by - August 19, 2010 8:10 pm
The more than 65 attending a healthcare reform discussion Thursday (Aug. 18) afternoon at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce heard the following phrases many times: “It depends.” “The…
by - August 19, 2010 2:52 pm
Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District is leaning toward Republican candidate Tim Griffin according to a new Talk Business Poll conducted by Talk Business Research and Hendrix College. The poll shows shows…
by - August 18, 2010 11:27 am
In a little less than three weeks Polk County Sheriff Mike Oglesby will travel with his wife to Washington D.C. to be sworn in as the U.S. Marshal for the…
by - August 17, 2010 9:40 pm
The Tuesday night event was a fundraiser and designed to motivate the political base for November.
by - August 17, 2010 12:04 pm
Linda Ward is the first female to serve as chief deputy prosecuting attorney in Sebastian County, according to a Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue. Ward was promoted to the…
by - August 16, 2010 4:47 pm
On the day many candidates for state office are filing their campaign reports, there was political activity on the media front. Cong. John Boozman, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate,…
by - August 16, 2010 7:15 am
An upcoming statewide video conference may hit upon a formula Glen Fenter says is showing practical and real results for West Memphis and other economically-challenged areas of the Arkansas Delta….
by - August 14, 2010 3:20 pm
Amidst the backdrop of struggling tax revenues and a controversy involving vehicles used by state employees, Gov. Mike Beebe and GOP gubernatorial challenger Jim Keet spoke to the Arkansas State…
by - August 13, 2010 7:06 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Only 32 candidates have filed for the 69 Crawford County municipal positions up for reelection in November. Filing opened on Aug. 4 and runs through…
by - August 13, 2010 12:15 pm
Leading U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Cong. John Boozman, met face-to-face at a forum of statewide county elected officials in Hot Springs. Roby Brock at TalkBusiness.net, a content…
by - August 12, 2010 3:33 pm
The Ozark-Jeta Taylor powerhouse will get $13 million in money from the federal stimulus budget, according to a statement from U.S. Sens. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and Mark Pryor, D-Ark. The…
by - August 11, 2010 6:54 pm
David Whitaker is calling on national Democrats to extend the Bush tax cuts for middle-class Americans but “roll back those for the very wealthy.” What’s more, he says his position…
by - August 11, 2010 6:23 pm
Limited funding is flowing and construction will soon begin on the Arkansas portion of the Bella Vista Bypass — a key section of Interstate 49 of which the completion could…
by - August 11, 2010 8:06 am
The gubernatorial race between Gov. Mike Beebe and Republican Jim Keet appears to be off and running, according to this report from Roby Brock at TalkBusiness.net. Keet took square Tuesday…
by - August 10, 2010 10:36 pm
George Catsavis and Patrick Jacobs will face each other in November in the race for Fort Smith City Director, Position 4. Catsavis received 522 votes (41.17%) in the municipal primary,…
by - August 10, 2010 3:52 pm
There was virtually no discussion during the Tuesday (Aug. 10) Fort Smith board of directors study session on a proposed plan to revamp the city’s administrative organizational chart. Board members…
by - August 8, 2010 10:35 pm
A change in the city’s organizational chart and annexation of 325 acres for a new housing subdivision are two top items the Fort Smith board of directors will review at…
by - August 6, 2010 6:16 pm
There were 91 votes cast in early voting between Tuesday and Friday in the lone primary race for the Fort Smith board of directors. George Catsavis, Patrick Jacobs and Marshall…
by - August 5, 2010 4:37 pm
It won’t be the defining issue of the U.S. Senate race in Arkansas, but the U.S. Senate confirmation of Elena Kagan does spell out the political philosophies of Democratic Sen….
by - August 5, 2010 9:32 am
The evidence appears overwhelming that expiration of the “Bush-era” tax cuts would increase the tax bill for most middle-income families in Arkansas and Oklahoma. The tax cuts were part of…
