by - March 22, 2018 12:09 pm
Earlier this week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a proclamation declaring Tuesday (March 20) as “Agriculture Day in Arkansas.” He met with state employees from the Arkansas Agriculture Department, which encompasses…
by - March 19, 2018 5:33 pm
Paul Spencer has talked a lot about campaign finance reform, but he’s ready to discuss other issues he says are impacting Second Congressional District constituents. Spencer, a Democratic candidate for…
by - March 18, 2018 9:03 am
Arkansas Speaker of the House-designate, Rep. Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, won’t take office until January 2019, but he’s already rolling up his sleeves to gear up for the transition. Appearing…
by - March 14, 2018 2:42 pm
Third-generation farmer Randy Veach is the 10th president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau since its 1935 formation. He and wife Thelma farm near Lost Cane (Mississippi County). He recently sat…
by - March 13, 2018 5:15 pm
A sixth place runner-up for a medical marijuana cultivation center in Garland County hopes an economic impact study of benefits to the region may persuade state officials to add at…
by - March 12, 2018 10:33 pm
It may be known as the PBM special session, but there will be everything from hogs to bingo to highways and 529 plans included in the first special session of…
by - March 12, 2018 12:08 pm
Alec Farmer, owner of a family-owned farm and property and investment management company, is entering the third year of a 10-year term as a member of the Arkansas Highway Commission….
by - March 11, 2018 10:53 am
Arkansas Department of Human Services Director Cindy Gillespie was in a cheerful mood by week’s end as the Arkansas legislature undramatically passed her agency’s often-controversial budget thanks to federal officials…
by - March 11, 2018 10:52 am
UA Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj doesn’t see much upside to tariffs that President Donald Trump says he plans to impose. On Thursday (March 8), Trump pulled the trigger on…
by - March 8, 2018 6:00 pm
Got a question for the election experts? Ask away! TB&P’s Roby Brock, KATV’s Chris May, Rep. Vivian Flowers, and GOP Strategist Robert Coon will discuss the state of this year’s…
by - March 7, 2018 7:28 pm
The Sierra Club is gathering signatures and drumming up public pushback in an effort to quash a potential legislative item from appearing on a special session call they say is…
by - March 4, 2018 10:29 am
The leaders of the two state legislative chambers think there has been more policy discussed in the current fiscal session than in previous years, which has complicated the budget work…
by - March 4, 2018 10:01 am
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, chairman of the Appropriations for Homeland Security subcommittee, agrees that Russia interfered in the 2016 Presidential election and despite the Trump administration not implementing sanctions passed…
by - March 2, 2018 7:40 am
Earlier this week, State Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, was chosen by the Senate Republican caucus to be the next Senate President Pro Tempore. His current role in the Senate is…
by - March 1, 2018 8:14 am
Rep. Warwick Sabin’s exploratory committee for Little Rock mayor has an event planned for Thursday, March 8th at the home of Bill Dillard, III, and his wife, Tabietha. The host…
by - February 25, 2018 9:54 am
Mark West will represent the Libertarian Party of Arkansas on the 2018 general election ballot as the party’s candidate for governor. The Batesville business manager and part-time pastor says state…
by - February 25, 2018 9:39 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, expects an attempt at bipartisanship to reform the Congressional budgeting process, but he’s less certain of consensus on altering gun laws in the wake of…
by - February 22, 2018 7:45 pm
Seasoned political veterans and first-time filers packed the state Capitol rotunda Thursday (Feb. 22) on the first day of the 2018 filing period. When Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin…
by - February 19, 2018 8:48 am
Following a horrific school shooting in Florida last week that left 17 students and teachers dead, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, thinks the national background check system for gun…
by - February 18, 2018 10:23 am
State Sen. Ron Caldwell, R-Wynne, and Rep. Vivian Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, both contend that a path for passage of Arkansas Works exists in this fiscal session, but both say their…
