by - October 26, 2015 4:09 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Monday (Oct. 26) rejected a ballot title meant to legalize the cultivation, sale and use of the cannabis plant and all products derived from it…
by - October 26, 2015 3:22 pm
Central Business Improvement District (CBID) commissioners continue to wrestle with the need for reduced truck traffic through downtown Fort Smith in order to make the area more pedestrian-friendly and cultivate…
by - October 26, 2015 1:18 pm
Guest commentary from the office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) Teachers like Gerri McCann are our schools’ secret weapons. As a high school French teacher from the Manila Public School…
by - October 26, 2015 1:14 pm
The finalists for the fall 2015 A-State Business Plan competition, hosted by Arkansas State University’s College of Business, were named Monday (Oct. 26) by university officials. In the business plan…
by - October 26, 2015 1:09 pm
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles Welch and ASU System Foundation Chairman Joe Miles have announced the promotion of Philip Jackson of Jonesboro to president of the foundation. Jackson…
by - October 26, 2015 1:07 pm
Rep. Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro said Monday (Oct. 26) he would seek re-election in the 2016 general election. Tosh represents Arkansas House district 52 and was first elected in 2014 with…
by - October 26, 2015 12:07 pm
Less than a full business day after the final rules for President Obama’s Clean Power Plan were published in the Federal Register, legal challenges from industry groups to halt the new greenhouse gas rules are already piling up.
by - October 26, 2015 5:20 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - October 25, 2015 11:03 am
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas selected 23 candidates to run for office this weekend in a special nominating convention.
by - October 25, 2015 10:47 am
It was a busy week in the nation’s capital as a bill supporting budget reconciliation was approved in the House while a veto of the defense bill drew scorn from…
by - October 25, 2015 5:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. CATERPILLAR CUTS PROFIT…
by - October 23, 2015 4:00 pm
Seven Arkansas residents have been named to participate in the 2015-16 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy, officials said Friday. The seven, part of a group of 52 people from eight…
by - October 23, 2015 3:40 pm
The October 2015 sales tax revenue reports for Craighead County and Jonesboro followed the proverbial yo-yo as both get closer to ending their calendar year. The Craighead County sales tax…
by - October 23, 2015 3:14 pm
Nineteen primary care providers were awarded a total of more than $5 million for improving care and reducing state Medicaid costs by $34 million, according to state officials.
by - October 23, 2015 3:02 pm
Final rules for President Obama’s Clean Power Plan were published on Friday (Oct. 23) in the Federal Register, opening the doors for legal challenges and removing barriers for Arkansas and…
by - October 23, 2015 7:10 am
Three Arkansas electric cooperatives received more than $47 million in federal grant funding as part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to improve “smart grids” and upgrade electric infrastructure projects in…
by - October 23, 2015 5:53 am
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by - October 22, 2015 5:50 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Thursday spoke to The City Wire/Talk Business and Politics about trade with Cuba, the future of the state’s tourism agency, and a recent published report…
by - October 22, 2015 5:12 pm
A 3% charge on premiums would be enough to sustain a state-based health insurance exchange, which would be cheaper than one run by the federal government, legislators were told Thursday…
by - October 22, 2015 4:17 pm
The Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding will offer five separate short-term highway funding proposals to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
