by - July 19, 2016 1:23 pm
An Ethics Commission complaint has been filed against the Arkansas Health Care Association alleging that it is operating as a ballot question committee and must file the necessary financial reports….
by - July 19, 2016 10:57 am
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson this week was named chair of the National Governors Association’s Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee. The committee is concerned with homeland security; the National Guard…
by - July 19, 2016 10:57 am
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson this week was named chair of the National Governors Association’s Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee. The committee is concerned with homeland security; the National Guard…
by - July 19, 2016 10:55 am
Betty Guhman, a senior advisor for Gov. Asa Hutchinson since 2014 and a longtime associate of his, has been named interim director of the Department of Human Services Division of…
by - July 19, 2016 10:55 am
Betty Guhman, a senior advisor for Gov. Asa Hutchinson since 2014 and a longtime associate of his, has been named interim director of the Department of Human Services Division of…
by - July 19, 2016 10:13 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with comment from J.R. Davis, spokesman for Gov. Asa Hutchinson. ––––––––––––––––––– The Arkansas Ethics Commission will meet in Little Rock July 22 to discuss whether Gov….
by - July 18, 2016 9:08 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, told the Republican National Convention Monday that his father and grandfather fought in wars so their children and grandchildren might live in peace, and he and…
by - July 18, 2016 8:10 pm
The process of Arkansas officials adopting rules for telemedicine, which has been ongoing for more than a year, did not get any shorter after a joint Public Health, Welfare and…
by - July 18, 2016 5:12 pm
In today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, political columnist John Brummett and Politico national reporter Katie Glueck discuss a variety of convention theatrics. Brummett, who writes for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,…
by - July 18, 2016 10:01 am
Greg Murray is one of four non-incumbent candidates to enter the race for the Fort Smith School Board after one of the district’s most highly publicized – and controversial –…
by - July 17, 2016 6:41 pm
The Republican National Convention has released its schedule of prime-time convention speakers, with three Arkansans included. U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is one of 26 speakers scheduled to speak Monday…
by - July 17, 2016 2:26 pm
Editor’s note: Sam T. Sicard is president and CEO of First National Bank of Fort Smith. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of…
by - July 17, 2016 8:40 am
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and former Gov. Jim Guy Tucker contend that both upcoming major political party conventions will tap the unrest in the general electorate but in significantly different…
by - July 16, 2016 9:42 am
Democratic officeholders and prospective officeholders touted their party Friday night at the 35th annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Conner Eldridge, candidate for U.S. Senate, said…
by - July 16, 2016 7:15 am
Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that he understands voters’ “road rage” but said they should support Democrats’ positive agenda, not what he said is a divisive one offered by…
by - July 16, 2016 7:06 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 - July 15, 2016 4:32 pm
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for a more active and aggressive political center and said the recent vote by British citizens to leave the European Union was a…
by - July 15, 2016 4:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (July 15) announced the following appointments: Senator Joyce Elliott, Little Rock, to the Southern Regional Education Board. Appointment expires June 30, 2020. Reappointment. Dr. Rodney…
by - July 15, 2016 4:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (July 15) announced the following appointments: Senator Joyce Elliott, Little Rock, to the Southern Regional Education Board. Appointment expires June 30, 2020. Reappointment. Dr. Rodney…
by - July 15, 2016 4:00 pm
On today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, Gov. Asa Hutchinson stakes out his position on three proposals likely to be on the November ballot. Hutchinson said he’s against medical marijuana…
