Covering Arkansas Politics

Huckabee To Announce Presidential Decision On Weekend Show

Brawner: Making A Pledge

Get Your Questions Ready For The Governor

Talk Politics With Gov. Mike Beebe

The first “Talk Politics” streamed live via Internet opened with tough questions for Gov. Mike Beebe related to natural gas drilling in Arkansas’ Fayetteville shale...

Democratic Run-off A Close One

Brummett: Huckabee Might Run To Stay On Tv

Political columnist John Brummett with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau, looks at the Hamlet-esque quality of former Gov. Mike Huckabee's potential 2012 Presidential...

Mcdaniel, Other Ags Settle With Video Rental Companies

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that Arkansas, along with 49 other states and the District of Columbia, reached a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for...

Talk Business To Launch New ‘talk Politics’ Program

Talk Business proudly announces a new venture aimed at connecting state political leaders with their constituents in an online forum that capitalizes on new and...

Chamber Leader Cites Keys To Controlling Jobless Benefit Debt

In reporting the news that the state's beleaguered unemployment trust fund debt could right itself with the improving economy and reforms from the 88th General...

Video, Audio Policy Brings Mixed Reaction From House Leaders

A week after establishing a new House policy on the use of audio and video used to record committee hearings and floor proceedings, some House...

Womack, Ross Push For Energy Independence

Natural gas and nuclear energy will “absolutely” be part of the effort among a small group of Republican Congressman tasked with promoting American energy independence,...

Unemployment Trust Fund Debt Could Be Erased By 2015 Without Bonds

New projections on the state's $343.6 million debt to the feds for unemployment insurance suggest that a bond issue won't save the state or employers...

Issues Arise In Secretary Of State’s Office

State Gets ‘conditional Permission’ To Pursue Medicaid Changes

Ross Begins ‘campaign’ In New Fourth District

U.S. Rep. Mike Ross (D-Prescott) has begun the process of increasing his familiarity with Fort Smith area residents who will in 2013 transition from the...

Tolbert: Welcome To The Reality Presidential Channel

Content partner Jason Tolbert of The Tolbert Report, uses his Sunday Stephens Media column to look at three would-be GOP Presidential hopefuls: Mike Huckabee, Sarah...

Griffin A ‘no’ Vote On Raising Debt Ceiling

In a wide-ranging interview on Talk Business, Second District Congressman Tim Griffin (R-Little Rock) said he was currently a "no" vote on raising the country's...

Obama: "we Have Never Forgotten Your Loss"

President Barack Obama addressed the nation in an unexpected Sunday night speech declaring that 9-11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden had been killed and his body...

House Video, Audio Policy Triggers Tricky Free Speech Questions

Editor’s note: The following story is a collaborative effort among Roby Brock (Talk Business), Matt Campbell (Blue Hog Report), Michael Tilley (The City Wire), and...

Arkansas Legislature Officially Adjourns

The 88th General Assembly officially adjourned at noon today capping off a 93-day session that saw the enactment of new tax cuts, prison reform, Congressional...