by - January 30, 2012 6:59 pm
Arkansas House, Senate races taking shape
With filing season less than a month away, candidates for the Arkansas House and Senate are starting to come into clearer picture. In the latest update of a Talk Business…
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by - January 30, 2012 3:21 pm
Beebe announces boards and commissions appointments
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) today (Jan. 30) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Joseph Beck, M.D., Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas State Medical Board. Appointment expires Dec….
by - January 27, 2012 3:45 pm
No second term for Fort Smith Director Hutchings
Fort Smith City Director Don Hutchings has decided to not seek a second four-year term on the board, saying he has to focus 100% on an $8 million expansion of…
by - January 26, 2012 6:43 pm
Womack touts mayoral roots with ‘Fairness’ bill
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, said his experience as mayor of Rogers was the driving motivation for his support and sponsorship of a bill that aims to make online retailers…
by - January 26, 2012 3:04 pm
Budget cuts outlined; 188th future still uncertain (Updated)
More details released Thursday (Jan. 26) by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta about “substantial” defense budget cuts did little to provide clarity as to the future of military units in…
by - January 26, 2012 6:11 am
Gosack ‘surprised’ at county vote on water park
On Tuesday night, by vote of 7-6, the Sebastian County Quorum Court decided against moving forward on the Ben Geren Aquatics Facility. City Administrator Ray Gosack told The City Wire…
by - January 25, 2012 1:24 pm
Beebe unsure about severance tax support
Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday (Jan. 25) he is “re-evaluating” his support for a proposed ballot initiative that would raise Arkansas’ severance tax. Sheffield Nelson, a former natural gas company…
by - January 24, 2012 9:13 pm
Quorum Court vote raises doubts with Aquatic park
Sebastian County Quorum Court members failed to reach an agreement on the oft-debated Ben Geren Park Aquatics Facility Tuesday night (Jan. 24) at the monthly meeting. However, the deal could…
by - January 24, 2012 6:11 pm
Process begins to approve alliance funding
Arkansas Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, has gained Joint Budget Committee approval for a plan designed to help support regional groups focused on economic development. On Tuesday (Jan. 24), the…
by - January 24, 2012 6:03 pm
Recent domestic violence perplexes Beebe
Those who have closely watched the administration of Gov. Mike Beebe (D) know that the Governor is rarely stumped. But he says he’s perplexed as to how or if state…
by - January 19, 2012 2:33 pm
Arkansas officials pursue hybrid health exchange
When Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford “quashed” plans for a state-run health insurance exchange in early December, he noted that Arkansas would join a federal program with little local input. Not…
by - January 18, 2012 7:03 pm
Corps to close area campsites
The Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers says “tight budgets” will lead to changes at several of its parks, including closing less-efficient facilities. The Corps plans to…
by - January 18, 2012 4:27 pm
Obama’s Keystone move disappoints Arkansas Politicians
President Barack Obama’s refusal to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline sparked an intense round of political finger-pointing, with Arkansas’ two Democratic members of Congress also expressing disappointment with…
by - January 17, 2012 8:25 pm
Fort Smith Board approves bond refinance, ends broadcasts
“It was a favorable day at the bond market.” That’s how Dennis Hunt of Stephens Inc. Investment Bankers described Tuesday’s (Jan. 17) sale of Fort Smith water and sewer refunding…
by - January 17, 2012 11:11 am
Pevehouse seeks return to Fort Smith Board
Former Fort Smith City Director Ken Pevehouse seeks a return to the city Board with a challenge to City Director Steve Tyler for the Ward 1 post. Pevehouse, 48, was…
by - January 17, 2012 10:53 am
Legislative leaders review Beebe budget
There were no big surprises in Gov. Mike Beebe’s (D) FY 2013 budget proposal, but key budget leaders expressed ideas for additional spending priorities. On Tuesday (Jan. 17), Richard Weiss,…
by - January 16, 2012 7:14 pm
UAFS hosts Martin Luther King Jr. ceremony
The event included history presentations, a symbolic march and music at the UAFS Bell Tower.
by - January 16, 2012 5:32 pm
Brummett: Obama a problem for Arkansas Democrats
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette political columnist John Brummett was our guest on this week’s edition of Talk Business to discuss national and state politics. Brummett contends that Obama will be beaten badly…
by - January 16, 2012 8:40 am
City agenda full with broadcast, Marshals money, tax extension
On the last night of televised board meetings, the Fort Smith Board of Directors will formally vote Tuesday (Jan. 17) to change the city ordinance that provides for live coverage…
by - January 12, 2012 3:40 pm
Arkansas Lawmakers debate tax changes, tax review nixed
Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, used Thursday’s interim Joint Revenue and Tax Committee to push for tax incentives for impoverished regions of Arkansas, but the committee chairman challenged the panel to…