansas
Joe Krystofik - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Conway, AR
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Safe Harbor Program
- Jackson, MS
Safe Harbor Agreements
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program
- Arlington , VA
EPA Programs
Clean Water Act Section 319
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Five-Star Restoration Program
Myra Price - USEPA Wetlands Division - Washington, DC
Green Project Reserve
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
National Menu of Stormwater Best Management Practices-NPDES
Deborah G. Nagle - Division Director - Washington, DC
Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Surf Your Watershed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance
- St. Louis, MO
Urban Waters Small Grants
Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Wetlands Program Development Grants
Myra Price - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Federal Incentives
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC
Sustainable Ranges Initiative
John Conger, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment) - US Department of Defense
Grant Programs
Acorn Foundation
- Oakland, CA
Acres for America
Thomas E. Kelsch - Vice President, Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund - Washington, DC
Arkansas SARE Program
Leslie Glover - SARE State Coordinator - Pine Bluff, AR
BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grants
Alanna Keating - Alexandria, VA
Bring Back the Natives
Kirstin Neff, Ph.D. - Manager, Southwest Rivers Program - Portland, OR
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Clean Trail Grant Program
Leah Leitch - Grant Outreach - ExtremeTerrain.com - Malvern, PA
Clean Water Act Section 319
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Common Counsel Foundation
Laura Livoti - CEO - Oakland, CA
Conservation Partners Program
Eric Forward - Program Director, Central Region Working Lands - Bloomington, MN
Conservation Partners Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Eric Forward - Washington, DC
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Kelly Bibb or David Dell - Grant Program Contacts - Atlanta, GA
Cooperative Watershed Management Program
Bureau of Reclamation Office of Program & Policy Services - Denver, CO
Environmental Solutions for Communities
Carrie Clingan - Manager, Community-Based Conservation Programs - Washington, DC
FACT's Fund-a-Farmer Grants
Food Animal Concerns Trust - Chicago, IL
FishAmerica Foundation Conservation Grants
Ruth Jackson - Grants Manager - Alexandria, VA
Forestry on Indian Lands
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Washington, DC
Keystone Initiatives
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA)
Yasuyuki Sugiura - President - New York, NY
National Wildlife Refuge Friends Group Grant Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Brise Tencer - Executive Director - Santa Cruz, CA
Pulling Together Initiative
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. - Washington, DC
The Conservation Alliance
John Sterling - Executive Director - Bend, OR
The FruitGuys Community Fund
Chris Mittelstaedt - Founder and Project DirectorCA
The Fund for Wild Nature
Jeff Petersen, Esq. - Executive Director - Kelso, WA
The Summerlee Foundation
Lynne Starnes - Director of Administration - Dallas, TX
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
USDA - Forest Service Programs
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Kelly Bibb or David Dell - Grant Program Contacts - Atlanta, GA
Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center
Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service - Asheville, NC
Forest Legacy Program
U.S. Forest Service - Washington, DC
Forest Stewardship Program (FSP)
- Washington, DC
Forests and Rangelands
John Ferrell - Feedstock Supply and Logistics Supervisor Biomass Program - Washington, DC
Smokey Bear - Prescribed Fire
Gwen Beavans - National Fire Prevention Coordinator - Washington, DC
Southern Research Station, USDA-US Forest Service
Rob Doudrick - Station Director - Asheville, NC
USDA - FSA Programs
Arkansas Organic Certification Cost Share Program
Christian Olson - Arkansas Agriculture Department - Little Rock, AR
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Bottomland Hardwood Trees initiative
USDA Farm Service Agency - Washington, DC
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
CP33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
Kristine Evans, Program Coordinator - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Mississippi State University - Mississippi State, MS
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Conservation Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Forest Restoration Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Operating Loans & Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Operating Loans - Arkansas State Farm Service Agency
Linda Newkirk - State Executive Director - Little Rock, AR
Farm Ownership Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Ownership Loans - Arkansas
Linda Newkirk - State Executive Director - USDA Farm Service Agency - Little Rock, AR
Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Grassland Reserve Program- REPEALED
USDA Farm Service Agency
Guaranteed Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Indemnity Program
USDA FSA
Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers - Arkansas
Linda Newkirk - State Executive Director - USDA Farm Service Agency - Little Rock, AR
Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
Source Water Protection Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA - NRCS Programs
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)- REPEALED
Mark Parson - Program Contact
Arkansas Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Corey Farmer - Resource Conservationist - Little Rock, AR
Booneville Plant Materials Center
- Booneville, AR
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Stacy Swartwood - National CIG Program Analyst - Washington, DC
Conservation of Private Grazing Land (CPGL)
Conservation Security Program
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Stewardship Program - Arkansas
Jena Moore - Resource Conservationist - Little Rock, AR
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)
NRCS
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)- REPEALED
East Texas Plant Materials Center
R. Alan Shadow - PMC Manager - Nacogdoches, TX
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
Fred Reaves - National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Manager
Emergency Watershed Protection Program- Floodplain Easement
Jason Weller, Chief - USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA NRCS
EQIP Organic Initiative
Lindsay Haines - EQIP Specialist for Organic
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)- REPEALED
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) REPEALED
Hargrave Forestry Management Service
Wade C. Hargrave - Batesville, AR
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
USDA NRCS
Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center
Jon Allison - Farm Foreman - Coffeeville, MS
Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative
Martin Lowenfish - Landscape Conservation Initiatives Coordinator - Washington, DC
Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
Dianne Schlenker - Initiatives Coordinator - Little Rock, AR
Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
Scott - EdwardsDC
National Grazing Lands Coalition
Monti Golla - National GLC Executive Director - Fort Worth, TX
National Water Quality Initiative
USDA NRCS
Norman A Berg National Plant Materials Center
David Kidwell-Slak - PMC Manager - Beltsville, MD
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Louis Aspey, Chief of Staff - Regional Conservationist - Washington, DC
Small scale solutions for your farm
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
USDA NRCS
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)- REPEALED
Garry Lee - Acting Director, Easement Programs Division - Washington, DC
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)- REPEALED
- Washington, DC
USDA Programs - Other
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program
Denis Ebodaghe - National Program Leader - Division of Agricultural Systems - Washington, DC
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Conservation Reserve Program Longleaf Pine Initiative
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
USDA Rural Development
Farmers Market Promotion Program
Douglas Keeler, Director - Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
Food Linc
Jim Barham - USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
Local Food Promotion Program
Nicole Nelson Miller - LFPP Program Manager - Washington, DC
New Farmers
USDA
Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
Rita Meade - OCCSP Coordinator - Washington, DC
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Lori Washington - USDA Rural Development Loan Specialist
Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
Dr. Jimmy Avery, Director - Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi State University - Stoneville, MS
The Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
Business and Cooperative Programs - National Office, USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
- Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development

 State and Local Programs

   
Show Articles on State and Local Programs (5)
Landowners Guide to Voluntary Wetland Conservation Programs in Arkansas

The purpose of this guide is to assist private landowners in the conservation and management of Arkansas’ wetlands and associated agricultural lands.

 

Cost Comparison for Participation in Arkansas's Illinois River CREP Project -updated 2012

This table provides a comparison of total return, after variable and fixed costs, for land enrolled in the new Illinois River CREP program in Arkansas.

 

Increased Income in Arkansas's new Illinois River CREP on 1 acre of land using CP22 Riparian Buffer Practice for Planting Trees

This example compares 2009 versus 2012 Illinois River CREP payments when installing CP22, a riparian buffer.  This spreadsheet shows the substantially increased new CREP payments.

 

Increased Income in Arkansas's new Illinois River CREP on 1 acre of land using CP29 Marginal Pastureland Wildlife Habitat Buffer Practice

This example compares 2009 versus 2012 Illinois River CREP payments when installing CP29, a grass buffer for marginal farmland.  This spreadsheet shows the substantially increased new CREP payments.

 

Financial Assistance for Wildlife Habitat

Summarizes opportunities in Arkansas for tax incentives, loans, grants, land retirement and easements, and cost-share programs for conservation management - from state, federal, and nonprofit sources.

 

Show State and Local Programs Organizations & Professionals (28)
There are 28 resources serving Boston Mountains Region in the following categories:
map itMap of State and Local Programs Organizations & Professionals serving Boston Mountains Region
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Private Wetland/Riparian Zone Creation and Restoration Incentive
AR
Ray Kinney
Barber & Kinney, LLC - Broker/General Appraiser - Ridgeland, MS
Tax Incentives via the Water Resource Conservation and Development Incentives Act
Gina Wilson - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Little Rock, AR
Wetland and Riparian Zones Tax Credit Program
John Turner - Program Coordinator - Little Rock, AR
State Funding / Technical Resources
Arkansas Acres for Wildlife Program
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission - Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Aquatic Resources Education Program
Jimmy Barnett - ARE Program Coordinator - Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Black Bass Program
Colton Dennis - Black Bass Biologist - Hot Springs, AR
Arkansas Forest Stewardship Program
Doug Akin - Assistant State Forester-Management - Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Toni Snow - Administrative Specialist - Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Partners Project
Bill Noble - Project Biologist - North Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Poultry Litter Cost Share Program
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Private Lands Program
Bubba Groves - Private Lands Assistant Supervisor - Monticello, AR
Arkansas State Wildlife Grants
Jane Anderson - Arkansas Wildlife Action Plan Implementation Coordinator - Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Stream Team Program
Steve Filipek - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission - Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Wetland Mitigation Bank Program
John Turner - Environmental Program Manager - Little Rock, AR
Arkansaswater.org
- Little Rock, AR
Conservation District Grant Program
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Little Rock, AR
Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission - Little Rock, AR
Family and Community Fishing Program
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission - Little Rock, AR
Firewise Communities Program
Kevin Kilcrease - Firewise Coordinator/State Liaison - Little Rock, AR
GoodFires
Southern Group of State Foresters - Garner, NC
Hargrave Forestry Management Service
Wade C. Hargrave - Batesville, AR
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association
- Marion, IL
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
John Doty - Communications Director - Knoxville, TN
Trumpeter Swan Restoration and Reporting
AGFC - Little Rock, AR
Whitewater to Bluewater Project
Lisa Havel - Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator - Arlington, VA
 

 Google News about Federal and State Conservation Programs

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Federal Programs News Items
Northwest Arkansas schools working to boost graduation rates - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
5/19/2019 6:02:35 AM
Northwest Arkansas schools working to boost graduation rates    Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Her counselor recommended she enroll in Gateway, the Bentonville School District's alternative education program for high school students. Top 10 Graduation ...
Alabama bans abortion. But does that imperil Roe? - Arkansas Times
5/15/2019 6:42:00 AM
Alabama bans abortion. But does that imperil Roe?    Arkansas Times These 25 white men – all Republicans – have voted to ban abortion in Alabama https://t.co/4LMQfX59Vs. — The Guardian (@guardian) May 15, 2019. When the ...
F. Douglas Stephenson: Public benefits help workers make it - Ocala
5/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
F. Douglas Stephenson: Public benefits help workers make it    Ocala Recently, a new GOP/Trump administration policy was rejected when a federal judge threw out new Medicaid work requirements in two states, Arkansas and ...
Arkansas still leads nation in food insecurity - KATV
5/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas still leads nation in food insecurity    KATV LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Feeding America, a nationwide network of foodbanks leading the effort to end hunger in America, released its annual Map the Meal ...
Appreciating Arkansas: How the Twenty-Fifth State Shaped History - WebWire
4/30/2019 11:22:03 PM
Appreciating Arkansas: How the Twenty-Fifth State Shaped History    WebWire History is our lens to see the past. Master teacher and armed forces veteran Arlen Jones teaches the readers to immerse in the Arkansas history in his complete ...
Chris Caldwell Sees Success Grown in The Delta - Arkansas Business Online
4/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
Chris Caldwell Sees Success Grown in The Delta    Arkansas Business Online Briefly state the Delta Regional Authority's mission. Since 2000, the DRA has been charged with improving economic development across the Mississippi River ...
The UVa story: More than basketball - Arkansas Times
4/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
The UVa story: More than basketball    Arkansas Times As we went to bed last Monday, I told my wife that maybe it was time I retired as a sports fan. It was never going to get any better than this. The Virginia Cavaliers ...
Bentonville School District names deputy superintendent - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
4/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Bentonville School District names deputy superintendent    Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette BENTONVILLE -- Janet Schwanhausser will fill the School District's new deputy superintendent and chief financial officer position starting this summer.
School administrator in Northwest Arkansas charged with three counts of sexual assault - Arkansas Online
3/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
School administrator in Northwest Arkansas charged with three counts of sexual assault    Arkansas Online FAYETTEVILLE — A School District administrator resigned Thursday, the same day he was charged in Washington County Circuit Court with three felony counts ...
Bill to change how Arkansas farms get permits draws EPA review - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
3/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Bill to change how Arkansas farms get permits draws EPA review    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Federal environmental regulators are reviewing an Arkansas Senate bill that would change how hog farms and other farms are permitted, concerned that it might ...
SAU welcomes four into Educational Leadership Hall of Fame - SAU
3/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
SAU welcomes four into Educational Leadership Hall of Fame    SAU Four regional educators were inducted into the Third Annual Educational Leadership Hall of Fame at Southern Arkansas University on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ...
SAU honors area's educational leaders | Southern Arkansas University - Magnoliareporter
3/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
SAU honors area's educational leaders | Southern Arkansas University    Magnoliareporter Four regional educators were inducted Tuesday into the Third Annual Educational Leadership Hall of Fame at Southern Arkansas University.
Little Rock seeks groups' aid in kid-feeding effort - Arkansas Online
2/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Little Rock seeks groups' aid in kid-feeding effort    Arkansas Online Little Rock leaders are calling on community groups, churches and other organizations to help provide locations where children can get the nutrition they need ...
Senate OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency - Arkansas Online
2/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Senate OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency    Arkansas Online WASHINGTON — Congress steamed toward lopsided approval of a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government ...
Case on Fayetteville school official forwarded to prosecutor - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
2/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
Case on Fayetteville school official forwarded to prosecutor    Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Police have referred an investigation involving a School District administrator to the city prosecutor for review, according to officials.
UPDATE: Report out on UA-Little Rock football. Not now - Arkansas Times
2/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
UPDATE: Report out on UA-Little Rock football. Not now    Arkansas Times A study committee has concluded now is not the time to start intercollegiate football at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. The study committee was formed ...
John Goodson files for divorce from Justice Courtney Goodson - Arkansas Times
2/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
John Goodson files for divorce from Justice Courtney Goodson    Arkansas Times John Goodson, the Texarkana lawyer and member of the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, filed Thursday for divorce from his wife, Supreme Court ...
Hundreds of food inspectors in state work without pay amid shutdown - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
1/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Hundreds of food inspectors in state work without pay amid shutdown    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rhonda Hulse, a meat and poultry inspector in Springdale, is one of the many federal employees in the state who has not been paid since the partial ...
Gov. Hutchinson gives views on wall, US shutdown; he praises, cautions Trump - Arkansas Online
1/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Gov. Hutchinson gives views on wall, US shutdown; he praises, cautions Trump    Arkansas Online Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday praised President Donald Trump for spotlighting the "humanitarian crisis" at the southern U.S. border, and the governor said the ...
Former senator indicted - Log Cabin Democrat
1/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Former senator indicted    Log Cabin Democrat Conway's Gilbert Baker, a former Arkansas senator, was indicted on federal charges of one count conspiracy, one counts bribery concerning programs receiving ...
Fayetteville school administrator placed on leave - Arkansas Online
1/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Fayetteville school administrator placed on leave    Arkansas Online A Fayetteville School District administrator is on leave pending resolution of a personnel matter, according to a district spokesman.
Frank Scott Jr. elected mayor of Little Rock, topping Baker Kurrus in runoff - Arkansas Times
12/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
Frank Scott Jr. elected mayor of Little Rock, topping Baker Kurrus in runoff    Arkansas Times Frank Scott Jr. has become Little Rock mayor. He makes history tonight as the first African American elected to a city that's struggled to escape the legacy of the ...
The Heltons - Arkansas Farm Families - amppob.com
10/31/2018 5:38:11 PM
The Heltons - Arkansas Farm Families    amppob.com The Heltons • Lonsdale, Saline County • West Central District Farm Family. Cattle, Hogs and Broilers. By Caleb Talley. Agriculture is Arkansas' largest industry, ...
Another sharp contrast between Leslie Rutledge and challenger Mike Lee - Arkansas Times
10/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Another sharp contrast between Leslie Rutledge and challenger Mike Lee    Arkansas Times The list is long but here's another solid on which to make a choice between re-electing Attorney General Leslie Ruitledge or favoring challenger Mike Lee: Net ...
Treasurer kicks off savings program for people with disabilities - Pine Bluff Commercial
10/25/2018 3:00:00 AM
Treasurer kicks off savings program for people with disabilities    Pine Bluff Commercial Arkansas' Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program, a tax-advantaged investment account for people with disabilities, has been implemented in ...
Trump administration's expanded attack on transgender people - Arkansas Times
10/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Trump administration's expanded attack on transgender people    Arkansas Times If you don't like something, define it out of existence. The latest from the Trump administration: The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender ...
Senate majority leader expresses worry as deficit swells - Arkansas Online
10/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Senate majority leader expresses worry as deficit swells    Arkansas Online Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday called the ballooning budget deficit "very disturbing" but said large federal spending programs were to ...
3 more suspects arrested in jobless-benefits fraud - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
10/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
3 more suspects arrested in jobless-benefits fraud    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The arrests Wednesday of Mark "Big Head" King of Judsonia and two other men prompted the unsealing of an Oct. 4 federal indictment accusing 20 White ...
Two youths arrested after shooting in Hot Springs critically injures girl - Arkansas Online
9/25/2018 3:00:00 AM
Two youths arrested after shooting in Hot Springs critically injures girl    Arkansas Online HOT SPRINGS -- Two youths have been identified as persons of interest in the shooting of a high school student, the Garland County sheriff's office said Monday ...
Governor defends work rule for Medicaid - Arkansas Times
9/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Governor defends work rule for Medicaid    Arkansas Times Gov. Asa Hutchinson called in the press today to defend his work rule for Medicaid and to say, essentially, that loss of coverage was on those who lost it, not the ...
2nd District candidate promises in-person 'town halls' - Arkansas Times
8/31/2018 3:00:00 AM
2nd District candidate promises in-person 'town halls'    Arkansas Times Clarke Tucker, the Democratic candidate for 2nd District Congress, says he won't shy away from public appearances with constituents as Republican incumbent ...
Ted Suhl's appeal has friend in conservative lawyer James Bopp - Arkansas Times
8/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Ted Suhl's appeal has friend in conservative lawyer James Bopp    Arkansas Times Ted Suhl, the former operator of behavioral health agencies in Arkansas who is now serving a federal prison sentence for bribing a state Human Services official ...
Little Rock selected for nearly $140,000 grant to help feed children - Arkansas Online
8/8/2018 3:00:00 AM
Little Rock selected for nearly $140,000 grant to help feed children    Arkansas Online Little Rock has received a grant of nearly $140000 that aims to mount a "full-court press" to feed more children in need.
Satanic Temple plans Arkansas rally at Capitol, with emblematic statue - Arkansas Times
7/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
Satanic Temple plans Arkansas rally at Capitol, with emblematic statue    Arkansas Times The Satanic Temple, a group contesting the placement of a 10 Commandments monument on the Capitol grounds, will bring its Baphomet statue to the ...
District to buy building for health clinic - Arkansas Online
7/22/2018 3:00:00 AM
District to buy building for health clinic    Arkansas Online The Highland School Board voted 6-0 Tuesday night to spend $800000 to buy a medical building adjacent to the high school to create a school-based health ...
The dwindling access to abortion in Arkansas - Arkansas Times
7/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
The dwindling access to abortion in Arkansas    Arkansas Times Think Progress uses Arkansas as an example of the diminishing availability of abortion under laws aimed at de facto ending the practice, Roe or no Roe v. Wade ...
Sentencing set for four in Ecclesia College kickback case - Arkansas Times
7/9/2018 3:00:00 AM
Sentencing set for four in Ecclesia College kickback case    Arkansas Times Federal Judge Timothy Brooks has set sentencing on four days in September for the four men convicted in the scheme to pay kickbacks out of state General ...
Medical Marijuana Commission to meet Monday but not on cultivation permits - Arkansas Times
6/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Medical Marijuana Commission to meet Monday but not on cultivation permits    Arkansas Times The state Medical Marijuana Commission will meet Monday but it will NOT discuss the hotly controversial permit process for marijuana cultivation. A spokesman ...
Corruption in Arkansas open line - Arkansas Times
6/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
Corruption in Arkansas open line    Arkansas Times Here's the Sunday open line. And for those of you who haven't read enough about the extent of corruption in the Arkansas legislature here's some more detail ...
Bill Clinton, James Patterson to talk about novel at UA Little Rock - Arkansas Times
5/31/2018 3:00:00 AM
Bill Clinton, James Patterson to talk about novel at UA Little Rock    Arkansas Times Former President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson will talk about their novel, “The President is Missing,” at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Jack Stephens ...
Housing obstacles challenge homeless - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
5/28/2018 3:00:00 AM
Housing obstacles challenge homeless    Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette After two years of homelessness, George Morrison in December had the money to pay deposits and part of the rent at a Fayetteville apartment, if he could find ...
Arkansas Works population declines by another 1400 beneficiaries - Arkansas Times
5/22/2018 3:00:00 AM
Arkansas Works population declines by another 1400 beneficiaries    Arkansas Times The number of people enrolled in Arkansas Works declined again last month, from 281,033 on April 1 to 279,602 on May 1, a monthly report from the state ...
Two more deaths at Arkansas prisons - Arkansas Times
5/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Two more deaths at Arkansas prisons    Arkansas Times The Arkansas Department of Correction reported Sunday the deaths of an inmate at Brickeys, the East Arkansas Regional unit of the Department of Correction, ...
North Little Rock School Board decides to take more time to hire superintendent - Arkansas Online
5/7/2018 3:00:00 AM
North Little Rock School Board decides to take more time to hire superintendent    Arkansas Online The North Little Rock School Board has decided to take more time to find a superintendent. Meanwhile, the board said it planned to appoint an interim leader.
Drug testing plan considered for some food stamp recipients - Arkansas Online
4/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
Drug testing plan considered for some food stamp recipients    Arkansas Online WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing.
President Trump's 2018 budget proposal expected to hit Arkansas with cuts - KATV
5/24/2017 3:00:00 AM
President Trump's 2018 budget proposal expected to hit Arkansas with cuts    KATV President Trump's proposed 2018 budget – while it includes increased funding for the military, tax cuts for the wealthy and funding to begin building a border ...
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Quail Forever Hires Their First Biologist in Arkansas - AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
8/17/2017 3:00:00 AM
Quail Forever Hires Their First Biologist in Arkansas    AmmoLand Shooting Sports News Quail Forever and its partners have selected Ryan Diener as the organization's first Senior Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist in the state of Arkansas.
Tom Cotton voted against Children's Hospital — and a whole lot more - Arkansas Times
1/17/2014 3:00:00 AM
Tom Cotton voted against Children's Hospital — and a whole lot more    Arkansas Times When you are more extreme than Sen. John “Dr. No” Boozman, you are extreme. It couldn't have been clearer this week. Boozman joined in overwhelming ...