by - January 5, 2016 9:05 pm
State regulators on Tuesday (Jan. 5) hosted the fifth and final “stakeholder” meeting in Little Rock before a draft plan and comments are submitted to federal environmental officials on Jan….
by - January 5, 2016 8:41 pm
In a relatively short meeting Tuesday, Jonesboro council members approved the city’s new budget while Mayor Harold Perrin said some work still needs to be done. In its first meeting…
by - January 5, 2016 3:29 pm
guest commentary by Dr. Williams Yamkam Editor’s note: Dr. Williams Yamkam is an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith where he teaches multiple…
by - January 5, 2016 2:20 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to add comments from U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R). –––––––––––– An executive order that supporters say will stem gun violence…
by - January 5, 2016 1:27 pm
The group supporting the bond issue to improve the Arkansas Arts Center and MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History held its kickoff meeting Tuesday (Jan. 5). The Committee for Arts…
by - January 5, 2016 12:51 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Tuesday (Jan. 5) returned Tuesday (Jan. 5) from a congressional delegation trip to Thailand and Burma to learn about and strengthen U.S. relations with…
by - January 5, 2016 12:51 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Tuesday (Jan. 5) returned Tuesday (Jan. 5) from a congressional delegation trip to Thailand and Burma to learn about and strengthen U.S. relations with…
by - January 5, 2016 12:01 pm
Editor’s note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. As we embark on another big election year, three questions dominate the specific Arkansas experience….
by - January 4, 2016 9:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has informed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell that Arkansas will amend its private option waiver so that it can create a replacement, Arkansas Works,…
by - January 4, 2016 8:45 pm
Three Northeast Arkansas men accused in a federal bribery and corruption probe will appear before a federal judge next month for a hearing. Ted Suhl of Warm Springs, Steven Jones…
by - January 4, 2016 8:38 pm
The plan for one or two convention centers in Jonesboro entered another chapter late Monday as Mayor Harold Perrin sent a letter to an Arkansas State University alumni group about…
by - January 4, 2016 8:27 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin has been re-appointed to the State Aid Street Committee. State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, president of the Senate, announced the appointment in a letter to Perrin….
by - January 4, 2016 8:27 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin has been re-appointed to the State Aid Street Committee. State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, president of the Senate, announced the appointment in a letter to Perrin….
by - January 4, 2016 7:41 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––––––––––– U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers’ memorial service Former…
by - January 4, 2016 9:00 am
Pregnant New Yorkers can enroll in their state’s health insurance exchange at any time during their pregnancy under legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Dec. 23, making the state the…
by - January 4, 2016 12:48 am
Fresh off the press and soon to be in mailboxes across the state, the January/February issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine is rich with news, interviews, features and commentaries….
by - January 3, 2016 9:45 am
The editors of Talk Business & Politics have compiled our top statewide stories of the year in politics. Asa Hutchinson Puts Stamp on State Government Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) was…
by - January 2, 2016 1:05 pm
Comments from Arkansas’ political circles were quick to follow the news Saturday (Jan. 2) of the passing of former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers. Dale Leon Bumpers, a…
by - January 2, 2016 11:38 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with a video at the end of the report. ––––––––––––– Arkansas has lost a political legend. Dale Leon Bumpers, a four-term U.S. Senator and two-term governor,…
by - January 1, 2016 8:51 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7. The top political stories of…
