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Oklahoma and Arkansas among top 10 most stressed states

3.25.24 – KOAM – Payton Williams April is Stress Awareness Month and as April approaches, experts at WalletHub is releasing its report on 2024’s Most & Least Stressed States. The report compared the 50 states across 40 key indicators of stress to...

Arkansas job openings, hires, layoffs fall in January

3.21.24 – Talk Business & Politics Job openings in Arkansas during January fell 30% compared with January 2023, and hiring during the month fell 14.2% compared with January 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). U.S. job openings fell...

What to watch for in Arkansas’s 2024 fiscal session

3.14.24 – Arkansas Times Legislators have reviewed budget proposals ahead of fiscal session. Pre-budget sessions are typically perfunctory; the legislature tends to defer to the executive branch’s suggestions. TL;DR: Legislators have reviewed budget...