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.
by - February 15, 2013 12:38 am
A measure that could open the floodgates for more public-private partnerships in Arkansas is making its way through the legislature. What does it do and who supports it?
by - February 14, 2013 12:16 am
Sen. Bryan King (R-Green Forest) is no stranger to controversy and in the 2013 regular session, he’ll continue his familiarity with political firestorms. After three terms in the House, the first-term State Senator says he has filed or is planning to file a number of bills aimed at altering election laws in Arkansas.
by - February 13, 2013 5:10 pm
A proposed ethics amendment to the Arkansas Constitution would go beyond a citizen’s initiative effort that failed to make the ballot in 2012. HJR 1009 by Sen. Jon Woods (R)…
by - February 12, 2013 7:02 pm
The House Revenue and Tax Committee spent an hour-and-a-half on Tuesday debating a bill to cap state spending before sending the measure on to the full House. HB 1041 by…
by - February 12, 2013 11:45 am
The race for Arkansas Governor could get more interesting, especially if an Independent with money and name recognition enters the race. Former GOP gubernatorial candidate and natural gas executive Sheffield…
by - February 12, 2013 11:15 am
Arkansas Lt. Governor Mark Darr (R) took his name off the short list for Governor in 2014 by announcing his endorsement of former Third District Congressman Asa Hutchinson. Darr announced…
by - February 12, 2013 12:38 am
While investments like its technology park and complimentary infrastructure have made Conway attractive for high-tech businesses, chamber leaders think investments made more than a century ago may have anchored the community’s growth.
by - February 9, 2013 12:12 am
A much-hyped audit of the Arkansas Medicaid program by legislative auditors was delivered on Friday afternoon (Feb. 8) with fewer fireworks than promised. Republican state lawmakers, who pushed for an…
by - February 7, 2013 10:17 pm
An engineer, accountant, banker and IT executive, William L. “Bill” Cravens may have one of the most diversified backgrounds of any inductee to ever enter the business hall of fame.
by - February 7, 2013 5:12 pm
About 30 Arkansas lawmakers announced the formation of the Legislative Steel Caucus, a coalition of government and business leaders hoping to duplicate what the natural gas industry did during the…
by - February 6, 2013 7:29 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives replicated their Senate counterparts and met in a “committee of the whole” to ask questions and address issues related to a $1.1 billion steel mill…
