by - April 28, 2015 7:09 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 - April 27, 2015 9:33 pm
The lake is stocked with fish and the water is rising. However, officials said Monday night that the only major thing left is to approve an agreement between Craighead County…
by - April 27, 2015 3:37 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named his members to the Legislative Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force, an interim working panel created by the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2015 (Act 895) of…
by - April 27, 2015 12:48 pm
Amidst a backdrop described by several podium speakers as a religious revival, Central Arkansas’ startup community held a celebration on Monday (April 27) to announce a major grant that will spark more activity in the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
by - April 27, 2015 11:03 am
The nation’s steel industry has come under increasing price pressure in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, which could create a backlash in the Arkansas Delta as the nation’s steel…
by - April 27, 2015 11:02 am
The May 11 meeting of the Political Animals Club in Little Rock will feature a post-session talk from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Hutchinson will give a speech during the 11:30 a.m….
by - April 27, 2015 11:01 am
I’ve been thinking that someone ought to say some nice things about Andrea Lea, our Republican Auditor of State. She’s done much over the years but is easy to forget…
by - April 27, 2015 5:56 am
Former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel was a guest writer on the editorial page in Saturday’s Detroit Free Press. McDaniel defended Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who is defending that…
by - April 26, 2015 12:47 pm
Gay rights, the White House Correspondents Dinner, and a potential scandal involving Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton were among the topics discussed Sunday on a national television news show by…
by - April 26, 2015 8:14 am
On Sunday’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, KATV’s Janelle Lilley and TB&P contributors Jessica DeLoach Sabin and John Burris joined host Roby Brock for a wide-ranging conversation on several…
by - April 26, 2015 7:51 am
New reports lend additional credibility and importance to two upcoming events – the Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit and North Little Rock’s Maker Faire.
by - April 25, 2015 9:07 am
The state’s congressional delegation was busy this week dealing with trade and financial issues. The group also received a visit from a 43-member delegation representing the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce.
by - April 25, 2015 8:02 am
TV PREVIEW: THE SESSION ENDS, HUCKABEE 2.0 & ENTREPRENEURSHIP This week on Talk Business & Politics: The legislative session ends, but there is still work to be done. What was accomplished,…
by - April 24, 2015 6:54 pm
The Pollution Control and Ecology Commission voted Friday to enact a 180-day moratorium on granting permits for new medium and large swine operations in the Buffalo National River Watershed –…
by - April 24, 2015 6:48 pm
After being chosen as a finalist five of the 10 times the award has been given – including the last three years in a row – the City of Fayetteville…
by - April 24, 2015 6:42 pm
It was a month that the character Maxwell Smart from the 1960s television show “Get Smart” would have appreciated when it came to sales tax revenues in Craighead County. “We…
by - April 24, 2015 3:16 pm
Entergy Arkansas on Friday filed its first general rate case with the state Public Service Commission (PSC) since 2013, calling the 137-page application a blueprint to improving electric reliability by…
by - April 24, 2015 6:23 am
With crude oil prices expected to remain below $60 a barrel for the remainder of 2015, the average U.S. household will spend about $700 less on gasoline in 2015 compared to last year, according to new government figures.
by - April 23, 2015 7:48 pm
The 16-member Governor’s Council on Common Core Review will need more specifics, particularly about the testing process, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, the committee’s chair, said at the conclusion of a…
by - April 23, 2015 7:32 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: State…
