by - August 25, 2018 8:55 pm
Sen. McCain dies at age 81, Arkansas politicos respond
U.S. Sen. John McCain, a man who survived more than five years in a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp and ran twice for the presidency of the United States, died…
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by - August 23, 2018 8:36 pm
Hill’s 2nd District veterans’ mailer legal, but Tucker objects to political messaging and timing
A Second Congressional District mailer sent by U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, is stirring political controversy, but the guidelines for using the franking privilege followed federal law and House…
by - August 23, 2018 5:46 am
Arkansas Municipal League selects Mark Hayes as executive director
Following the recent death of longtime Arkansas Municipal League executive director Don Zimmerman, the city advocacy group has selected Mark Hayes to lead the organization. Hayes has served as General…
by - August 22, 2018 9:47 pm
AG’s office investigating legislators for fraud; Rutledge releases personnel records
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office is investigating more than one legislator for fraud who has not yet been charged with a crime, her office said Wednesday (Aug. 22) during…
by - August 22, 2018 7:18 pm
Arkansas’ top job-hunters say unfilled jobs hurting economy, cite ‘skills gap’
Arkansas’ top job recruiters empathized with manufacturing industry leaders today concerning the growing U.S. jobs skills gap that is hurting productivity and leaving thousands of key positions unfilled just as…
by - August 22, 2018 2:21 pm
St. Louis Fed: U.S. economy to see 3% GDP expansion in 2018
A consensus of Federal Reserve forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to expand at an annual rate of 3% in 2018 following the strong reading in the second quarter and…
by - August 22, 2018 11:10 am
Calloway works to boost Jonesboro growth, quality of life projects
Tiffny Calloway’s life has been the tale of two cities. She grew up in Pine Bluff and was the valedictorian for her high school class at Watson Chapel High School….
by - August 21, 2018 8:47 pm
Millspaugh reinstated to the city’s parks commission after earlier termination
The termination of Casey Millspaugh from the Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Commission came to a quiet conclusion Tuesday night (Aug. 21) with the city’s Board of Directors reinstating him…
by - August 21, 2018 6:26 pm
President Trump rolls back Obama-era climate change rules
As widely expected, President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug. 21) repealed the Obama era “Clean Power Plan” and installed laxer regulations that federal EPA officials said would cut greenhouse gas…
by - August 21, 2018 4:57 pm
EPA/DOJ offer limited response to questions on Fort Smith consent decree negotiations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials have responded to Talk Business & Politics’ requests for comment on the recent (Aug. 10) meeting between their representatives…
by - August 21, 2018 4:36 pm
U.S. Chamber officials quietly lobby Trump administration on declining U.S. inbound travel
As President Donald Trump continues to push for more information on visa applicants entering the country, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-sponsored coalition is quietly lobbying the administration and Congress to…
by - August 21, 2018 4:09 pm
The University of Constant Change: Higher education leaders discuss technology, ‘K-16’
Society will change in many ways during the next 30 years, and thanks to changing demographics, technology and ever-changing workforce demands, higher education may undergo the most dramatic transformation of…
by - August 21, 2018 11:08 am
Judge rules in favor of Democrats in AG Rutledge personnel records
A Pulaski County Judge ruled Monday (Aug. 20) in a political tussle over previous state employment records of Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, but answers to many of the questions are…
by - August 20, 2018 5:30 pm
ASU’s growing online degree program for those ‘motivated to graduate’
As Nathaniel Charles Todd stepped on the stage to receive a diploma at Arkansas State University’s spring commencement ceremony, he and the university recorded milestones. Todd was recognized as ASU’s…
by - August 20, 2018 5:03 pm
Atheist group plans appearance Monday night at Bentonville School Board meeting
A national civil liberties group that advocates the separation of church and state plans to attend the Bentonville School District’s board of education meeting Monday (Aug. 20). Nick Fish, national…
by - August 19, 2018 7:43 pm
Civil rights leader John Lewis campaigns for Clarke Tucker in Little Rock
Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, who spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 during the same March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream”…
by - August 19, 2018 3:38 pm
Fort Smith city administration draws ‘red line’ over federal consent decree
The city of Fort Smith has drawn a “red line” on the federal consent decree, according to a new statement from City Administrator Carl Geffken, who said the city is…
by - August 17, 2018 4:26 pm
Arkansas jobless rate dips to 3.7%
Arkansas’ jobless rate dipped back to near-record territory a day after Gov. Asa Hutchinson pre-empted the state’s monthly employment status report during an agriculture summit in Little Rock where he…
by - August 17, 2018 12:09 pm
Medical Marijuana board gets low quote from Boston consulting firm to score, review pharmacy applications
The state Medical Marijuana Commission announced Friday (Aug. 17) that it has received two varied proposals to review and score the state’s 203 applications to locate up to 32 medical…
by - August 16, 2018 9:18 pm
Interim UAFS chancellor named, UA System president to visit campus
Dr. Edward Serna, chief of staff and vice chancellor for strategic initiatives at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, has been named interim university chancellor by UA System President…