by - May 2, 2015 6:55 am
Weekend Digest: The Mad Men Edition
TV PREVIEW: A HUCKABEE ADVANCE This week on Talk Business & Politics: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is set to announce that he’ll run for President in 2016. He rolled out…
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by - May 1, 2015 3:47 pm
FCC Waiver Could Net State Millions For School Broadband
The state could receive millions of dollars to pay for broadband access to schools from federal E-rate funding that had been withheld over a three-year period, the Arkansas Department of…
by - May 1, 2015 7:41 am
Huckabee Releases Video In Advance Of Tuesday Announcement In Hope (UPDATED)
It’s no secret that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will be declaring his bid for the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination on Tuesday, May 5 in Hope, Arkansas. Huckabee’s hometown is…
by - April 30, 2015 8:26 pm
Talk Business & Politics Podcast 4.30.15
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: Same-sex…
by - April 30, 2015 6:59 pm
Sentencing Date Set For Former Sen. Bookout
A former state senator who pleaded guilty earlier this year to mail fraud in a campaign finance scandal will appear before a federal judge later this year for sentencing. According…
by - April 30, 2015 6:57 pm
Governor Announces Highway Working Group At Truckers Convention
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed an executive order Thursday to create the Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding, a panel he hopes can come up with options to pay for Arkansas road needs.
by - April 30, 2015 12:36 am
Ben E. Keith To Open New Distribution Center
A project that was first announced in December 2013 is finally shovel-ready. Food distributor Ben E. Keith Company will break ground Thursday at 11 a.m. on its new North Little…
by - April 29, 2015 7:02 pm
ASU Welcomes Partnership With New Medical School
From our content partner, KAIT Ch. 8: A new school is coming to Arkansas State University and the partnership came together with a luncheon Wednesday. A commission recently approved The…
by - April 29, 2015 6:13 pm
Teacher Survey Reflects On Common Core
A survey answered by 975 Arkansas teachers in grades 3-12 found that 61% would keep the Common Core State Standards while 39% would eliminate them. However, 87% said they “don’t…
by - April 29, 2015 5:59 pm
Hearing On Arkansas Gay Marriage Ban To Await U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has delayed a decision on the constitutionality of Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage pending the outcome of a case before the U.S. Supreme…
by - April 29, 2015 4:04 pm
$30 Million Razorback Regional Greenway Grand Opening Set For Saturday
The Razorback Regional Greenway will officially be dedicated in a grand opening day of activities this Saturday, May 2. The multi-use paved trail covers 36 miles and connects the Northwest…
by - April 29, 2015 3:16 pm
Arkansas Baptist’s Scott Ford Center To Help Inmates Transition Back To Society
Arkansas Community Corrections inmates are transitioning into society at Arkansas Baptist College in a facility named for former Alltel President Scott Ford. The Scott Ford Center for Entrepreneurship & Community…
by - April 29, 2015 11:03 am
Gov. Hutchinson Calls Strong U.S. Manufacturing Base A ‘National Security’ Issue
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson kicked off the first Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit on Wednesday by saying that strengthening the nation’s manufacturing was a “national security” issue, and strongly advocating that…
by - April 29, 2015 5:43 am
Health Beat: HP Signs $190M Deal To Implement Arkansas’ Medicaid Information System
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. HP SIGNS…
by - April 28, 2015 8:58 pm
U.S. House Members Honor Hammerschmidt With Remarks, Moment Of Silence
The four members of Arkansas’ delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives took to the House floor for more than eight minutes Tuesday evening to honor the memory of former…
by - April 28, 2015 6:03 pm
Talk Business & Politics Podcast 4.28.15
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. On this week’s agenda: Robots, robots, robots Entergy Arkansas’ rate increase request The Federal Reserve Bank and its latest…
by - April 28, 2015 5:10 pm
Law Meant To Lift State’s Aviation Business
A law passed in the most recent legislative session is meant to help the state attract aviation business that was flying away because of a sales tax Arkansas levied that…
by - April 28, 2015 3:14 pm
School Broadband Projects Awarded
Projects have been awarded to 22 telecommunications providers to improve the Arkansas Public School Computer Network (APSCN), which is the state’s broadband network for public schools. The Arkansas Department of…
by - April 28, 2015 8:00 am
Secretary Of State Mark Martin: A Friendly Reminder Of One More Tax Deadline
Editor’s note: The following guest commentary was written by Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin. While April 15th is now behind us, there is one more state tax that businesses…
by - April 28, 2015 8:00 am
Jessica DeLoach Sabin: Starting A Conversation
Sometimes just starting a conversation should be considered a victory. With Democrats serving in a new true minority role in the 90th General Assembly, their power was limited, leaving them…