by February 28, 2011 7:00 pm
-Omnibus Health Insurance Package Being Prepared
A package of perhaps 10 bills is being prepared to help Arkansas implement aspects of the controversial federal health care reform law passed by Congress last year.
by February 28, 2011 7:00 pm
-A package of perhaps 10 bills is being prepared to help Arkansas implement aspects of the controversial federal health care reform law passed by Congress last year.
by February 28, 2011 7:00 pm
-In the end, it looks like Gov. Mike Beebe will get his man – or men, we should say.
by February 27, 2011 7:00 pm
-According to the latest state realtors report, January home sales in Arkansas leaped 14.6% compared to one year ago – a sign of rebounding consumer confidence.
by February 27, 2011 7:00 pm
-Drafts and revisions of a comprehensive prison and sentencing reform measure have been circulating the halls of the state capitol for weeks, but the basic concept behind the overhaul may have solidified in voters’ minds already.
by February 27, 2011 7:00 pm
-It has received little attention in this legislative session because it is not a top session concern this year, but the state’s Medicaid system is headed towards the brink of disaster.
by February 27, 2011 7:00 pm
-Will Bond, the former Jacksonsville legislator and new chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, understands pressure.
by February 27, 2011 7:00 pm
-Secretary of State Mark Martin has launched a website to share information on the redistricting process about to take place in Arkansas.
by February 26, 2011 7:00 pm
-Recent acquisitions made by Little Rock-based Windstream have positioned the rural telephone company for revenue and earnings growth in the coming years in a surprising arena: the wireless industry.
by February 25, 2011 7:00 pm
-Our content partner, The City Wire, offers its quarterly look into the Fort Smith regional economy and sees a slight decline from the previous quarter.
by February 25, 2011 7:00 pm
-Jane and Frank Lyon, Jr. have donated $1.5 million to the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
by February 25, 2011 7:00 pm
-Publicly and privately, state lawmakers – who are charged with redrawing Congressional District lines – are outlining the high-stakes risks and rewards that could influence Arkansas’ federal elections for the next decade.
by February 25, 2011 7:00 pm
-With nearly two months of the regular session in the rear view mirror, there still remains a lot of unresolved issues that the 88th General Assembly and Gov. Mike Beebe must address. Consider:
by February 25, 2011 7:00 pm
-Former state legislator and Gov. Beebe confidante Jon Fitch, director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, passed away after complications from a stroke, Talk Business has confirmed.
by February 24, 2011 7:00 pm
-The filing period for House District 54 closed at noon today and 7 candidates have declared their intentions to run.
by February 24, 2011 7:00 pm
-If you don’t subscribe to our Friday Arkansas Report, you’re missing out on valuable inside political scoop. Click here to check out the details and subscribe.
by February 23, 2011 7:00 pm
-Minutes before threatening weather and possible tornadoes moved through the capital city, House Speaker Robert Moore unveiled his plans for a major highway program that could be a political lightning rod.
In fact, an hour after his press conference, lightning struck the capitol dome.
by February 23, 2011 7:00 pm
-As we reported on Sunday, Arkansas’ director of Higher Education, Dr. Jim Purcell, is headed to Louisiana to take a comparable post.
by February 22, 2011 7:00 pm
-It’s been a busy week already for Chesapeake Energy.
by February 22, 2011 7:00 pm
-Will Bond, the new chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, is our guest on this week’s upcoming episode of Talk Business.
by February 22, 2011 7:00 pm
-For a lot of readers, we offer a simple primer on General Improvement Funds, a lower-profile aspect to the budgeting process that involves a lot of internal politics in the state capitol power structure.