Author: Roby Brock

Roby Brock

Cotton Says ISIS ‘Greater Danger’ Than Al-Qaeda Pre-9/11

U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, told an Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce crowd on Tuesday (July 1) that the crumbling military situation in Iraq has led to an insurgent group…

Lawmakers Finish Insurance, Prisons And Lottery Special Session

32 hours. Three calendar days. Two locations. One special session. Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up a short special session passing bills to address a public school employee insurance crisis, prison overcrowding…

Big River Steel Closes Financing, Construction Is Next (UPDATED)

Arkansas’ $1.3 billion steel mill superproject in northeast Arkansas has closed on its private equity financing. Next up, construction and maybe another superproject. State officials and Big River Steel CEO…

Before Long Holiday, Cong. Cotton Is All Business

Senate hopeful Tom Cotton was all business on Tuesday. Cong. Cotton, the Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor, received the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Businesses…

Ross Discusses Jobs Plan, Corporate Tax Cuts

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross’ jobs plan includes cutting red tape, investing in education, reorganizing workforce strategies, and slicing taxes. But Ross says there may be more on the tax cut front that could be done to recruit companies and jobs to Arkansas.

Legislators Will Look To Privatize Troubled School Insurance Fund

A co-chair of a task force on teacher health insurance says after this week’s special session, his group plans to study privatizing the troubled school benefits program. Appearing on this…

ADFA Steps In To Help Big River Steel With $5 Million Bridge Funding

The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) board of directors agreed to back $5 million in bridge-gap funding for the $1.3 billion Big River Steel Mill project in Northeast Arkansas. At…

‘Retire Pryor’ Or ‘The Real Tom Cotton’: Do You Know Your Senate Candidates?

In Arkansas’ high-profile U.S. Senate race, voters may just have to cast their vote for who they hate the least. For nearly 11 months, incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor and…

Workforce Education Revamp Hearings Begin Tuesday

State lawmakers will begin a series of meetings to review and revamp Arkansas’ workforce education and training programs on Tuesday (June 24). Sen. Jane English (R-North Little Rock) will lead…

Arkansas House To Meet At Old State House During Special Session (UPDATED)

Arkansas House members will meet in the historic Old State House during next week’s special session.

Beebe Discusses Workforce, Health Care Reform Efforts

Gov. Mike Beebe says math, not health, may eventually determine the fate of the Private Option. Appearing on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, Beebe said it would…

Gov. Beebe Headed To Europe For Trade Mission

Gov. Mike Beebe is heading overseas for his third European trade mission in five years. Where is he headed and what are his goals?

Beebe On Special Session: Looking For Consensus On Insurance, Prisons And Lottery

Gov. Mike Beebe said he’s not calling a special session on changes to the public school employee insurance program until he sees a roll call from each chamber of the legislature with a big majority in both. He also open to other items on a special session’s call.