by - April 26, 2024 8:58 am
Pryor’s legacy includes integrity, character and empathy
The late U.S. Sen. David Pryor was my hero. In our house, “DP” was like royalty. That probably had a lot to do with me idolizing him, then and now….
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by - March 8, 2018 6:00 pm
Watch a livestream of our Arkansas election townhall here at 7 p.m.
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 - October 27, 2017 12:04 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge opens first-ever district office in Northwest Arkansas
For the first time in the history of the state Attorney General’s office, there is a permanent district office outside the capital city. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Friday (Oct….
by - November 4, 2015 8:30 pm
Sides disagree over use of telemedicine benefit
A form of telemedicine available in 49 other states is a good benefit for employees, said representatives of Walmart, J.B. Hunt, and America’s Car Mart. The Arkansas Medical Society and…
by - November 4, 2015 2:09 pm
John Parke to head DHS Payment Integrity Unit
John Parke of Paron has been hired to lead the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ new Payment Integrity Unit. According to a DHS press release, the unit will focus on…
by - November 4, 2015 2:07 pm
Arkansas Poll: Boozman 38-18% approval, but 44% don’t know
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has a job approval-disapproval rating of 38-18%, while 44% didn’t know or refused to answer the question. Those numbers come from the latest Arkansas Poll…
by - November 4, 2015 1:52 pm
Gov. Hutchinson: Highway tax increase must be offset with other cuts
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (Nov. 4) that any state highway funding solution should be revenue neutral and that the formulas that pay for highways should be changed. He told…
by - November 4, 2015 8:36 am
Confessions of a madly tweeting dinosaur
Bill Vickery – Republican politico and lobbyist and radio talk show hobbyist – was explaining earlier this year to a leadership class of the Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce…
by - November 3, 2015 8:21 am
Talk Business & Politics magazine: The Cuban flair edition
From Cuba to the Capitol cafeteria, the November/December issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine is off the press and on point with business and political news, engaging interviews, interesting…
by - October 22, 2015 10:56 am
Kane Webb named Arkansas’ next Parks and Tourism chief
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has reached inside his staff to name Kane Webb as the next executive director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. The Parks, Recreation and…
by - October 21, 2015 6:16 pm
Author: Higher education, federal agencies should develop talent
Higher education should ditch credit hours in favor of measuring learning, and the federal government should combine three agencies into a Department of Talent, an author said at the Clinton…
by - October 21, 2015 11:00 am
Joseph Steinmetz picked to succeed Gearhart as UA chancellor
Joseph Steinmetz, the executive vice president and provost at Ohio Stat University, has been picked to succeed G. David Gearhart as the sixth chancellor at the University of Arkansas, according…
by - October 20, 2015 7:55 pm
Many Medicaid, private option out-of-staters already removed, DHS says
Many of the 42,891 Arkansas Medicaid and private option recipients whom a consultant says may live out of state have already been terminated from those programs, legislators were told Tuesday…
by - October 20, 2015 5:15 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court grants stay of execution for eight inmates
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday (Oct. 20) agreed with Arkansas officials that a lower court was wrong to halt executions, but upheld a stay of executions pending the outcome…
by - October 20, 2015 4:47 pm
CBID pushes city to be more proactive on infrastructure problems
Business leaders from the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) called on city officials to be more proactive in maintenance efforts around the Historic District. The calls echoed a…
by - October 19, 2015 8:38 pm
Two with university experience say college value waning; ASU boss disputes
College students are paying more and going into more debt for a worse education, legislators were told Monday, while the president of the ASU System defended a college education as…
by - October 19, 2015 1:41 pm
Stephen: Medicaid out-of-staters shows automation need more than fraud
A health care policy consultant says its finding that 42,891 Medicaid and private option recipients may have out-of-state addresses underscores the need for an automated system but does not necessarily…
by - October 17, 2015 12:55 pm
Former banker, U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge launches U.S. Senate bid (Updated)
Eldridge Supply Company in Augusta provided the backdrop Saturday as former U.S. Prosecuting Attorney Conner Eldridge announced a bid for the U.S. Senate. In front of about 75 people, Eldridge,…
by - October 15, 2015 6:38 pm
Unit formed to try to catch Medicaid fraud
The Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services (DMS) and the Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) are proposing to create a Payment Integrity Unit within DHS and…
by - October 14, 2015 5:32 pm
Libertarian Party sues for more time to find candidates
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas has filed suit asking for more time to nominate candidates for the 2016 election cycle, drawing a judge who earlier this year ruled against an…