by - June 24, 2014 6:26 am
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…
by - June 23, 2014 5:03 pm
Arkansas House members will meet in the historic Old State House during next week’s special session.
by - June 23, 2014 8:06 am
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…
by - June 22, 2014 9:26 am
Gov. Mike Beebe is heading overseas for his third European trade mission in five years. Where is he headed and what are his goals?
by - June 19, 2014 12:15 pm
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.
by - June 17, 2014 11:27 am
Arkansas lawmakers heard about the next wave of Private Option concepts that will be debated as the program moves forward.
by - June 15, 2014 9:34 am
Hospital CEO Peter Banko says state efforts to control health care costs – such as Gov. Mike Beebe’s Payment Reform Initiative – are working.
by - June 14, 2014 9:27 am
Arkansas gubernatorial candidates Asa Hutchinson and Mike Ross spoke in back-to-back appearances to a Delta advocacy group to discuss issues of concern for the region and the state as a…
by - June 14, 2014 7:29 am
Democratic incumbent Senator Mark Pryor faced a friendly audience at the Delta Grassroots Caucus a day after his Republican rival riled the group. On Friday, Pryor told the Democratic-heavy crowd…
by - June 13, 2014 6:32 am
Mike Ross and Asa Hutchinson aren’t the only candidates for political office talking jobs this election season. Fourth District Democratic Congressional candidate James Lee Witt is also touting a jobs…
by - June 12, 2014 8:55 pm
Senate hopeful Tom Cotton brought his message of a smaller federal government to a group of rural leaders hoping to hear of an expanded investment in the Delta region they…
by - June 11, 2014 5:12 pm
More than 73,000 Arkansas voters took part in the historic run-offs on Tuesday — the first time in the last quarter century that Republicans have had a statewide run-off race. Unofficially,…
by - June 10, 2014 9:19 am
Expect more of this — from both sides. On Tuesday (June 10), Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mike Ross released a new TV ad to combat what he describes as “negative attack…
by - June 9, 2014 6:57 am
Tyson Foods announced it has submitted a “unilaterally binding offer” to acquire all outstanding shares of The Hillshire Brands Co. for $8.55 billion — reasserting Tyson’s dominance as one of the biggest food players in the world.
by - June 6, 2014 9:25 am
The punches in the Republican run-off for Attorney General between Leslie Rutledge, an outside spending group and David Sterling continue. On Thursday, a new mailer from the Judicial Crisis Network…
by - June 6, 2014 8:23 am
At a Little Rock healthy child summit, a Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank economist spotlighted the value of quality pre-school education and the economic returns it provides — a 16-to-1 benefit-cost ratio, he said.
by - June 3, 2014 9:48 pm
The ultimate biker song could serve as a marketing campaign for a new push from state tourism officials.
by - June 2, 2014 2:16 pm
Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling are in a full-fledged street brawl with a week to go in their run-off for the GOP Attorney General nomination.
by - June 1, 2014 9:20 am
Arkansas’ next Governor will face a daunting series of workforce challenges. Could a “special agent of change” slice through the bureaucracy and accelerate industry and state efforts?
by - May 31, 2014 3:48 pm
U.S. Senator Corey Booker (D-New Jersey), who was in Arkansas at the request of Sen. Mark Pryor, said Pryor’s Republican challenger Cong. Tom Cotton is working against a “bipartisan tradition”…
