by - March 15, 2013 9:02 pm
A Facebook page has emerged to recruit Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway) to consider a run for Arkansas Lt. Governor. Current officeholder Lt. Gov. Mark Darr (R) is considering a run…
by - March 15, 2013 8:03 am
Wilbur D. Mills knew he wanted to be a U.S. Congressman and on the powerful Ways and Means committee when he was a grade-school boy, says biographer Kay Goss.
by - March 14, 2013 1:21 pm
House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) has redirected HB 2274, a bill by Reps. Andy Mayberry (R-Hensley) and Harold Copenhaver (D-Jonesboro) which would mandate the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State…
by - March 14, 2013 10:35 am
The House Revenue and Tax committee approved a bill that would exempt most farmers from a sales tax on their utilities and a tax increase on timber companies. The influential…
by - March 14, 2013 8:42 am
A memo to federal officials from Arkansas’ Medicaid leaders outlines the framework of the agreement driving a legislative debate on the topic. Arkansas lawmakers, Gov. Beebe and administration officials have…
by - March 12, 2013 4:28 pm
HB 2274 by Rep. Andy Mayberry (R-Hensley) would force the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University – two of the state’s Division 1 schools – to play at least a one-time regular season football game for a charitable cause.
by - March 12, 2013 11:00 am
The latest statistics released by the Arkansas Racing Commission show that casino-style gambling at Oaklawn and Southland set new all-time monthly records in February. Both tracks saw nearly 14% increases…
by - March 6, 2013 10:26 pm
Everybody wants a slice of the pie, and there are no shortages of tax cutting ideas in the 89th General Assembly. What has a realistic chance of success and where are the sides lining up?
by - March 6, 2013 12:09 pm
The floodgates may be opening on tax cutting measures at the capitol. A Senate tax panel approved two tax breaks and one tax increase on Wednesday (March 6). SB 463…
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….
