by - November 8, 2016 6:12 am
Talk Business & Politics will be providing all-day coverage on Election Day, November 8, 2016. You can watch a live-stream of our coverage in partnership with KATV Channel 7 News…
by - November 7, 2016 8:30 pm
A state senator has placed a hold on the University of Arkansas’ budget to be considered in next year’s legislative session and says he will introduce an amendment that would…
by - November 7, 2016 5:08 pm
State elections officials are preparing for a deluge at the polls on Tuesday as early voting in Arkansas soared to new heights over the past two weeks, easily besting previous…
by - November 7, 2016 5:03 pm
In the past six years, Republicans have gained control of all six of Arkansas’ congressional seats, all seven statewide constitutional officers and two-thirds of the state Legislature, but Democrats still…
by - November 7, 2016 10:21 am
There will be a packed room at Samantha’s Tap Room & Wood Grill about a week after Election Day to show support for Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin’s re-election bid. Invitations…
by - November 6, 2016 9:54 am
Polls show Issue 6, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, to be close and advocates and opponents say they are prepared for either outcome and plan to work together regardless of…
by - November 5, 2016 8:34 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - November 4, 2016 5:49 pm
Three of Arkansas’ four African-American female legislators on Friday (Nov. 4) expressed support for the six Razorback women’s basketball players who knelt during the national anthem the night before. Before…
by - November 4, 2016 2:49 pm
Hillary Clinton has the easiest path to 270 electoral votes, but Donald Trump is within viable reach, according to Talk Business & Politics CEO Roby Brock and Talk Business &…
by - November 3, 2016 8:28 pm
U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton do not agree with a strategy to block any potential Supreme Court nominee of Hillary Clinton, but both say they would have a…
by - November 3, 2016 4:13 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced the following appointments. Stacie Hipp, Pine Bluff, to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. Appointment expires Oct. 1, 2020. Replaces Sandra Priebe. Janice Ivers, Jessieville,…
by - November 3, 2016 4:07 pm
In a 5-2 decision, the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (Nov. 3) denied a petition by Arkansans for Compassionate Care to grant a rehearing of its decision to remove Issue…
by - November 3, 2016 3:09 pm
The last time the Arkansas General Assembly convened a law to exempt military veterans retirement benefits from state income taxes was nixed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Gov. Hutchinson already had…
by - November 3, 2016 3:01 pm
Editor’s note: This story is updated with new information, including a retraction from a national news source. For the second time in three days, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., referred…
by - November 2, 2016 7:39 pm
As open enrollment kicked off this week for the Affordable Care Act, those looking to enroll have experienced sticker shock as 2017 premiums of popular plans sold on HealthCare.gov rose…
by - November 2, 2016 7:06 pm
State senatorial candidate Dave Wallace has been asked to exit the district 22 race after a wrongful death lawsuit was filed in connection with a deadly bus crash Aug. 28…
by - November 2, 2016 6:58 pm
The machines used for voting in Arkansas would be very difficult to tamper with and impossible to hack, and so far there have been few complaints this election cycle, said…
by - November 2, 2016 4:10 pm
Larry McElroy has lived at his home on Commerce Drive for many years, and is retired. He can’t afford to move anywhere else, and he and his neighbors have fought…
by - November 2, 2016 12:58 pm
As budget hearings continue at the State Capitol this week, Arkansas tax collections rebounded in October after seeing noticeable declines in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. According to…
by - November 2, 2016 11:19 am
Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. John Boozman have large leads while the Medical Marijuana Amendment has a small one in the latest Arkansas Poll. The 18th annual poll was designed…
