by - September 17, 2017 5:15 pm
Benefitting from other states’ experiences, at least one national expert is complimentary of Arkansas’ effort to build an oversight system to create a medical marijuana industry in the Natural State….
by - September 12, 2017 2:54 pm
The day after a Politico article on the subject, Lt. Governor Tim Griffin predicted Third District U.S. Rep. Steve Womack will be the next chairman of the House Budget Committee….
by - September 10, 2017 9:59 am
New Political Animals Club President Shane Broadway thinks the time is right to explore an Arkansas Politics Hall of Fame. His club counterparts around the state agree and so do…
by - September 7, 2017 7:57 am
Editor’s note: It’s post Labor Day and we’re headed into the official start of the 2018 campaign season, so it’s time to renew our biennial “Notes from the Campaign Trail”…
by - August 27, 2017 9:51 am
On its 10-year anniversary, economist Mervin Jebaraj dusted off a 2007 economic impact study that shows Frank Broyles’ leadership contributed at least $2.9 billion to Northwest Arkansas’ economy. Jebaraj, interim…
by - August 27, 2017 9:50 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Congress’ busy post-recess agenda includes healthcare reform, tax policy, and dealing with the limits of debt ceiling. But where those efforts land is a large…
by - August 23, 2017 6:39 am
Stressing that he does not believe a U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan will be permanent, despite a 16-year presence and no end in sight, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said President…
by - August 20, 2017 12:00 pm
It is time to either remove Confederate statues from public grounds or to change the plaques that purport their reason for being there. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said on Wednesday: “When…
by - August 20, 2017 9:45 am
In a wide-ranging TV interview, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, paid tribute to former University of Arkansas coach and athletic director Frank Broyles, assessed the President’s handling of the Charlottesville…
by - August 13, 2017 9:30 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., issued a statement on Sunday morning after white supremacists and counterprotestors clashed at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Cotton said white supremacists “betray” American values and…
by - August 11, 2017 12:32 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., says unsuccessful action for decades with North Korea has left the U.S. with few options in the current crisis. Cotton, who appears on this week’s edition…
by - August 6, 2017 10:21 am
Arkansas voters who expressed their support of President Trump find him meeting expectations, more truthful and innocent of Russia collusion by a nearly two-to-one margin. In the latest Talk Business…
by - August 6, 2017 9:33 am
As healthcare reform seems destined for a bipartisan solution in the U.S. Senate, Arkansas’ senior Senator John Boozman said he also expects tax reform to include both sides of the…
by - August 2, 2017 11:34 am
President Donald Trump was joined by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., at a White House news conference on Wednesday (Aug. 2) to tout an overhaul of the nation’s immigration system….
by - July 30, 2017 9:53 am
Economist Mervin Jebaraj sees a lot of positives in the Arkansas economy, but warns that several key indicators need improvement to secure an even stronger future. Appearing on this week’s…
by - July 30, 2017 9:38 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston said Gov. Asa Hutchinson and President Donald Trump’s administration deserve credit for the breakthrough with the reopening of U.S.-China rice and beef…
by - July 21, 2017 7:46 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has been named the new White House press secretary after a communications shop shakeup led to the resignation of familiar face,…
by - July 19, 2017 8:36 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said on Wednesday that following a lunch meeting with President Donald Trump, Republican senators would restart their push for a full and immediate repeal of the…
by - July 18, 2017 9:34 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he is supportive of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest tactic to bring up a 2015 measure that repealed the Affordable Care Act and set…
by - July 16, 2017 9:49 am
Former Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Joe Thompson says the bipartisan work done with the state’s Medicaid expansion program – the Private Option, now Arkansas Works – could be a blueprint…
