by - July 27, 2016 2:03 pm
An amendment that would authorize casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties fell short of the required number of signatures, but backers will have a 30-day “cure period” to collect…
by - July 27, 2016 12:31 pm
Challenger Brian Means will face two opponents for the Zone 2 position on the Fort Smith School Board this September. The medical device representative for Zimmer Biomet says he is…
by - July 27, 2016 11:59 am
Dr. Maria Markham, vice chancellor for academic services at Cossatot Community College, has been recommended by a search committee to be the next director of the Arkansas Department of Higher…
by - July 26, 2016 10:06 pm
Americans should elect Hillary Clinton because she is the “the best darn change maker I have ever known” said the man who married her. Earlier in the day, Hillary Clinton…
by - July 26, 2016 6:22 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue continues to fall short of budget expectations for 2016 with June seeing only a 0.4% bump in revenue, which is 4.9% below budget estimates for…
by - July 26, 2016 4:22 pm
Editor’s note: You can watch the full video of today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily at the end of this report, or download an audio version through the iTunes store…
by - July 26, 2016 3:30 pm
The state’s top income tax rate ultimately should be about 5%, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hutchinson expressed support for a new outcomes-based funding formula for higher education that…
by - July 26, 2016 3:18 pm
The prevailing wisdom for at least two generations for graduating high school seniors is college is the path to a high paying job. That formula has led to trillions of…
by - July 26, 2016 1:09 pm
As the Federal Open Market Committee sits down Tuesday (July 26) to consider again whether to raise the federal funds rates, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and other committee…
by - July 26, 2016 12:57 pm
The Jonesboro Economical Transportation System (JETS) has a new director. JETS transportation supervisor Michael Black, 53, has been selected to replace outgoing director Steve Ewart who is retiring. Black and…
by - July 26, 2016 12:57 pm
The Jonesboro Economical Transportation System (JETS) has a new director. JETS transportation supervisor Michael Black, 53, has been selected to replace outgoing director Steve Ewart who is retiring. Black and…
by - July 25, 2016 10:23 pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders Monday encouraged a raucous crowd to vote for him during the roll call Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention and then to support the Democratic Party nominee,…
by - July 25, 2016 5:59 pm
Edward Tanner, 53, will replace former Jonesboro Chief Operations Officer L.M. Duncan who resigned his post last week. Duncan retired from the position earlier this year but returned after the…
by - July 25, 2016 5:59 pm
Edward Tanner, 53, will replace former Jonesboro Chief Operations Officer L.M. Duncan who resigned his post last week. Duncan retired from the position earlier this year but returned after the…
by - July 25, 2016 2:49 pm
Democrats this week will try to reintroduce Hillary Clinton to the American people, humanizing her as a mother and grandmother with a demonstrated commitment to issues that affect ordinary Americans,…
by - July 25, 2016 9:23 am
An effort is forming to oppose ballot initiatives that would legalize medial marijuana, saying it would lead to increased use of the drug and, eventually, full legalization. The Coalition for…
by - July 24, 2016 9:42 pm
Glen Fenter, president of the Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce (GMACW), has a passion for workforce education in Memphis and the Arkansas Delta region. Likewise, he is passionate…
by - July 24, 2016 9:18 am
Rep. Sheilla Lampkin, D-Monticello, died Saturday, July 23, days after announcing that she would not run for re-election because of ovarian cancer. Lampkin, 70, was serving her third term representing…
by - July 24, 2016 8:47 am
Democratic U.S. Senate presumptive nominee Conner Eldridge says he’s not sure if he’ll put personal money into his campaign challenge against incumbent Republican Sen. John Boozman, but the upstart challenger…
by - July 23, 2016 7:58 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…
