by - November 2, 2016 7:49 am
Government and the national debt have grown so large that the states must restore balance through a never-before-used provision in the Constitution, said a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma. U.S….
by - November 2, 2016 7:14 am
In 2014, Kieran Horne and a handful of friends from Van Buren High School launched the school’s first Secular Student Alliance. Two years later, the group is no more. The…
by - November 1, 2016 10:49 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors revisited the topic of underwriters for bond issues at Tuesday’s (Nov. 1) regular meeting, opting to shift the split on water and sewer bonds…
by - November 1, 2016 10:27 pm
Semi-truck drivers can still expect to use electronic logging devices for hours-of-service compliance starting Dec. 18, 2017, after a federal mandate requiring the devices was upheld in court. On Oct….
by - November 1, 2016 8:26 pm
Passage of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment would cost the Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Finance and Administration between $4 million and $5.8 million annually to regulate,…
by - November 1, 2016 5:21 pm
Tuesday’s version of Talk Business & Politics Daily features a sit-down interview with Ray Hanley, President and CEO of the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. He’s been with AFMC since…
by - October 31, 2016 8:24 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he will commit $10 million in additional funding for higher education in fiscal year 2019 – the first across-the-board funding increase for the state’s colleges and…
by - October 31, 2016 6:36 pm
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…
by - October 31, 2016 6:06 pm
The Joint Committee on Educational Adequacy deadlocked along party lines voting for its required adequacy report Monday, potentially giving Gov. Asa Hutchinson the responsibility for crafting education policies and funding…
by - October 31, 2016 2:40 pm
Transfers to athletics of unrestricted education and general funds have increased an average of 49.3% statewide in the last five years and 19.1% over the last two years, according to…
by - October 31, 2016 1:59 pm
As pump prices hover near or below $2 a gallon, Arkansas drivers are putting more miles on their cars as the state landed among the top 10 states with the…
by - October 31, 2016 1:23 pm
The Senate president pro tempore said the Legislature may self-impose a limit of two referred constitutional amendments and that one of them could change the process for voter-initiated proposals. Sen….
by - October 30, 2016 2:53 pm
Editor’s note: Randy Zook is president and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, and is serving as vice chairman of the Jobs for Arkansas committee….
by - October 30, 2016 2:50 pm
As a former chamber of commerce employee, Issue 3 is appealing. As an Arkansan interested in good public policy, the appeal wanes. Issue 3 would amend Arkansas’ Constitution “to encourage…
by - October 30, 2016 9:44 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson thinks Arkansas could be on the radar for more manufacturing jobs soon, is cautiously optimistic about additional tax cuts, and expects to hear in the very near…
by - October 29, 2016 7:25 pm
The sponsor of Issue 7, the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act which the Supreme Court has removed from the ballot, on Saturday blamed the sponsor of Issue 6, the Arkansas Medical…
by - October 29, 2016 9:29 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 - October 29, 2016 9:01 am
In an exclusive interview with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the Arkansas chief executive said the FBI’s new inquiry into a top Hillary Clinton aide’s emails is a “significant” development and needed…
by - October 28, 2016 5:15 pm
Arkansas election officials say citizen turnout for early voting in most counties is well ahead of the 2012 presidential race. According to preliminary data from Secretary of State Mark Martin’s…
by - October 28, 2016 10:40 am
Real gross domestic product grew at a brisk 2.9% in the third quarter as consumer spending picked up steam in the second half of 2016 just ahead of the Nov….
