by - August 17, 2015 3:45 pm
Johnathan Reaves, an on-air host for the “Morning Edition” at KASU-FM, has been named news director, Station Manager Mike Doyle announced Monday. The National Public Radio (NPR) member station is…
by - August 17, 2015 8:18 am
When Wal-Mart Stores reports its second quarter earnings on Tuesday, the story will be about a lot of things: wages, turnaround, investments, China and most importantly – consumer spending. Here’s an earnings preview.
by - August 17, 2015 8:08 am
Health care super-utilizers are expensive, but not all of them are the same, and many don’t stay super-utilizers for long, according to a new study. Super-utilizers are patients who access…
by - August 17, 2015 8:00 am
Politicians and political parties often accuse their opposition of playing politics. It’s ironic, almost like a football team accusing another football team of playing football. But whenever reasonable policy decisions…
by - August 17, 2015 7:46 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 - August 16, 2015 9:11 pm
Chris Hickey with our content partner KUAR FM 89.1 News reports: Wilbur D. Mills began his political career as White County Judge at the height of the Great Depression. The…
by - August 16, 2015 8:29 am
Second District Congressman French Hill, R-Little Rock, says the Iran deal doesn’t accomplish the President’s objectives, the IRS has systemic flaws, and a long-term federal highway bill can still pass…
by - August 16, 2015 8:29 am
This week’s political roundtable on Talk Business & Politics featured KATV’s Janelle Lilley, Michael Tilley with The City Wire, and author/politico Bill “Scoop” Lancaster. Lilley is KATV’s lead capitol reporter…
by - August 16, 2015 7:33 am
Hundreds of students got a taste of computer coding at the Clinton Presidential Center Saturday, days before thousands more students begin taking high school classes on the same subject. Even…
by - August 16, 2015 7:14 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. U.S….
by - August 15, 2015 7:28 am
TV PREVIEW CONG. FRENCH HILL On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics: Cong. French Hill is out on recess and he’s in studio. His take on Iran,…
by - August 15, 2015 6:16 am
It has been one year since the official opening of the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and the Dyess Colony, and officials say much more is in the works to build on the momentum.
by - August 14, 2015 3:31 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson today directed the Department of Human Services to end its current agreements with Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma, effective 30 days from today. Department of…
by - August 14, 2015 6:41 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - August 14, 2015 6:33 am
Health care consumers who purchased their insurance through an exchange are less satisfied with their coverage but were more cost-conscious when considering their plans. Insurance exchanges are online marketplaces for…
by - August 13, 2015 8:10 pm
A petition that would allow the former Weiner School District to detach itself from the Harrisburg School District was pulled from the agenda of the Arkansas State Board of Education…
by - August 13, 2015 7:55 pm
If someone abandons (rehomes) their adopted daughters and one of them is raped by their new guardian, it probably wouldn’t stop the Arkansas Family Council from giving them a “Power…
by - August 13, 2015 2:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that he expects to receive a request to set execution dates for one or more death row inmates from Attorney General Leslie Rutledge “within the coming week or so.”
by - August 13, 2015 2:44 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance, a coalition of five research universities partnering with state businesses, announced Thursday two $500,000 awards given over three years to a Chinese scientist specializing in energy…
by - August 13, 2015 11:27 am
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah announced his intent to resign from the state’s high court. He issued the following statement: “The people of Arkansas elected me to our…
