A&p Tax Fight Coming To Arkansas Senate
Officials in the Arkansas hospitality and tourism sector say two proposed bills in the Arkansas Senate would make it difficult if not impossible to be...
7-6-5-4 And Counting
Congressional redistricting looks to soon accelerate in the Arkansas legislature for a couple of reasons, and in the process, a number of interesting developments will...
Health Care Law Continues To Swirl Political Debate
The federal health care law was our #1 business and political story in 2010 as the controversial measure influenced state and national politics, while adding...
A Partial Prison Panacea
In a little more than a week, Arkansans are going to read and hear a lot of the details regarding prison reform measures emerging from...
Gop Calls For Election, Not Convention In District 54 Vacancy
The Arkansas GOP informed Gov. Mike Beebe that it requests a primary election be held in the House District 54 vacancy caused by Rep. Fred...
Revenue Report Shows Positives, But Warnings Still Abound
Boosted by growth in personal income taxes, Arkansas January revenue report continued to show marginal improvements for collections despite setbacks in consumer spending and corporate...
Holland Tentative Trial Date Established
A tentative trial date of May 12 has been set for State Sen. Bruce Holland, R-Greenwood, who faces a misdemeanor charge of fleeing and charges...
Co-sponsor Says Ethics Reform A ‘big Stride’
Rep. Ann Clemmer, R-Benton, one of the House co-sponsors of the legislature's ethics reform bill, offered a few comments to Talk Business the day after...
No Surprises In Bipartisan Ethics Bill (updated)
In a straightforward two-page bill, Speaker of the House Robert Moore, Senate President Paul Bookout, and a bipartisan group of 17 co-sponsors filed a bill...
The Tax Cuts On The Table
State Sen. Gilbert Baker, R-Conway, was our guest on Talk Business last night. He and John Brummett with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau,...
Key Republican Talks Tax Cuts, Budget & Redistricting
In a rare display of on-the-record legislative candor, State Sen. Gilbert Baker, R-Conway, shares insight on a variety of issues in an interview with Arkansas...
Mark Pryor Leading Reform Effort In U.s. Senate
Junior Democrats in the U.S. Senate, led by none other than Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor, are attempting to recraft seniority assignments in an effort to...










