by - June 23, 2015 7:11 pm
Could Arkansas have the next Mark Zuckerberg? That’s what Gov. Asa Hutchinson thinks. Hutchinson recently wrote a commentary at business news channel CNBC’s web site about the recent law to…
by - June 23, 2015 5:38 pm
A data breach involving millions of current or former federal employees unveiled several major cracks in the armor of the federal government’s information systems, several witnesses told Sen. John Boozman,…
by - June 23, 2015 3:35 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is among a growing number of retailers that said they will remove Confederate flag merchandise from stores and its e-commerce sites in the wake of…
by - June 23, 2015 3:31 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR-FM 89.1 News, reports: After several days of political wrangling over which assessment to use for public schools students in Arkansas, Little Rock School…
by - June 23, 2015 2:05 pm
There will be another party on the 2016 general election ballot, according to information from the Secretary of State’s office Tuesday. The Libertarian Party of Arkansas met the signature requirement…
by - June 23, 2015 1:17 pm
On Wednesday, the 20-member Working Group on Highway Funding will hold its first meeting to discuss the state’s road funding options. Six years ago, the Blue Ribbon Committee on Highway Finance did the same thing.
by - June 23, 2015 10:02 am
The number of consumers in Arkansas looking to make a major household purchase over the past six months rose 5 points in March as wages saw a slight increase and…
by - June 23, 2015 7:30 am
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by - June 22, 2015 10:42 pm
Clif Chitwood, an official with the Great River Economic Development group in Mississippi County, attended the Paris Air Show with Gov. Hutchinson and other business leaders from around the state.
by - June 22, 2015 10:24 pm
The decision to hire a Tennessee-based company to complete a hazard mitigation plan for Craighead County brought a lot of back-and-forth Monday as Craighead County and Jonesboro officials debated over…
by - June 22, 2015 10:15 pm
A report Monday that the United States and Iran are sharing a military base in Iraq drew a sharp rebuke from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. According to a Bloomberg View…
by - June 22, 2015 9:59 pm
Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores says a report generated by union groups regarding the retailer’s use of tax havens to shield U.S. taxes is “flawed.”
by - June 22, 2015 9:47 pm
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Governor Asa Hutchinson briefly chimed in on the subject of Confederate iconography in the hours preceding the governor of…
by - June 22, 2015 6:13 pm
This week on Talk Business & Politics: New polling data highlights the job approval ratings of several Arkansas and national politicians. Have opinions changed regarding Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Sen. Tom…
by - June 22, 2015 5:22 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has directed the Department of Education to withdraw Arkansas from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) consortium, despite a vote June 11 by the State Board of Education to keep Arkansas in the consortium.
by - June 22, 2015 2:16 pm
Following a meeting last week with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson at the Paris Air Show, Aerojet Rocketdyne, a world leader in the development and manufacturing of aerospace and defense products,…
by - June 22, 2015 1:09 pm
Donald Trump is coming to Arkansas. The billionaire real estate mogul, reality television star, and, as of last Tuesday, presidential candidate will speak at the Republican Party of Arkansas’ Reagan-Rockefeller…
by - June 22, 2015 6:59 am
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by - June 22, 2015 6:59 am
Our state has a problem. We don’t handle contract procurements very well. Recently, the Department of Human Services (DHS) has received deserved attention for mismanaging multiple eligibility contracts. It’s a…
by - June 21, 2015 8:39 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. ARKANSAS…
