by - May 6, 2015 2:20 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced members of his working group on highway funding, a move he announced last week. The members include: Duncan Baird, Budget Director for Governor Hutchinson, Chairman Scott…
by - May 6, 2015 12:27 pm
The newest entrant to the GOP presidential field announced plans Wednesday to visit six states and the District of Columbia to kick off his presidential campaign. In an email sent…
by - May 6, 2015 10:19 am
Editor’s note: Second District Congressman French Hill, R-Little Rock, is the author of this guest commentary. He is a member of the House Committee on Financial Services, the Subcommittee on…
by - May 6, 2015 10:19 am
Editor’s note: Candace A. Franks, the author of this guest commentary, is commissioner of the Arkansas State Bank Department and chairman of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the national…
by - May 6, 2015 10:02 am
From the Private Option to re-homing and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Legislature dealt with a variety of new, old, and odd issues.
by - May 6, 2015 5:25 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. AFFORDABLE CARE…
by - May 5, 2015 7:58 pm
The discussion of a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance continued Tuesday night in Jonesboro as proponents of the ordinance pushed for its passage. Meanwhile, work on a $2.4 million upgrade to Craighead…
by - May 5, 2015 3:11 pm
From Sarah Chaffin with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7: The Arkansas Board of Education met Tuesday afternoon to name a new superintendent for the Little Rock School District. Baker…
by - May 5, 2015 12:58 pm
The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary announced Tuesday that it will provide more than $2.4 million in Affordable Care Act funding for four new health center sites to help…
by - May 5, 2015 10:17 am
With Gov. Hutchinson in tow, the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has announced that it will serve as a leading provider of computer science education and educator…
by - May 5, 2015 9:41 am
From a Hope, Arkansas auditorium in a setting that resembled a modern-day church service, former Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. President in 2016.
by - May 5, 2015 5:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - May 4, 2015 9:11 pm
The latest magazine edition of TB&P is in mailboxes across the state and features a wealth of business and political news, interviews, features and analysis. More details on the jump.
by - May 4, 2015 9:11 pm
From Chris Hickey with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News: Fort Chaffee in northwest Arkansas once played an important role at the end United States’ official involvement in the…
by - May 4, 2015 8:27 am
The state’s strongest collection month of the year was a blockbuster, exceeding last year’s comparisons and exceeding forecast. In the latest monthly revenue report from the Arkansas Department of Finance…
by - May 4, 2015 8:12 am
Rex Nelson has joined Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. as director of corporate communications, the financial institution announced on Monday. “Simmons is a vital and growing company and with…
by - May 4, 2015 7:38 am
Winston Churchill said, “It is good for an uneducated man to read a book of quotes.” Over the years, I’ve written down interesting quotations and words of wisdom I come…
by - May 3, 2015 8:09 am
The CEO of the state’s largest health insurance provider said that variables and options surrounding health insurance reform have made business planning tricky, but he expects more of the same…
by - May 2, 2015 7:48 am
Sen. Tom Cotton and his wife, Anna, welcomed a bouncing, baby boy to the world this week, but that didn’t stop the state’s junior senator from having a high-profile debate with Iran’s foreign minister.
by - May 2, 2015 7:27 am
The sight of a $1.3 billion steel mill being built south of Osceola was something to behold, the state’s senior senator said Friday afternoon. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., took a…
