by - January 24, 2018 4:26 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who has held a hardline position on immigration reform, says there are areas of compromise he’s willing to consider in order to resolve the dilemma…
by - January 24, 2018 10:16 am
On the heels of an Arkansas Supreme Court decision last week, a new ballot initiative group has formed to address concerns regarding sovereign immunity cases against the state. The Committee…
by - January 23, 2018 5:08 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors were not ready to accept a settlement offer from attorney Joey McCutchen at Tuesday’s (Jan. 23) study session following McCutchen’s judicial victory over the…
by - January 22, 2018 8:03 pm
After a weekend of private negotiations, public insults, and occasional radio silence, Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Washington, D.C., brought a short-lived government shutdown to a halt amid promises to…
by - January 22, 2018 7:33 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson is running for re-election to an eight-year term on the state’s highest court, and she’ll likely face a challenger in the May election. Former…
by - January 22, 2018 7:02 pm
Craighead County Judge Ed Hill will not seek a fifth term. Hill, 62, told Talk Business & Politics he’s worked for the county a total of 43 years, and he…
by - January 22, 2018 6:49 pm
American Trucking Associations has worked to see a meal and rest break rule that would be applied nationally and included in a federal spending bill, but the issue cannot be…
by - January 22, 2018 3:37 pm
Union membership in Arkansas climbed to the highest level in nearly a decade in 2017 as nearly 5.1% of the state’s 1,209,000 employed wage and salary workers have an affiliation…
by - January 21, 2018 5:01 pm
The King Can Do No Wrong! That’s the phrase often used to describe sovereign immunity and is reflective of its origin. In short, sovereign immunity is the rule of law…
by - January 20, 2018 10:25 am
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said Friday that he is confident that the U.S., Canada and Mexico will come to a resolution on a new North American Free Trade…
by - January 19, 2018 4:36 pm
The controversial herbicide dicamba cannot be used by Arkansas farmers during the bulk of the 2018 growing season. The Arkansas Legislative Council voted Friday (Jan. 19) to invoke an Arkansas…
by - January 18, 2018 9:49 pm
A lawsuit filed by the City of Little Rock against two exploratory mayoral candidates claims that the would-be challengers for the capital city’s top spot are breaking the law. Little…
by - January 18, 2018 6:09 pm
Thaddeus Caraway’s greatest contribution to U.S. politics and government may be linked to his untimely death. The longtime congressman and U.S. senator died abruptly Nov. 6, 1931 from a blood…
by - January 18, 2018 4:54 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark’s first day on the job was Jan. 9, 2017. Four days later, he formally requested an audit of his department, writing to Internal Auditor…
by - January 18, 2018 3:34 pm
North Arkansas College (NorthArk) appears to have located its Crow cawer, according to a new statement provided to Talk Business & Politics by Labette Community College (LCC) Director of Public…
by - January 17, 2018 7:18 pm
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, believes a path to citizenship for qualifying “Dreamers” already exists and a new amnesty program is not the solution. In an interview with Talk…
by - January 17, 2018 8:59 am
The January 13, 2018 Gillett Coon Supper dinner brought out a slate of state and local candidates who will be running for re-election in May and November. It was the…
by - January 17, 2018 6:51 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an increase in parking meter rates at Tuesday night’s (Jan. 16) meeting, moving from the 25-cent-per-hour rate of the last 32 years to…
by - January 16, 2018 3:31 pm
Neal Martin will make a second attempt at being elected to the Fort Smith Board of Directors, announcing Monday (Jan. 15) he will be a candidate for the position 7,…
by - January 16, 2018 10:47 am
Most of the candidates running for the Legislature’s three open seats support Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works program, which uses federal dollars under Obamacare to purchase private health insurance for…
