Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
States Collaborating on Rules to Address Earthquake Risks of Fracking
Mar 31 2014 // Several U.S. states are banding together to combat the mounting risks of earthquakes tied to the disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Regulators from Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Ohio met for...
Arkansas Regulators Warn Against Misleading Public on ACA Portals
Mar 28 2014 // Apparently some insurance providers, producers and others are attempting to place business through portals unlicensed to sell Affordable Care Act qualified plans by leading consumers to believe the plans are qualified, and...
Flood Insurance Hikes to Affect Thousands in Arkansas
Mar 24 2014 // More than half of flood insurance policyholders in the tiny northern Arkansas city of Norfork face premium increases, but Mayor Jim Reeves says the hardship will be felt by everyone. Norfork, population 500 and change, is...
$1.2B Judgment Against Drug Maker Voided by Arkansas Supreme Court
Mar 21 2014 // The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a $1.2 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit challenging the drug maker’s marketing of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The agreement was the third-largest...
Tullis Named President of MNH Tullis in Arkansas
Mar 4 2014 // MNH Tullis named Mike Tullis president of MNH Tullis, a Little Rock, Ark.-based company that partners with Mullis Newby Hurst (MNH) in Addison, Texas. Tullis began his career with MNH Tullis after opening the...
Arkansas Earthquakes Spawn Lawsuit
Feb 24 2014 // Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that prompted the state in 2011 to ban the use of four natural-gas drilling disposal wells in a large...
Arkansas Earthquakes Spawn Lawsuit Against Drilling Companies
Feb 17 2014 // Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that prompted the state in 2011 to ban the use of four natural-gas drilling disposal wells in a large...
Arkansas Receives More than $700K for Tornado Recovery
Jan 30 2014 // The U.S. Labor Department has given $702,741 to help Arkansas recover from tornadoes and severe storms that hit the state last May and June. The agency said the National Emergency Grant is being given to the Arkansas...
Arkansas: License Required for Assisting with Health Insurance Marketplace
Jan 22 2014 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a reminder that all individuals and entities intending to assist consumers with the purchase of health insurance policies through the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace or the...
Arkansas Lawmaker Applies to Run State Insurance Exchange
Jan 17 2014 // The Arkansas lawmaker who sponsored the law creating the Health Insurance Marketplace Board has applied to serve as the marketplace’s executive director. Rep. Mark Biviano, R-Searcy, is one of two applicants...
Ark. Lt. Gov. Darr Rebuffs Calls to Resign Amid Ethics Scandal
Jan 2 2014 // Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe called on Lt. Gov. Mark Darr to resign amid a campaign finance scandal but was rebuffed by his Republican second-in-command, who said he wanted to make “things right” with the people...
Arkansas Recovering From Weekend Storms
Dec 24 2013 // Robin Willhite sorted through the clutter at her Mississippi Delta home Sunday, thankful she and her daughter had survived a twister but wondering where she would celebrate the coming holiday. “A tornado four days...
Arkansas Lawmakers Approve Insurance Exchange Funds
Dec 23 2013 // Arkansas lawmakers have narrowly approved a $10.6 million grant to continue operating the insurance marketplace under the federal health overhaul, despite objections from some legislators over the law’s rocky...
Heavy Snow Damages Docks on North Arkansas Lakes
Dec 12 2013 // Authorities in north Arkansas say a dock collapse on Lake Norfork does not pose an immediate threat of contamination to the lake. Henderson Fire Chief Rodney May says the weight of snow and ice caused the roof of a boat...
Little Rock, Arkansas Police Work 124 Accidents on Slick Roads
Dec 11 2013 // Little Rock, Ark., police say they’ve worked 124 vehicle accidents since wintry weather hit the state on Dec. 6. The police department says 60 accidents involved damages of more than $1,000, while 64 accidents had...
Legal Fallout Continues over Arkansas Oil Leak
Dec 2 2013 // Lawsuits and alleged safety violations are mounting against Exxon Mobil Corp. following the rupture eight months ago of a pipeline that spilled thousands of barrels of oil in central Arkansas. Since Exxon’s Pegasus...
Arkansas Oil Spill Damages Exceed $70M: ExxonMobil
Dec 2 2013 // ExxonMobil estimates that the March oil spill in an Arkansas subdivision has caused more than $70.5 million in damages for the company, according to an updated accident report submitted to the federal Pipeline and...
India-Based Company Fined $77K for Amputation Hazards at Arkansas Plant
Nov 26 2013 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Welspun Tubular LLC in Little Rock, Ark., for two safety and health violations for exposing workers to possible amputation...
Arkansas Oil Spill Damages Exceed $70M, Exxon says
Nov 22 2013 // ExxonMobil estimates that the March oil spill in an Arkansas subdivision has caused more than $70.5 million in damages for the company, according to documents recently filed with the federal government. The figures were...
Arkansas Judge OKs Class-Action Status in Marlboro Lights Suit
Nov 4 2013 // A judge in Arkansas has granted class-action status to a lawsuit that claims Philip Morris USA deliberately exaggerated the safety of its Marlboro Lights cigarettes. Attorneys for Philip Morris had argued that any lawsuits...
