by - July 11, 2016 2:58 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 - July 11, 2016 12:42 pm
Lt. Governor Tim Griffin (R) announced Monday he is seeking re-election when his term ends in 2018. In a statement from his office, Griffin noted that he had cut his…
by - July 11, 2016 12:42 pm
Lt. Governor Tim Griffin (R) announced Monday he is seeking re-election when his term ends in 2018. In a statement from his office, Griffin noted that he had cut his…
by - July 11, 2016 12:38 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery finished fiscal year 2016 with sales of $455.6 million, up 11.5% over 2015, the lottery officials announced Monday in a report released Monday to the Legislature’s…
by - July 10, 2016 12:17 pm
The medical marijuana debate will ramp up now that at least one medical marijuana issue is on Arkansas’ November ballot. Let’s hope the debate from all sides has more depth…
by - July 10, 2016 8:55 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is not expecting to bring a major job announcement back from his European trade trip, but he does acknowledge the mission will lay the groundwork for future…
by - July 10, 2016 7:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY TO KICK OFF TWO-DAY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT…
by - July 9, 2016 6:59 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 8, 2016 3:54 pm
Supporters of an amendment that would authorize casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties submitted 92,120 signatures Friday (July 8), while supporters of a medical tort reform amendment submitted 131,000…
by - July 8, 2016 3:09 pm
In Friday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, we preview Sunday’s exclusive interview with Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The governor urged caution and prudence in response to the police killings in Minnesota…
by - July 8, 2016 1:50 pm
Arkansas and nine other states filed a lawsuit Friday (July 8) against the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, and other federal agencies and officials in response to…
by - July 8, 2016 1:07 pm
Supporters of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment submitted an estimated 106,268 signatures on 17,819 pages Friday, but the sponsor believes the group will have to collect more signatures to qualify…
by - July 8, 2016 10:11 am
In response to three nationally related episodes of gun violence and escalations between police officers and citizens, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said leaders must “calm the waters” in an effort to…
by - July 7, 2016 5:14 pm
The group pushing to toughen Arkansas’ newly loosened term limits law announced Thursday it had failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Other voter-initiated efforts were planning…
by - July 7, 2016 4:07 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is among 10 Republican senators pushing the U.S. State Department to suspend any security clearances held by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and…
by - July 7, 2016 3:53 pm
In today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, Arkansas GOP chairman Doyle Webb offers his take on the Hillary Clinton email server developments and previews next week’s national convention in Cleveland….
by - July 7, 2016 3:46 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken believes the search for a new fire chief is winding down and a new hire could be announced before the end of July. The…
by - July 7, 2016 3:32 pm
Bobby Martin of Rogers, a former Wal-Mart executive, was appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Thursday by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Martin will serve a seven-year term and replaces…
by - July 7, 2016 2:18 pm
Arkansas voters will get at least one chance in November to vote on legalizing medical marijuana. The office of Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin on Thursday (July 7) said…
by - July 6, 2016 5:27 pm
In today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, joins us from Washington, D.C. to discuss the House Oversight Committee’s possible investigation of the Hillary Clinton…
