Beebe Headed To France For Trade Mission
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said on his return trip from China that he may travel to France this summer for an agricultural-related economic development trip....
New Study Suggests Severance Tax Hike Detrimental To Arkansas
Opponents of an increase in the state's natural gas severance tax say a new study shows that raising the tax would be detrimental to the...
Judicial Election Reforms Could Begin In 2014
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Robert Brown appeared on Talk Business Sunday night on Fox 16 to discuss a series of election reforms being considered in...
Gov. Beebe Attending Pennartz For Senate Fundraiser
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) understands the stakes of a Republican-controlled House and Senate, and he's using his political influence to help Democratic candidates in key...
USDA Expands Biomass Crop Program, Could Add 750 Agri-Jobs In State
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will expand the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Area in northeast Arkansas. This project, authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill,...
Nelson Rolls Out Economist On Shale Play, Says Signature Goal In Sight
Former gas company executive Sheffield Nelson said his plan to raise Arkansas' severance tax to 7% will make the ballot and won't scare off natural...
GOP Leader Rice Questions Ethics Reform Effort
Former 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Keet and Democrat Brent Bumpers, visited Fort Smith on Tuesday (June 12) with a common goal, despite their political...
Municipal League Director Says Severance Tax Petition Still Short On Signatures
Arkansas Municipal League director Don Zimmerman issued an email Monday (June 11) to advocates of a hike in the severance tax on natural gas and...
Jeffress-Hurst Debate: Sore-headed Cats And The Last Dog Dying
Republican Tom Cotton may have had more to say in his four commercial breaks during the televised Democratic Congressional run-off debate between Sen. Gene Jeffress...
