by - July 11, 2014 1:23 pm
With four gubernatorial candidates on stage at a Hot Springs debate held by the Arkansas Press Association, Mike Ross and Asa Hutchinson took plenty of shots at each other. Joshua…
by - July 11, 2014 12:07 pm
There were few fireworks in the Lt. Governor and Attorney General debates at the Arkansas Press Association in Hot Springs on Friday. Cong. Tim Griffin, the Republican nominee for Lt….
by - July 6, 2014 9:18 am
In a Talk Business & Politics interview, GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson spelled out aspects of his jobs plan for Arkansas. He also noted his interest in reforming the state’s regulatory agencies.
by - July 2, 2014 12:34 am
U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, told an Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce crowd on Tuesday (July 1) that the crumbling military situation in Iraq has led to an insurgent group…
by - July 2, 2014 12:15 am
32 hours. Three calendar days. Two locations. One special session. Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up a short special session passing bills to address a public school employee insurance crisis, prison overcrowding…
by - July 1, 2014 2:07 pm
Arkansas’ $1.3 billion steel mill superproject in northeast Arkansas has closed on its private equity financing. Next up, construction and maybe another superproject. State officials and Big River Steel CEO…
by - July 1, 2014 11:24 am
Senate hopeful Tom Cotton was all business on Tuesday. Cong. Cotton, the Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor, received the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Businesses…
by - June 29, 2014 9:28 am
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross’ jobs plan includes cutting red tape, investing in education, reorganizing workforce strategies, and slicing taxes. But Ross says there may be more on the tax cut front that could be done to recruit companies and jobs to Arkansas.
by - June 29, 2014 9:06 am
A co-chair of a task force on teacher health insurance says after this week’s special session, his group plans to study privatizing the troubled school benefits program. Appearing on this…
by - June 24, 2014 5:49 pm
The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) board of directors agreed to back $5 million in bridge-gap funding for the $1.3 billion Big River Steel Mill project in Northeast Arkansas. At…
by - June 24, 2014 9:03 am
In Arkansas’ high-profile U.S. Senate race, voters may just have to cast their vote for who they hate the least. For nearly 11 months, incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor and…
by - June 24, 2014 6:26 am
State lawmakers will begin a series of meetings to review and revamp Arkansas’ workforce education and training programs on Tuesday (June 24). Sen. Jane English (R-North Little Rock) will lead…
by - June 23, 2014 5:03 pm
Arkansas House members will meet in the historic Old State House during next week’s special session.
by - June 23, 2014 8:06 am
Gov. Mike Beebe says math, not health, may eventually determine the fate of the Private Option. Appearing on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, Beebe said it would…
by - June 22, 2014 9:26 am
Gov. Mike Beebe is heading overseas for his third European trade mission in five years. Where is he headed and what are his goals?
by - June 19, 2014 12:15 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe said he’s not calling a special session on changes to the public school employee insurance program until he sees a roll call from each chamber of the legislature with a big majority in both. He also open to other items on a special session’s call.
by - June 17, 2014 11:27 am
Arkansas lawmakers heard about the next wave of Private Option concepts that will be debated as the program moves forward.
by - June 15, 2014 9:34 am
Hospital CEO Peter Banko says state efforts to control health care costs – such as Gov. Mike Beebe’s Payment Reform Initiative – are working.
by - June 14, 2014 9:27 am
Arkansas gubernatorial candidates Asa Hutchinson and Mike Ross spoke in back-to-back appearances to a Delta advocacy group to discuss issues of concern for the region and the state as a…
by - June 14, 2014 7:29 am
Democratic incumbent Senator Mark Pryor faced a friendly audience at the Delta Grassroots Caucus a day after his Republican rival riled the group. On Friday, Pryor told the Democratic-heavy crowd…
