by - May 1, 2016 8:48 am
Fourth District Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, says he thinks Congress will meet a May 15th deadline to approve a budget. He also says Puerto Rico needs to restructure its…
by - May 1, 2016 7:36 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– FORMER WALMART VP TAKES OVER TOP ROLE FOR SUPPLY…
by - April 29, 2016 4:41 pm
SUNDAY 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 now in Northeast…
by - April 29, 2016 3:02 pm
The candidates running for a vacant city council seat in Jonesboro sparred over issues Friday (April 29), as the campaign for the seat enters the final stage. The five candidates…
by - April 28, 2016 5:45 pm
Editor’s note: John Burris is a former member of the Arkansas Legislature. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They may…
by - April 28, 2016 5:06 pm
If there is any consensus to be gleaned from an informal survey of Fort Smith business leaders, it’s that said leaders hope the next Fort Smith Public School superintendent have…
by - April 28, 2016 11:30 am
U.S. business growth decelerated for the third straight quarter in the first three months of 2016 as the current outlook for a broad economic expansion is now in question as…
by - April 27, 2016 12:57 pm
Education Commissioner Johnny Key made headlines last year when he hired Baker Kurrus as superintendent of the state-run Little Rock School District. Neither are educators by profession. Recently, he made…
by - April 27, 2016 12:47 pm
3-D visual simulations of the 30 Crossing project show the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department’s six-lane option creates much smoother traffic flow than an eight-lane alternative. The department displayed the…
by - April 27, 2016 7:08 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– CENTENE MANAGEMENT CARE ENROLLMENT JUMPS 17% IN ARKANSAS, UP TO 50,700 Healthcare giant…
by - April 26, 2016 7:50 pm
A bill to purchase a new online campaign filing system was filed Tuesday and is expected to run in the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee Wednesday. HB 1138 by Rep. Jana…
by - April 26, 2016 5:17 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors finally got an opportunity to discuss department diversity across city government at Tuesday’s (April 26) study session, and they found common ground on one…
by - April 26, 2016 3:02 pm
An attempt failed in the Senate Tuesday to override Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s line item veto of a section of a law that would have ended his Arkansas Works program this…
by - April 26, 2016 12:48 pm
Eight months after losing out on a bid to land a huge Pentagon contract to build the next generation military vehicle in Calhoun County, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his economic…
by - April 25, 2016 6:49 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., on Monday (April 25) said a provision in the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill would put Arkansas on the path…
by - April 25, 2016 6:04 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools Superintendent Benny Gooden, one of the longest serving superintendents in Arkansas, announced Monday (April 25) he will resign effective June 30. Gooden was named superintendent of…
by - April 25, 2016 4:35 pm
Craighead County Treasurer Terry McNatt said Monday the increase in sales tax revenues in April was needed after a slower than normal March. By contrast, Craighead County saw its largest…
by - April 25, 2016 4:02 pm
Nine percent of Arkansas children have had a parent in jail or prison during their childhood, says a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The newly released report,…
by - April 24, 2016 5:57 pm
America’s first whistleblower law was passed July 30, 1778. Michael McCray, a Pine Bluff native who worked in President Bill Clinton’s Department of Agriculture, said it didn’t protect him. McCray…
by - April 24, 2016 8:44 am
Editor’s note: A video interview with Gov. Hutchinson appears at the bottom of this post. Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the 75% threshold to pass appropriations bills is too high, traditional…
