by - January 30, 2018 8:16 pm
A legislative subcommittee heard varying opinions Tuesday (Jan. 30) on how a recent ruling by the Arkansas Supreme Court may impact so-called sovereign immunity cases, which has raised fears in…
by - January 30, 2018 6:18 pm
More than 40 federal, state, county and city officials in Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri signed letters supporting the federal grant that would complete a 265-mile segment of Interstate 49, between…
by - January 30, 2018 6:01 pm
Jonesboro has hired its first “land bank” manager. Jonathan Smith, a city planner in Jonesboro’s Planning Department, has been promoted to this position. Smith, who helped develop the city’s land…
by - January 30, 2018 4:56 pm
After three years of budgetary belt-tightening, the Fort Smith Board of Directors are now considering the development and implementation of a multi-year financial plan. The Board met with representatives from…
by - January 29, 2018 5:38 pm
Chris Joannides, executive director of Fort Smith’s Riverview Hope Campus, provided a status report and discussed goals for year two at a Monday (Jan. 29) meeting of the Future Fort…
by - January 29, 2018 3:44 pm
State Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, pleaded guilty on Monday (Jan. 29) to one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering, and one count of bank fraud. He…
by - January 28, 2018 8:44 pm
After the 2016 Presidential election, Stephens Inc. CEO Warren Stephens was determined to do something to turn around public opinion on “capitalism.” Citing the performance in the Democratic primaries of…
by - January 28, 2018 2:28 pm
The state’s pharmacists say they are losing money on average for every prescription they fill for patients covered by health insurance exchange plans administered by Blue Cross and Ambetter since…
by - January 28, 2018 2:21 pm
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. has dismissed his chief of staff, Clint Reed, a longtime Arkansas political operative who served on Rubio’s presidential and Senate campaigns in 2016. Rubio, a…
by - January 28, 2018 9:48 am
As part of Talk Business & Politics “2018 State of the State” magazine, three Arkansas executives offered their insights on the upcoming year and their expectations. Former Deltic Timber CEO…
by - January 26, 2018 2:50 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to note that Republican Party Chairman Doyle Webb did not say Gov. Asa Hutchinson would defeat challenger Jan Morgan in the GOP primary….
by - January 25, 2018 4:41 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has rejected the language for a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow up to three casinos in restricted parts of the state with tax revenues…
by - January 25, 2018 3:42 pm
Two long-planned, controversial and expensive multistate energy projects with similar routes across Arkansas – one high-wire and the other underground – appear to be at opposite ends of their life…
by - January 24, 2018 5:37 pm
The state of Arkansas will investigate and possibly take action against opioid manufacturers if it determines they behaved unlawfully in worsening the state’s prescription drug problem, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge…
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…
