by - May 26, 2015 1:50 pm
The special session has started as lawmakers look to quickly pass a $87 million bond issue to help build the next generation of all-terrain military vehicles.
by - May 26, 2015 1:17 pm
As lawmakers began Tuesday debating whether or not to move the 2016 primary and judicial general elections, the first moves for the 2016 campaign began as Justice Paul Danielson announced…
by - May 26, 2015 8:48 am
Conservatives in Arkansas have greatly advanced the cause of meaningful tax relief. Meaningful – in this case – are cuts that have the immediate effect of keeping more dollars out…
by - May 25, 2015 9:15 pm
The Arkansas Legislature meets Tuesday for a special session to consider a $87 million bond package that would go toward helping a Lockheed Martin facility in South Arkansas land a contract building a new type of military vehicle.
by - May 25, 2015 8:45 pm
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1, reports: The number of Arkansans approved as eligible to enroll in the state’s expansion of Medicaid, known as the private option,…
by - May 25, 2015 10:39 am
This week on Talk Business & Politics: A special session will start next week. Superprojects, super primaries, and super consolidation are on the docket. Our political roundtable tackles all the…
by - May 25, 2015 9:29 am
Editor’s note: Cong. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, author of this guest commentary, is the First District Congressman for Arkansas. As a member of Congress, I’m charged with being the best steward…
by - May 24, 2015 8:45 am
As lawmakers prepared for the Memorial Day recess, Congress faced several tough issues including highway funding and trade, and one representative is resurrecting a decades-old award.
by - May 24, 2015 8:37 am
This week’s Talk Business & Politics roundtable included KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, and TB&P contributors John Burris and Michael Cook. Topics on the table: Next week’s special session….
by - May 24, 2015 8:17 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. MADE…
by - May 23, 2015 8:56 am
TV SHOW: A SESSION PREVIEW This week on Talk Business & Politics: A special session will start next week. Superprojects, super primaries, and super consolidation are on the docket. Our…
by - May 22, 2015 3:05 pm
A consulting group for the Arkansas Legislature has returned its analysis of the Lockheed Martin superproject in Camden.
by - May 22, 2015 5:39 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 - May 21, 2015 11:30 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 - May 21, 2015 3:09 pm
In a surprise announcement that came in the middle of a media briefing to explain an $87 million bond issue to help Lockheed Martin win a $30 billion superproject in…
by - May 21, 2015 2:58 pm
A bill filed in Congress Thursday by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman would transfer part of the money used to pay for Arkansas’ private option to the Highway Trust Fund. The…
by - May 21, 2015 11:26 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined an $87 million, 25-year bond issue that he will present to lawmakers at next week’s special session, but also took the time before heading into the…
by - May 21, 2015 5:57 am
What if Arkansas moved up our Presidential primary to early March and no candidates for the highest office in the land bothered to show up to campaign? What if we…
by - May 21, 2015 5:35 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - May 20, 2015 6:13 pm
Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, could offer Arkansas wide latitude in designing its state-based health insurance exchange, including potentially moving Medicaid recipients onto the…
