by - November 12, 2014 6:48 am
Regnat Populus, the citizens group whose 2012 ethics initiative led to the passage of a voter-approved ethics amendment last Tuesday, is one of three groups forming the Arkansas Democracy Coalition…
by - November 9, 2014 1:36 pm
An online app created by a Searcy company will help medical providers track gifts and other “transfers of value” from drug companies. Founder Tracy Simpson created Clinicpass in response to…
by - November 6, 2014 11:34 pm
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. The loss by Arkansas farmers of millions of dollars unpaid by Brinkley-based…
by - November 6, 2014 2:18 pm
Standing in front of a portrait of Republican governor Frank White in the Capitol Rotunda, Gov.-Elect Asa Hutchinson announced his transition team’s steering committee and said he would not decide…
by - November 5, 2014 8:36 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe, GOP chairman Doyle Webb and Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford assess the state’s political landscape in the wake of historic and unprecedented gains by Arkansas Republicans.
by - November 5, 2014 12:50 am
Governor-elect Asa Hutchinson won his fourth try at a statewide office as Republicans swept all the state and federal races as well as dominating control of the Arkansas statehouse.
by - November 5, 2014 12:46 am
Rep. Tom Cotton, unknown three years ago, continued his political ascent Tuesday with a convincing victory in the Arkansas Senate race over Sen. Mark Pryor. “The people of Arkansas tonight…
by - November 3, 2014 9:12 pm
After a year-and-a-half of campaigning, early voting ended Monday as the campaigns prepared for Election Day efforts that will continue until the polls close on Tuesday.
by - October 31, 2014 5:50 pm
Arkansas hospitals had $69.2 million less in losses due to uncompensated care in the first six months of 2014 compared to the same time period a year ago – a…
by - October 24, 2014 7:50 pm
While Arkansas voters have been bombarded with TV ads this election season, there has been another big media battle taking place on smart phones and computers across the state.
by - October 22, 2014 5:49 pm
Businesses that received five or more hours of help in 2012 from the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center created more jobs and increased their sales more than other…
by - October 17, 2014 3:55 pm
Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said national security issues like ISIS and the Ebola virus cannot be adequately addressed unless the nation solves its debt problem. His Democratic opponent, Heber Springs…
by - October 16, 2014 7:24 pm
Asa Hutchinson (R) and Mike Ross (D) both want the state to join a lawsuit by 12 other states against proposed EPA regulations that would reduce carbon emissions by coal…
by - October 16, 2014 2:42 pm
Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, and Democrat John Burkhalter both want to use the lieutenant governor’s office to encourage job-creating and workforce training policies, while Libertarian Christopher Olson said the…
by - October 15, 2014 9:07 pm
Republican Leslie Rutledge said she is the only attorney general candidate who will stand up to President Obama’s “overreaching federal government,” while Rep. Nate Steel, D-Nashville, touted his legislative package…
by - October 15, 2014 7:32 pm
Arkansas’ unemployment rate is expected to drop to 5.3% – nearly full employment – by 2016, despite jobs growing at only moderate levels. Meanwhile, personal income and retail sales will…
by - October 13, 2014 4:23 pm
In a U.S. Senate debate held Monday on the UCA campus, Republican Senate hopeful Cong. Tom Cotton said incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor has “loyally supported Barack Obama’s agenda,” while…
by - October 13, 2014 1:08 pm
Former North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays, the Democratic candidate for the Second Congressional District, said today that he wouldn’t have voted for the Affordable Care Act. His Republican opponent,…
by - October 12, 2014 9:20 am
After a year-and-a-half of attack ads and press releases, Sen. Mark Pryor and Cong. Tom Cotton will square off twice in back-to-back debate performances.
by - October 9, 2014 6:39 pm
CHI St. Vincent Health System generated more than $650 million in net patient revenue and $45.6 million in operating earnings during fiscal year 2014, which ended June 30. Operating earnings…
