by - March 6, 2013 10:23 am
Following through on an earlier declaration, State Sen. Bryan King (R-Green Forest) filed four new voter reform measures this week. King, who has been leading the legislative charge on a…
by - March 5, 2013 8:05 pm
With its second override of a gubernatorial veto, the Arkansas Senate used its majority status to push closer to law a second measure to limit abortions. Today, the Senate voted…
by - March 5, 2013 11:12 am
This could be worth watching for the athletic prowess, the good charitable cause, and the potential comedic value. Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas State Senate will…
by - March 3, 2013 7:56 pm
President Barack Obama will nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell, president of the Wal-Mart Foundation, to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget on Monday, according to numerous sources….
by - February 27, 2013 11:41 pm
Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Joe Thompson says the new Medicaid option for the state is not only a game-changer, but it’s also a name-changer.
by - February 27, 2013 7:41 pm
A spokesperson for Acxiom Corp. confirmed that the database giant has laid off workers as it corrects for market conditions; however, the number represents less than three percent of the…
by - February 26, 2013 8:51 pm
Sen. President Michael Lamoureux (R-Russellville) and House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) released a memo today disclosing that they have hired two economist groups to review the $1.1 billion steel mill…
by - February 26, 2013 8:38 pm
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius tells Arkansas lawmakers and Gov. Mike Beebe the word they want to hear: flexibility.
by - February 26, 2013 12:37 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe says he will be “much more careful” in leaving state government in the hands of Lt. Gov. Mark Darr. Beebe, a Democrat, expressed his dissatisfaction with Darr,…
by - February 26, 2013 11:43 am
House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) sprinted through three House committees this morning telling members that it was the “start of the third quarter.” He urged House members of the Judiciary,…
by - February 25, 2013 9:47 am
AT&T Arkansas President Ed Drilling said his company has invested more than $700 million in Arkansas in the last four years to keep up with an explosion of data-driven traffic….
by - February 21, 2013 5:59 pm
House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) says fellow legislators are seeking answers on federal Medicaid flexibility from Gov. Mike Beebe’s Friday afternoon meeting with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen…
by - February 21, 2013 5:24 pm
The Arkansas legislature has received a letter of commitment from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, which will trigger the next phase in the Amendment 82, the superproject law. AEDC officials…
by - February 21, 2013 1:51 pm
Declaring it’s “time to prosper,” businessman and non-profit leader Curtis Coleman officially threw his hat in the ring for Arkansas Governor in 2014. Coleman, a Republican, addressed a crowded room…
by - February 20, 2013 9:09 pm
State Sen. Larry Teague (D-Nashville), co-chair of the Joint Budget Committee, says without Medicaid’s expansion he’s certain that rural Arkansas will lose jobs.
by - February 20, 2013 11:56 am
Political strategist Alice Stewart will start a new political radio talk show beginning Monday, Feb. 25. “The Alice Stewart Show” will be featured on newly-branded talk show radio station KHTE…
by - February 19, 2013 8:54 pm
House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Rep. Andrea Lea (R-Russellville) says consensus is forming for a proposed constitutional amendment on tort reform, and she sees other ideas gaining traction.
by - February 19, 2013 6:53 am
Windstream Corporation’s fourth quarter pushed its full-year results to a 44% increase in revenues and flat-line profits as the telecom and data provider continued tweaking its product and service mix….
by - February 18, 2013 11:09 pm
The number of Arkansas counties with unemployment above 10% has fallen by nearly 60% in the last year, according to state labor data. Conversely, the number of counties with unemployment at 6% or lower has grown eight-fold.
by - February 17, 2013 12:27 am
With state lawmakers contemplating a $125 million bond program to advance a $1.1 billion steel mill project in northeast Arkansas, a competitor is quietly pushing back by raising concerns about the investment group supporting Big River Steel.
