by - May 17, 2015 8:09 am
This week’s Talk Business & Politics roundtable includes KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, highway commissioner and TB&P contributor Frank D. Scott, Jr. and columnist and TB&P reporter Steve Brawner….
by - May 17, 2015 8:03 am
Rep. Joe Jett, chairman of the House Revenue & Tax Committee, says he will propose to a working group a study of using 25% of surplus funds for potential future highway funding.
by - May 17, 2015 7:33 am
The twin issues of foreign policy and national security were on the agenda this past week as Arkansas lawmakers were in the middle of the debate on several issues. Also,…
by - May 16, 2015 9:01 am
TV PREVIEW: HIGHWAYS, THE JOBS GOVERNOR AND BIG DATA On this week’s agenda: Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced a May 26 special session primarily to pass a deal for the…
by - May 15, 2015 5:50 am
Arkansas is a small Southern state, but as it has in past elections, it will once again play an outsized role in the 2016 Presidential election. Two candidates with deep…
by - May 15, 2015 5:47 am
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Newly appointed Little Rock School District Superintendent Baker Kurrus gave a report to the State Board of Education Thursday…
by - May 14, 2015 7:12 pm
You haven’t seen much out of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s public schedule the last two days. That’s because the new Arkansas governor has been on the West Coast in high-level meetings with tech firms interested in his computer coding initiative.
by - May 14, 2015 4:21 pm
With a looming May 31 deadline that could end federal funding of highway and transportation projects in Arkansas and nationally, Cong. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said a short-term plan may be…
by - May 14, 2015 4:16 pm
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials said that they received word Monday from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx that federal transportation funds for projects across the state…
by - May 14, 2015 7:19 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named Denny Altes, a former legislator from Fort Smith who was elected to the Arkansas House and Senate, as the state’s Drug Director. He replaces Fran…
by - May 14, 2015 5:52 am
Shipping on the Arkansas River continues to slow in 2015, with the U.S. Corps of Engineers reporting a 9% dip during the first four months of the year. Recent heavy…
by - May 13, 2015 4:16 pm
The co-chairs of the Legislature’s Health Reform Legislative Task Force plan to recommend that a contract with a consultant not be offered, a week after a bare majority of the…
by - May 13, 2015 4:02 pm
A vote Tuesday in a Northwest Arkansas town to maintain an anti-discrimination ordinance may create a further battle in the courts, a person opposed to the ordinance said Wednesday. Voters…
by - May 13, 2015 9:41 am
Former pastor and governor Mike Huckabee has kicked-off his second run for the White House. He’s doing so because, according to him, he is best equipped to take on that…
by - May 13, 2015 5:55 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. PONEMON INSTITUTE:…
by - May 13, 2015 5:02 am
Eureka Springs voters on Tuesday (May 12) voted to keep an ordinance approved by the city council in February that sought to prevent employment and housing discrimination based on sexual…
by - May 12, 2015 11:44 pm
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. TB&P Business Editor Wesley Brown and contributor Steve Brawner discuss a number of business topics and more. On this…
by - May 12, 2015 8:33 pm
The 2015 session of the Arkansas General Assembly was productive, with lawmakers making progress on a host of issues, three members of the state House and a state Senator said…
by - May 12, 2015 7:59 pm
This fall, Java may be more than just coffee and Pizza may be more than what is served in school cafeterias as students prepare to learn even more about computer…
by - May 12, 2015 7:54 pm
Telecom and wireless giant Verizon Communications Inc. announced after the close of market Tuesday that it has signed a pact to buy AOL Inc. for $50 a share, or $4.4…
