by - April 21, 2015 8:08 pm
The city of Jonesboro will be debt free by the end of the week, while council members also heard from Mayor Harold Perrin about a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance in the…
by - April 21, 2015 3:12 pm
The chance for normalized commercial relations with Cuba are expected to create opportunities for Arkansas farmers, an official with Riceland Foods told a U.S. Senate committee.
by - April 21, 2015 12:57 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate remained unchanged at 5.6% in March as the state’s growing labor pool continued to add nonfarm jobs to employers’ payrolls at the end of the first quarter….
by - April 21, 2015 8:19 am
After a weekend of silence over allegations regarding potential plagiarism, Little Rock School District superintendent Dr. Dexter Suggs has resigned. Blue Hog Report and KATV News have both reported on…
by - April 21, 2015 5:50 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 21, 2015 12:19 am
The debate over health care reform in Arkansas is a complex, multi-faceted issue that will take time to debate and unfold, members of a legislative committee looking into the issue…
by - April 20, 2015 1:27 pm
Editor’s note: Cong. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, author of this guest commentary, is the First District Congressman for Arkansas. In 1977, President Carter issued Executive Order 11988, which established the definition…
by - April 20, 2015 7:26 am
U.S. Senator John Boozman, R-Ark., and Congressman French Hill, R-Little Rock, sent a letter to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs urging an evaluation of the…
by - April 20, 2015 7:08 am
John Paul Hammerschmidt, often referred to as JPH, passed away on April 1st at the age of 92. He outlived most of the people who were qualified to speak about…
by - April 20, 2015 12:43 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - April 19, 2015 2:04 pm
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. On this week’s agenda: Health care in Arkansas is at a crossroads. Next week, a task force charged with…
by - April 19, 2015 8:23 am
Arkansas’ new Surgeon General, Dr. Greg Bledsoe, says the legislative health care task force that begins its work in earnest this next week will be looking at a much wider swath of reform than just the private option.
by - April 19, 2015 7:39 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has a 63% favorable rating among registered voters in Arkansas, according to a poll commissioned by Talk Business & Politics, Hendrix College and Impact Management Group.
by - April 19, 2015 6:20 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. FED’S…
by - April 18, 2015 8:13 am
Lawmakers headed back to the nation’s capital Monday, facing a full agenda from domestic and foreign policy to honoring a soldier killed and another one wounded in a shooting at…
by - April 18, 2015 7:40 am
Mike Huckabee teased the national media with his announcement of a Presidential announcement. The former Arkansas Governor says he'll make his plans known May 5th in Hope, Arkansas.
by - April 17, 2015 6:25 pm
A new position of Solicitor General inside the Arkansas Attorney General’s office will give the person an opportunity to work on many different issues, AG Leslie Rutledge said Friday. Rutledge,…
by - April 17, 2015 4:47 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 - April 16, 2015 8:19 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: Hillary…
by - April 16, 2015 7:48 pm
The number of Arkansans with completed enrollments through the Health Care Independence Program – the private option – has reached 229,599 as of March 31, and average costs appear on a downward decline. Still, worries remain.
