by - April 7, 2011 3:55 pm
The House State Agencies Committee made short work defeating a Senate plan and proposed amendment that could have advanced the Congressional redistricting debate. SB 871 by Sen. Robert Thompson, D-Paragould,…
by - April 6, 2011 4:06 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The scenarios abound for the next round of Congressional redistricting, which…
by - April 6, 2011 11:23 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] It didn’t take long for the Arkansas State Senate to dispatch…
by - April 5, 2011 10:59 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After two days of deliberation, State Senators advanced a Congressional redistricting…
by - April 5, 2011 8:31 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors changed direction Tuesday night on a new spay and neuter policy by tabling for six months a second reading of an ordinance approved March…
by - April 5, 2011 4:26 pm
A review of rules requiring more detail on public school athletic spending is scheduled for April 11 in Little Rock following a meeting of the Arkansas Board of Education. The…
by - April 5, 2011 7:15 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Shortly before the Monday (April 4) afternoon Senate State Agencies Committee…
by - April 4, 2011 4:54 pm
Fort Smith attorney Brian Meadors fired a legal shot across the bow Monday, saying he is prepared to sue the city of Fort Smith if it does not accept a…
by - April 4, 2011 12:10 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] One has a pivotal legislative vote, the other will defend it…
by - April 4, 2011 9:32 am
Year-over-year gains in Arkansas tax collections may be offset by individual and corporate tax refunds later in the fiscal year, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration. For…
by - April 4, 2011 8:11 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The Arkansas Legislature handled a lot of it’s business, but one…
by - April 4, 2011 8:05 am
Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. It was a crazy final week at the…
by - April 1, 2011 4:46 pm
The petition drive to force an election on enactment of a 1% prepared food tax is in trouble. On Mar. 26, about 4,460 signatures were submitted to Fort Smith City…
by - March 31, 2011 4:12 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Months in the making, the Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA) cleared the…
by - March 31, 2011 3:46 pm
The Democratic Party of Arkansas and the Arkansas Republican Party kicked out press releases Thursday afternoon following the approval in the Arkansas House of Representatives of the “Fayetteville to the…
by - March 31, 2011 1:38 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A controversial Congressional redistricting plan — the "Fayetteville to the Fourth"…
by - March 30, 2011 8:41 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After days of negotiations and partisan criticism, Rep. Clark Hall, D-Marvell,…
by - March 30, 2011 9:14 am
A bill promoting development in downtown districts appears headed for another defeat in the Arkansas Senate. Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, filed HB 1118 on Jan. 12, with the bill…
by - March 29, 2011 4:14 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Political wrangling over health care reform could throw a monkey wrench…
by - March 29, 2011 3:01 pm
Expansion of Arkansas’ media shield law to include television reporters and Internet-based journalists is headed to the desk of Gov. Mike Beebe for his expected signature. Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort…
