by - February 25, 2019 9:32 pm
Arkansas Food Hall of Fame winners announced
The winners have been announced for the 2019 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, a program launched in 2016 by the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The winners include…
Author: Roby Brock
by - February 24, 2019 9:13 pm
House floor could be the scene for a messy highway debate
One prominent House Democrat says taxes have been cut too much in recent years. A prominent Republican Senator has concerns over funding projections and agency accountability. Those frets combined with…
by - February 24, 2019 8:34 pm
Charles Morgan promotes new entrepreneurship book, outlines Arkansas tech workforce challenge
In a wide-ranging television interview to promote his new book, “Now What? The Biography of a (Finally) Successful Startup,” First Orion Corp. Chairman and CEO Charles Morgan discussed the struggles…
by - February 22, 2019 6:56 am
Rep. Crawford says Opportunity Zones can create ‘base hits’ for economic development
With baseball season here, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said he’s been working with district economic leaders to capitalize on newly announced Opportunity Zones to create base hits locally, not…
by - February 20, 2019 11:42 am
KATV to move to Riverdale campus in 2020
KATV will be moving to a new location in the Riverdale area of Little Rock in early 2020. Its current location at 4th and Main Street, the home to KATV…
by - February 17, 2019 4:33 pm
Senate Leader Hendren says highway plan forging ahead, confident of UAMS cancer institute funding
Senate President Pro Temp Jim Hendren, R-Sulphur Springs, says a $300 million highway plan will easily move through the State Senate and he’s confident that UAMS will secure the $10-20…
by - February 17, 2019 4:32 pm
Democrats push to remove slavery, involuntary servitude from Arkansas Constitution
A proposed constitutional amendment would remove Arkansas’ status as one of two states that still has language allowing for involuntary servitude of citizens. Rep. Vivian Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, hopes fellow…
by - February 15, 2019 1:07 pm
Ritter Communications to spend $7 million to build out high-speed services in Hot Springs
Ritter Communications is investing $7 million in infrastructure construction to build out new high-speed services to Hot Springs. The company announced Friday (Feb. 15) that it would make the investment…
by - February 13, 2019 6:27 pm
46 legislative filings for potential constitutional referrals
The number of potential constitutional amendments for legislative consideration closed at 46 on Wednesday (Feb. 13), the last day of filing. House members filed 29 proposals, or House Joint Resolutions,…
by - February 13, 2019 5:13 pm
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas CEO headed to Colorado
Duane Highley, who has served as the president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. since November 2011, has accepted the position of CEO of…
by - February 11, 2019 9:42 pm
Arkansas Arts Center to relocate to Riverdale Shopping Center during two-year renovation and expansion
The Arkansas Arts Center (AAC) will temporarily relocate to 2510 Cantrell Road in the Riverdale Shopping Center for two and a half years during its upcoming renovation and expansion project….
by - February 10, 2019 3:55 pm
House tax panel chair clarifies highway funding streams; Senate Minority Leader says ‘dark money’ bill likely
A key House Republican and a Democratic Senate leader both expect a highway funding plan to come out of the current legislative session, but its multiple components are still fluid….
by - February 10, 2019 3:18 pm
Republican women’s legislative caucus measures are advancing in session
Last month, the 21 Republican women in the 92nd Arkansas General Assembly formed a new caucus to advance a series of bills that are working their way through committees and…
by - February 8, 2019 3:07 pm
Executive Q&A: Betsy Ward, President & CEO USA Rice Federation
In late December 2018, Congress and President Donald Trump completed work on the $867 billion federal Farm Bill, putting in place the five-year framework for the nation’s agricultural policy. The…
by - February 5, 2019 11:09 pm
Trump calls on Congress to ‘choose greatness’ in SOTU speech
A week later than originally planned, President Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress and the American public. After rattling off…
by - February 3, 2019 10:05 am
Legislators say governor’s tax cut plan could go further, should be opposed
You can find a wide range of opinions on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s revised tax cut plan, which was unveiled last week. Hutchinson and key legislative leaders unveiled a smaller $97…
by - February 3, 2019 12:05 am
Will tort reform return?
Last year’s epic battle to establish constitutional changes in the Arkansas judicial system ended with the state’s high court kicking off the ballot a business and medical community-led proposal for…
by - January 31, 2019 9:44 pm
Interest rates, economic slowdown on bankers’ minds in 2019
A steady uptick in interest rates to keep the economy on a normalized pace has bankers closely watching moves by the Federal Reserve Bank. With four fed fund rate hikes…
by - January 27, 2019 9:55 am
Rep. Andy Davis: ‘Everything on the table’ for potential highway program
A permanent half-cent sales tax for roads. An increase in the motor fuel tax. Registration fees, revenue transfers, and reforming the procurement process. These are all ideas being floated to…
by - January 27, 2019 9:50 am
Cong. Hill, Democratic leader say border wall funding should be discussed
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said there are specific areas of the southern border that should have new wall construction, while Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman Michael John Gray…