by - April 2, 2016 8:31 am
Editor’s note: Jessica DeLoach Sabin is a frequent contributor to Talk Business & Politics. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They…
by - April 2, 2016 7:32 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 - March 31, 2016 9:02 pm
After two campaign cycles of “dark money” spending in state judicial races and a prominent legislative hearing to air concerns, the Arkansas Supreme Court announced it was forming a committee…
by - March 31, 2016 5:06 pm
An ethics commission ruling in mid-March could mean campaigning for certain candidates by constitutional officers, and possibly legislators, is a misdemeanor crime that could lead to removal from office and…
by - March 31, 2016 12:07 pm
A highly-respected education consultant said Thursday that Arkansas has a program that could be a national model to help low-income workers and people in poverty reach “economic and educational attainment.”…
by - March 31, 2016 11:48 am
A proposal by Fort Smith City Director George Catsavis to add a new property tax exemption to offset sewer bill increases has been labeled “irresponsible” by a state legislator and…
by - March 31, 2016 7:44 am
Editor’s note: Dustin McDaniel is a legal analyst for Talk Business & Politics. He is a partner at McDaniel Richardson and Calhoun in Little Rock and served as Democratic Attorney…
by - March 30, 2016 8:22 pm
Arkansas should consider creating a system of public funding of judicial campaigns financed by an attorney license fee surcharge, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker said Wednesday (March 30). Baker…
by - March 30, 2016 3:03 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout to reflect the detailed proposal from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. –––––––––––––––––– Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (March 30) that his bill to create…
by - March 29, 2016 6:26 pm
Darci Vetter, one of the Obama administration’s key negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, made her case on Tuesday for the necessity of getting congressional approval of the controversial…
by - March 29, 2016 5:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will include only two items in his special session call: a bill creating Arkansas Works, and a bill creating a managed care system for some Medicaid programs,…
by - March 29, 2016 5:15 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, along with a host of top state government and higher education officials, recognized the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) on Tuesday for raising more than $500 million in…
by - March 29, 2016 3:55 pm
Jonesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization director Erica Tait said Tuesday (March 29) that a plan to build roads can often take many twists and turns. On Tuesday, about a dozen people…
by - March 29, 2016 2:26 pm
The majority consensus among Fort Smith business leaders is that incoming Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken needs to create a citywide culture of customer service and being business friendly….
by - March 29, 2016 5:48 am
A state legislative panel is eyeing a potential constitutional referral to change the way Arkansas selects appellate judges, but judicial elections don’t need an overhaul. They need a makeover and…
by - March 28, 2016 9:19 pm
The United States made a mistake when it emphasized “all driving all the time” over downtown areas, and communities and state and local governments should correct that mistake, said a…
by - March 28, 2016 7:58 pm
Representatives of Arkansas’ agricultural community and political leaders will be discussing state and national policies impacting farmers at the Farm Policy Summit in Little Rock this week, according to this…
by - March 28, 2016 12:15 pm
Four positions on the Fort Smith Board of Directors are coming up for reelection in November, and two are all-in for another campaign, one is out, and one is still…
by - March 28, 2016 9:55 am
A group of five legislators was meeting Monday to prepare an alternative to the managed care bill supported by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Rep. Michelle Gray, R-Melbourne, said the group’s bill…
by - March 27, 2016 8:51 am
As state lawmakers prepare for an April 6th special session to consider the fate of the governor’s health care reform program, Arkansas Works, two state lawmakers say there are multiple…
