by - October 23, 2016 11:23 am
Arkansas Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam, R-Judsonia, is worried about the additional costs coming with Arkansas Works and stressed that federal waivers to allow the state more flexibility are…
by - October 23, 2016 9:47 am
A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey shows that opposition remains stronger than support for two medical marijuana proposals that will be on the November ballot. The poll, conducted…
by - October 23, 2016 9:20 am
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce has always been active in pushing business interests, but on Friday (Oct. 21) chamber Board Vice Chairman Joe Carter said the group plans to…
by - October 22, 2016 9:04 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 21, 2016 7:22 pm
Hillary Clinton can be elected president by winning at least one of four swing states and Donald Trump will likely continue to lead his faction of the Republican Party after…
by - October 20, 2016 3:14 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters he still believes GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump can win the race for the White House, but offered again his distaste for Trump’s rhetoric and…
by - October 20, 2016 11:44 am
After seeing thousands of nondurable apparel manufacturing jobs leave eastern Arkansas since the early 1990s, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his economic development team are bringing 400 of those jobs back…
by - October 20, 2016 10:10 am
“The old saying is, ‘Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics,’” said Rep. Doug House, R-North Little Rock, a retired National Guard colonel. “I think in politics, amateurs study policy and…
by - October 19, 2016 11:04 pm
The third and final presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump didn’t live up to the hype and probably won’t change the results, but the defining moment…
by - October 19, 2016 4:45 pm
Sit down with Chris Masingill, co-chair of the Delta Regional Authority, and you’ll soon hear the gospel of how investing in the Delta is working to turnaround the long-struggling region….
by - October 19, 2016 3:26 pm
Jonesboro aldermen unanimously approved about $1.4 million in pay raises this year for firefighters and non-uniformed workers Tuesday night, but Mayor Harold Perrin warned the move could affect capital improvement…
by - October 19, 2016 3:00 pm
Jonesboro residents who have opinions about a proposed $12 million shooting complex in the city will have a chance to voice them to the public. The city will hold a…
by - October 19, 2016 2:55 pm
After the Obama administration announced a small bump on Tuesday (Oct. 18) in cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security benefits next year, AARP officials are asking presidential candidates Donald Trump and…
by - October 19, 2016 2:26 pm
Members of the law enforcement community Wednesday (Oct. 19) expressed their opposition to two measures on the November ballot that would legalize medical marijuana, with the president of the Arkansas…
by - October 18, 2016 10:45 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved $744,267 for the purchase of 12 new fleet trucks and vehicles for the city’s engineering and street departments Tuesday night (Oct. 18), but…
by - October 18, 2016 8:29 pm
With early voting less than a week away in Arkansas, election officials in Arkansas and around the country are preparing for a historic deluge at the polls as presidential candidates…
by - October 17, 2016 11:06 pm
Four Fort Smith city director positions will be on the ballot Nov. 8, but only two will appear as contested races — Ward 2 with incumbent Andre Good versus challenger…
by - October 17, 2016 9:03 pm
The questions surrounding refugees from the Middle East and other parts of the world will soon come to Arkansas as Canopy Northwest Arkansas works to bring 100 or more refugees…
by - October 17, 2016 6:22 pm
Poverty has been a hallmark of the Mississippi River Delta Region, but a federally funded organization is attempting to stem that generations-long problem. One tool utilized by the Delta Regional…
by - October 17, 2016 6:02 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Monday (Oct. 17) she would seek a second term as attorney general in 2018 and that she has raised $71,850 for the effort. Rutledge,…
