Speaker Moore Asks Committee Chairs To Keep Session Business on Budget
House Speaker Robert Moore asked his committee chairmen to remain focused on budget matters in the upcoming fiscal session, including a request that no interim...
Lawmakers Debate Tax Changes, Chairman Calls For Broad Policy Definition
Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Bigelow) used Thursday's interim Revenue and Tax Committee to push for tax incentives for impoverished regions of Arkansas, but the committee chairman...
Governor’s Workforce Cabinet Announces STEM Works Schools
An initiative promoted by Gov. Mike Beebe (D) to meet worker demands in high-tech fields announced that 15 Arkansas school districts have qualified for a...
Legislative Preview: 2012 Fiscal Session Could Get Feisty
Arkansas lawmakers will convene in February for a legislative session that will focus on budget matters, but there will be much more than number-crunching going...
Rep. Ross Reinforces Fight Against Post Office Closings
This might be the final full year for U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, in the U.S. House, but he appears eager to continue a fight...
Griffin Decries Air Force Snub Of Hawker Beechcraft
U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, D-Little Rock, questioned why the U.S. Air Force awarded a $355 million contract to a foreign competitor of Hawker Beechcraft, which...
LobbyUp and Talk Business To Live-stream Fourth District GOP Debate
The Union County Republican Committee (UCRC) will partner with two of Arkansas’ top political groups, LobbyUp and Talk Business, to sponsor the first Republican Fourth...
Electric Cooperatives, Arkansas Broadcasters To Host Candidate Training Seminar
The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and the Arkansas Broadcasters Association (ABA) will host a training seminar for those seeking political office on Thursday, January 26...
Beebe To Speak At January Political Animals Club
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) opens the mansion on occasion for the central Arkansas Political Animals Club. On Wednesday, January 18, he'll be the featured speaker....
Legislators Probe Forestry Commission Funding Solutions
Members of the Joint Agriculture, Economic Development and Forestry Committee quizzed state finance officials and Arkansas Forestry Commission chief John Shannon about the agency's budget...
Steve Brawner: 12 Questions For 2012
Stephens Media columnist Steve Brawner explores several subjects in his latest essay. He poses 12 questions for the new year that he hopes to see...
Governor’s Office Says Misuse of Federal Funds To Blame For Forestry Shortfall
Beebe administration officials offered a new argument today that financial mismanagement of federal grant money had more to do with budget woes and layoffs than...
