by - March 24, 2013 10:01 pm
Grant Tennille, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says if Arkansas lawmakers are adverse to risk, then the Big River Steel superproject and future economic development projects could…
by - March 23, 2013 7:48 am
Medicaid expansion may be dead, but the framework for a phoenix plan is alive, under construction, and receiving a lot of attention. Written details are starting to emerge.
by - March 21, 2013 1:26 am
Nucor Steel is ratcheting up its objections to the Big River Steel superproject, including questions concerning steel capacity, its impact on Nucor’s state tax contributions, and the possibility of moving…
by - March 20, 2013 10:56 pm
In August 2012, Simmons First National Corp. made a major announcement that caught the financial world and Arkansas’ business leadership by surprise. The Pine Bluff-based banking group said its long-time…
by - March 20, 2013 8:52 pm
Curtis Coleman, who announced in February he’d seek the Republican nomination for Governor in 2014, says he wants to dramatically modify the state’s tax code, decentralize economic development, and provide…
by - March 19, 2013 10:47 pm
Lunch is winding down at downtown Little Rock’s Doe’s Eat Place. Plates and glasses rattle between the tables and the kitchen, while the cash register sings a sweet tune of…
by - March 19, 2013 9:53 pm
A day of controversy eventually led to a bill requiring a photo ID to vote being sent to Governor Mike Beebe (D) for consideration. SB2 by Sen. Bryan King (R-Green…
by - March 18, 2013 5:16 pm
Arkansas’ potential plan to move Medicaid participants into insurance exchanges could amount to small change, figuratively speaking.
by - March 16, 2013 12:18 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ fourth quarter Burgundy Book shows a large swath of Arkansas seeing marked economic improvement.
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…
