by - February 24, 2017 6:01 am
A House committee Thursday advanced a proposed amendment to enact tort reform after approving changes to the resolution that would raise the proposed cap on damages and reduce the Legislature’s…
by - February 24, 2017 5:54 am
A bill requiring constitutional, legislative and judicial candidates in Arkansas to file their campaign finance reports online passed a Senate committee Thursday, while the full Senate passed a bill requiring…
by - February 23, 2017 6:42 pm
The city of Fort Smith has named Jerry Walters as the new utilities director, heading up the department responsible for the city’s water and wastewater assets, and being a key…
by - February 23, 2017 6:26 pm
Known as the silent killer, heart disease claims one woman’s life every 80 seconds outpacing the deaths of all forms of cancer. To help change that reality, more than 1,000…
by - February 23, 2017 6:04 pm
Economic decline and depopulation have been hallmarks in the Mississippi Delta region for the last couple of decades. More than nine years ago Newport Economic Development Commission Executive Director Jon…
by - February 23, 2017 5:48 pm
A bill that would enable individuals in certain occupations to challenge regulations failed to advance past a House committee Thursday (Feb. 23) after opponents argued it would make it easier…
by - February 23, 2017 5:28 pm
A House panel on Thursday (Feb. 23) replayed almost verbatim a meeting from a week ago and ended up with nearly the exact same results – the rejection of the…
by - February 23, 2017 4:36 pm
The city of Fort Smith has filed a formal dispute resolution in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of a request to spend money in-city rather than sending…
by - February 23, 2017 4:04 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson opened a national energy summit at the nation’s capital on Thursday (Feb. 23) by saying the U.S. needs to do more to protect the nation’s energy grid…
by - February 23, 2017 2:47 pm
Talk Business & Politics’ Roby Brock participated via Skype in the White House press briefing on Thursday (Feb. 23) asking for clarification on the Trump administration’s approach to regulating marijuana…
by - February 23, 2017 11:33 am
William Dudley, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has a theory as to why consumers have not spent more of the money they have saved…
by - February 23, 2017 10:30 am
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - February 23, 2017 8:55 am
Shares of Deltic Timber touched a 52-week high Wednesday after a Memphis-based investment firm said it and the El Dorado-based natural resources and timberland company were approached by “multiple parties…
by - February 23, 2017 8:29 am
Little Rock’s Communication Sales & Leasing said Thursday (Feb. 23) that it will change its bulky corporate name to “Uniti Group Inc.”, and will begin trading under the stock symbol…
by - February 22, 2017 8:59 pm
Democracy is not always pretty, with proof of that being a raucous town hall held Wednesday (Feb. 22) in Springdale by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. Cotton took questions from…
by - February 22, 2017 8:56 pm
An eleventh-hour agreement that attached a six-page amendment to legislation allowing Walmart and other grocery store chains to sell an expanded selection of wines was approved late Wednesday (Feb. 22)…
by - February 22, 2017 8:54 pm
Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives Wednesday failed to pass a bill that would cap workers’ compensation benefits at 450 weeks and passed a bill requiring Arkansas students to…
by - February 22, 2017 8:49 pm
A proposed constitutional amendment that would require Arkansas voters to present a photo ID was advanced by a House committee Wednesday. Meanwhile, another proposal that would change the way constitutional…
by - February 22, 2017 8:44 pm
A Senate committee on Wednesday gave a “do pass” recommendation to legislation that would give charter schools across the state the “right of first refusal” to purchase facilities that are…
by - February 22, 2017 6:50 pm
The recent quarter was good for Walmart U.S., but the CEO of the division still has a long list of improvements he wants to make within the retailer’s flagship unit….
