by - June 27, 2015 5:35 am
It was a roiling week of news from controversies regarding the Confederate flag to Supreme Court rulings on health care and same-sex marriage. We round up this news and more…
by - June 26, 2015 8:28 am
The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex marriage in the United States is legal, granting marriage rights to couples on a politically divided issue.
by - June 26, 2015 12:09 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 - June 26, 2015 12:08 am
The past ten days have been a roller coaster of emotions with tragic lows and hopeful highs for Americans and Southerners in particular. We all experienced the same sorrow when…
by - June 25, 2015 9:11 pm
Talk Business & Politics latest “pure politics” podcast is out and available for download. This week, TB&P’s Jessica DeLoach Sabin and Roby Brock discuss a variety of topics, including: The…
by - June 25, 2015 5:36 pm
The federal government should spend more money on highways, and the best way to do that in the short term is by raising the gas tax, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive says.
by - June 25, 2015 1:30 pm
Arkansas severance tax collections fell more than 50% in May from year ago levels as the state’s rig count plummeted to single digits and drilling crews are leaving the state for other richer wet shale plays across the U.S.
by - June 25, 2015 1:24 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge was appointed Wednesday to serve on a national agriculture committee. Rutledge and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced that they will co-chair the newly formed…
by - June 25, 2015 10:11 am
It didn’t take long for many of Arkansas’ elected officials, candidates running for office, and trade groups representing business interests to comment on the Supreme Court ruling in the King…
by - June 25, 2015 8:30 am
In a 6-3 ruling Thursday, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of healthcare subsidies in connection with the Affordable Care Act.
by - June 24, 2015 8:53 pm
Many of Arkansas’ levees are not being maintained. Taxes are being collected but not being spent for that purpose. No one is overseeing the situation because of state law and…
by - June 24, 2015 8:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson called on his appointed Working Group for Highway Funding to be creative but also to work within political realities on Wednesday, the same day that the Arkansas…
by - June 24, 2015 8:38 pm
The transportation needs for rural America are plentiful but the way to pay for it may not be, several witnesses told a House subcommittee Wednesday. The House Transportation and Infrastructure…
by - June 24, 2015 8:33 pm
A bill that would give Trade Promotion Authority to the executive branch of the federal government cleared an important hurdle Wednesday in the United States Senate. Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark….
by - June 24, 2015 7:44 pm
As more prominence and recognition has been given to the state’s burgeoning startup and entrepreneurial community over the past few years, Arkansas still fell from six spots in a highly-watched national index that ranks new business growth and startup activity among the 50 states.
by - June 24, 2015 10:36 am
By the end of this month, the Supreme Court of the United States will have handed down its highly impactful decision that will have a profound effect on access to…
by - June 24, 2015 10:24 am
At least five airports around the state on Wednesday received a combined $1.8 million from the Department of Transportation to support facility upgrades and expansions, members of the state’s congressional…
by - June 24, 2015 6:26 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. HOSPITAL WARS…
by - June 23, 2015 7:38 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that Arkansas is destined to stop using the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam, so it needs to move away from it as soon as possible.
by - June 23, 2015 7:17 pm
Final discussions that led to the announced 85-job expansion at Calhoun County’s Aerojet Rocketdyne facility occurred during Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s trip to the Paris Air Show last week, Hutchinson said…
