by - March 6, 2018 8:43 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday (March 6) approved a Department of Human Services appropriation bill for Arkansas Works healthcare expansion with no votes to spare, paving the way for the…
by - March 6, 2018 8:25 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) on Tuesday (March 6) fired back at a group opposing the $4.5 billion “Wind Catcher” project designed to deliver wind-powered energy to Arkansas. SWEPCO, a…
by - March 6, 2018 7:20 pm
Several Democrats have challenged Republican incumbents for county positions in Washington County. Residents will vote May 22 in primary and school board elections, and the general election in November. The…
by - March 6, 2018 6:19 pm
High winds battered many parts of Northeast Arkansas on Tuesday (March 6), but it wasn’t enough to stop Gov. Asa Hutchinson from attending the grand opening of the Lawrence County…
by - March 6, 2018 5:56 pm
Fort Smith mayoral candidate Luis Andrade, a 22-year-old immigrant from Brazil and student at University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS), has received a notable statement of support from Northwest…
by - March 6, 2018 1:51 pm
A top official with the federal agency that investigates and researches alternative medicine in the U.S. told Talk Business & Politics the agency will continue studying the health value of…
by - March 5, 2018 6:57 pm
President Donald Trump’s plan to enact a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminum has some concerned about global trade wars that could hurt Arkansas agriculture…
by - March 5, 2018 6:52 pm
A joint legislative panel on Monday let go of several key appropriations bills necessary to fulfill Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $5.44 billion budget for fiscal 2019, including legislation for a long-awaited…
by - March 5, 2018 3:56 pm
Benton County residents will vote May 22 in primary and school board elections – with a number of Republicans facing off ahead of a November election that features several Democrat…
by - March 5, 2018 2:16 pm
Arkansas became the third state granted a federal waiver allowing it to require some Medicaid expansion beneficiaries to work, and it was the first to have it hand-delivered by the…
by - March 4, 2018 11:53 am
Arkansas’ tax vault is holding $151 million more in revenue than expected through the first eight months of the fiscal year thanks in large part to an improving jobs picture,…
by - March 4, 2018 10:29 am
The leaders of the two state legislative chambers think there has been more policy discussed in the current fiscal session than in previous years, which has complicated the budget work…
by - March 4, 2018 10:01 am
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, chairman of the Appropriations for Homeland Security subcommittee, agrees that Russia interfered in the 2016 Presidential election and despite the Trump administration not implementing sanctions passed…
by - March 4, 2018 7:16 am
Arkansas’ school funding formula was created in response to the long-running Lake View lawsuit against the state. But now that the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the…
by - March 2, 2018 7:40 am
Earlier this week, State Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, was chosen by the Senate Republican caucus to be the next Senate President Pro Tempore. His current role in the Senate is…
by - March 1, 2018 8:08 pm
Sebastian County Republican Party Chairman Gunner DeLay believes a three-way GOP primary for the Arkansas Senate seat representing Fort Smith will garner interest from around the state. Frank Glidewell, former…
by - March 1, 2018 5:37 pm
The last person to file for statewide office in 2018 wants to be the next governor of Arkansas. Leticia Sanders, a 42-year old Maumelle hairdresser, surprised the political establishment by…
by - March 1, 2018 5:10 pm
Fort Smith attorney and Democrat Mosie Boyd has announced her candidacy for Sebastian County Judge, telling Talk Business & Politics defeating Democratic candidate and former Republican Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins…
by - March 1, 2018 3:47 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson created an Arkansas School Safety Commission to study how to prevent school violence, he announced in a Thursday (March 1) press conference. He also said he opposed…
by - March 1, 2018 8:14 am
Rep. Warwick Sabin’s exploratory committee for Little Rock mayor has an event planned for Thursday, March 8th at the home of Bill Dillard, III, and his wife, Tabietha. The host…
