Tyson Foods is the largest meatpacker in the U.S., but it still operates like a family business in at least one crucial way.
Benjamin Hardy
Benjamin Hardy is managing editor at the Arkansas Times.
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State tax revenue down by 4.6% in first month of new fiscal year
The impact of multiple rounds of tax cuts on the state budget is beginning to show.
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Casino amendment makes the ballot, marijuana amendment heads to cure period, sec. of state says
An amendment that would blow up the recently awarded Pope County casino license has qualified for the November ballot.
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Labor and delivery: How a volunteer-powered group gathered 102K signatures for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment
Sec. of State John Thurston rejected the Arkansas Abortion Amendment based on a paperwork error, but women’s health advocates are not going away without a fight.
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China, abortion and a curious quote in Riverfront Park: The Week in Review, July 27, 2024
Plus, small pharmacists face Paxlovid supply chain issues — all on this week’s podcast.
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State Supreme Court won’t dismiss abortion petitioners’ lawsuit, for now
The ruling is another small victory for Arkansans for Limited Government, the group behind the abortion amendment.
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Ark. Supreme Court orders secretary of state to count some abortion petition signatures
Though the secretary of state must start counting, the court stopped far short of giving abortion petitioners an outright victory.
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Secretary of state’s office pulled ‘bait and switch’ on petition requirements, abortion advocates argue
The group said Secretary of State John Thurston’s “actions have thwarted the will of the people.”
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From the Vault: Revisiting the Mayflower oil spill, 11 years later
The Arkansas Times turns 50 in 2024. To celebrate our golden anniversary, we’re looking back at the past half-century and sharing excerpts from some of our favorite pieces of reporting.
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Direct democracy vs. bureaucracy: The Week in Review for July 19, 2024
On this week’s podcast: How Arkansas uses red tape to subvert the petition process, the retirement of UA System President Donald Bobbitt and an update on the Little Rock city board.