by - January 6, 2018 2:54 pm
While Arkansas’ Congressional delegation offered no comment or a wait-and-see attitude on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recent directive to enforce federal marijuana laws, many challengers to the current incumbents…
by - July 26, 2017 5:25 pm
Arkansas’ four incumbent GOP Congressmen could be in for a rocky ride in 2018. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey finds just 36% of Arkansas voters are certain…
by - June 14, 2017 6:47 pm
An Arkansas County cattle rancher told Talk Business & Politics he will seek the Democratic nomination next year and challenge U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, for Arkansas’ First Congressional District…
by - December 18, 2015 12:05 pm
A $1.1 trillion spending bill is headed for President Barack Obama’s signature as members of the state’s congressional delegation split on the votes Friday (Dec. 18). The House voted 316-113…
by - October 30, 2015 1:51 pm
The state’s congressional delegation this week faced a series of issues from debating a two-year budget agreement approved this week as well as House members picking a new Speaker of…
by - October 30, 2015 8:35 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with statement from U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators voted against a bipartisan budget agreement that passed the Senate early Friday morning (Oct….
by - October 29, 2015 12:59 pm
All four members of Arkansas’ delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives said Thursday they are pleased with Paul Ryan’s election to the powerful post of U.S. House Speaker. Ryan,…
by - June 4, 2014 9:31 pm
Now that May has ended thousands of newly minted college graduates in Arkansas will join the workforce – or at least they will try to join the workforce. Two recent…
by - September 30, 2013 2:37 pm
While federal lawmakers wrestle with resolutions to keep the national government funded, state leaders are making contingency plans for furloughs and delays. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has…
by - December 20, 2012 7:16 am
More than 6 in 10 Americans support a ban on assault rifles and high-ammunition magazines, according a poll conducted after last week’s mass shootings in Newtown, Conn. The CNN/ORC International…
by - December 18, 2012 12:20 pm
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Talk Business, retiring U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, reflected on nearly 12 years in Congress and his 22-year journey in elected office. In January,…
by - October 1, 2012 6:25 pm
U.S. households are facing an average tax increase of $3,446 in 2013 if Congress doesn’t avert the so-called fiscal cliff, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center said in a study released…
by - July 17, 2012 6:06 pm
Across-the-board cuts to federal programs may cost the U.S. 2.14 million jobs and reduce the gross domestic product by $215 billion next year, according to a study funded by defense…
by - July 17, 2012 6:00 pm
The U.S. would lose 710,000 jobs and economic output would decline by 1.3%, or $200 billion, if tax cuts for high earners are allowed to lapse, said a report prepared…
by - July 16, 2012 3:06 pm
A chief criticism lobbed at U.S. lawmakers is that they’re members of a “do-nothing” Congress. That would be technically incorrect. Congress so far this year has sent 54 bills to…
by - July 15, 2012 9:05 am
Many of us can recall what they wore during a signature event in their lives – but ask a person to identify the nation a favorite dress or pair of…
by - March 27, 2012 11:28 am
Arkansas' 4th Congressional District picked up all or part of 8 counties in the western part of the state under new redistricting boundaries and the analogy of frontier territory couldn't…
