by - April 17, 2016 8:43 am
The circuitous route to fund Arkansas Works being pushed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and allies is taking the legislature into unchartered territory, many of those lawmakers agree. The governor is…
by - April 17, 2016 6:31 am
Cubans are a proud people entering a period of major social change, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Monday after returning from his first trip there last week. (UPDATE: See…
by - April 17, 2016 6:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– STEEL EXECUTIVES GO TO WASHINGTON, ASKS CONGRESS FOR ANTI-DUMPING…
by - April 16, 2016 7:16 am
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 15, 2016 8:36 pm
Congress returned to the nation’s capital this week after a two week district work period, with several items on the agenda. A trip by an Arkansas lawmaker to Cuba as…
by - April 15, 2016 4:14 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is confident he will gain enough support to use a line-item veto strategy to fund his Arkansas Works program. Hutchinson spoke to reporters in his office on…
by - April 14, 2016 6:00 pm
An upcoming May 1 deadline to find a site location for a $1.3 billion superproject that China’s largest privately-held timber company hopes to build in south Arkansas is expected to…
by - April 14, 2016 12:52 pm
After a day of legal and constitutional maneuvering, funding for Arkansas Works and the Department of Human Services’ Medical Services Division remained as uncertain in the end as it was…
by - April 14, 2016 12:13 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission will be sending three top staff members to the international Hannover Messe trade show in Germany on April 25-29, where President Obama and German Chancellor…
by - April 14, 2016 7:55 am
Editor’s note: Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a GOP consultant currently serving as senior advisor to Donald Trump for President. She has managed state and national campaigns, including the Huckabee for…
by - April 13, 2016 5:50 pm
The appropriations bill for funding Arkansas Works and other Medicaid programs passed the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee Wednesday (April 13) and now moves into consideration by the full Senate Thursday….
by - April 13, 2016 4:54 pm
Burt Hanna, owner of Fayetteville-based Hanna’s Candles and a longtime supplier to Walmart U.S., told Talk Business & Politics he is working on a proposal to set up a small…
by - April 13, 2016 4:28 pm
Jonesboro and Craighead County provide a key road map for economic growth and banking in the state, Arkansas Bank Commissioner Candace Franks said Wednesday (April 13) at the annual Lenders…
by - April 13, 2016 10:56 am
Peabody Energy Corp., the nation’s largest privately-held coal company, voluntarily filed for bankruptcy today (April 13) in the latest sign that the entire coal industry is under duress as energy…
by - April 13, 2016 9:55 am
One of Arkansas’ longest serving public officials, Ray Thornton, has died. He was 87 years old. Over the course of his storied career, Thornton served as Arkansas Attorney General, Congressman,…
by - April 12, 2016 9:16 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to provide estimate of debt service ratio as of April 12. ––––––––––––––––––– The Fort Smith Board of Directors received updates at Tuesday’s (April 12) study session…
by - April 12, 2016 9:04 pm
The Springdale Facilities Board is going to bat for Arkansas Children’s Hospital to help finance up to $85 million of the $165 million expected construction costs for the large project….
by - April 12, 2016 6:57 pm
Another hotel is headed to Jonesboro, with the city’s planning commission voting Tuesday (April 12) to approve the conditional use plan for the $6 million project. The Jonesboro Metropolitan Area…
by - April 12, 2016 3:29 pm
Failure to pass his Arkansas Works program could lead to the cancellation of a planned special session for highways, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in a press conference Tuesday (April 12)….
by - April 12, 2016 2:40 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman’s campaign raised $802,445 in the first quarter of 2016 and ended the reporting period with more than $1.765 million cash on hand, the campaign reported Tuesday….
