by - February 9, 2015 6:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the funding bill for the state’s Private Option program securing spending authority for the state’s innovative and controversial Medicaid expansion program for another fiscal year. Hutchinson…
by - February 9, 2015 5:21 pm
Last week an impressive thing happened in Arkansas politics. A Republican-controlled state Legislature voted overwhelmingly to continue the Private Option, aka Obamacare, for the next two years. A Republican-controlled state…
by - February 9, 2015 8:39 am
With state lawmakers and Gov. Asa Hutchinson having deflected the rancorous debate regarding the Private Option we’ve seen in recent years, the issue still has a long way to go…
by - February 9, 2015 6:59 am
Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate will square off in Hoops for Kids’ Sake, the third annual legislative charity basketball game on Wednesday, March 4, at…
by - February 9, 2015 6:43 am
I try to understand the perspective of others, specifically those with whom I disagree. If you can’t explain both sides of an issue, you don’t fully understand the issue. You’re…
by - February 9, 2015 6:23 am
Craighead County justices will meet Monday night to decide whether or not to negotiate with a state commission on the future of a lake project. The Lake Bono project is…
by - February 8, 2015 9:16 am
Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, says despite party line differences over his controversial guns on college campuses legislation, he hopes to address enough concerns to win a swing vote to get…
by - February 8, 2015 9:16 am
Bradley Phillips with LobbyUp.com joined Talk Business & Politics this week for his segment on the most viewed bills from the legislative session. LobbyUp’s online bill tracking service uses its…
by - February 8, 2015 9:01 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Sen. Tom Cotton are playing well with voters. How does Sen. Boozman, President Obama and the Arkansas Legislature fare?
by - February 8, 2015 12:14 am
The Arkansas Legislature returns to Little Rock Monday, with several major issues on the agenda. The legislature wrapped up its week Friday, approving two bills involving the Private Option as…
by - February 8, 2015 12:05 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…
by - February 7, 2015 7:43 am
TV PREVIEW: FIRST MONTH ON THE JOB On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7: Gov. Asa Hutchinson and…
by - February 6, 2015 7:33 pm
The state’s congressional delegation dealt with everything this past week from terrorism to health care to veterans’ issues. Here’s what happened in the nation’s capitol.
by - February 6, 2015 4:50 pm
The legislature ended for the week with the signing of a tax cut bill, a rare Friday session and a possible clue as to when the legislative session may end…
by - February 6, 2015 6:47 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…
by - February 6, 2015 5:58 am
Editor’s note: Cong. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, is the author of this guest commentary. He represents Arkansas’ First District. He is a member of the House Committee on Agriculture and serves…
by - February 5, 2015 4:44 pm
Speaker Jeremy Gillam, R-Judsonia, said today he believed he had the numbers to pass bills funding the Medicaid budget, including the private option, as well as a task force that…
by - February 5, 2015 4:19 pm
A pair of bills involving the funding and operation of the state’s Private Option healthcare program are headed to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s desk for signature.
by - February 5, 2015 2:43 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 99-0 to pass Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s signature education proposal requiring computer science to be offered at all Arkansas high schools and charter schools. House…
by - February 5, 2015 1:26 pm
A bill that would have allowed a college or university employee who is a concealed carry permit holder to possess a concealed handgun on campus was one vote short of…
