by - February 4, 2015 7:19 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…
by - February 3, 2015 8:51 pm
The easing of restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba could do much more than benefit Arkansas’ agricultural sector.
by - February 3, 2015 7:47 pm
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved a bill dealing with the Private Option and set up a possible debate on the issue Wednesday. The health care panel…
by - February 3, 2015 7:02 pm
Michael Hibblen with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News reports: Funding for a key project to protect commercial river traffic on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is included…
by - February 3, 2015 6:48 pm
A bill that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, sent a clear message to the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, members of the…
by - February 3, 2015 12:25 pm
There were a lot of questions as a key House committee approved a bill that supporters say will reform the state’s Medicaid program. The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor…
by - February 3, 2015 10:26 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Arkansas will receive $21.5 million as a result of a $1.375 billion state-federal settlement involving Standard & Poor’s Financial Services. Arkansas’s payment will be…
by - February 3, 2015 10:03 am
A strong January of revenue collections boosted year-to-date totals and has the Arkansas revenue picture more than $80 million ahead of forecast. Year-to-date net available general revenues total $3.12 billion,…
by - February 3, 2015 9:39 am
In less than three weeks, the Democratic Party of Arkansas will meet in Little Rock to hold its first state committee meeting since Republicans took full control of all state…
by - February 3, 2015 9:35 am
The Arkansas State Senate’s afternoon chamber business will begin live-streaming its audio beginning today (Feb. 3) when it convenes at 1:30 p.m. State Sen. Jonathan Dismang told Talk Business &…
by - February 3, 2015 6:22 am
Editor’s note: 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…
by - February 2, 2015 10:15 pm
The recent state takeover of the Little Rock School District is a bad idea because the answers to the district’s problems must come from within the community, the national president…
by - February 2, 2015 6:59 pm
A Senate bill at the heart of debate on the Private Option issue heads to a key House committee Tuesday, while a bill to provide federal funding for the program…
by - February 2, 2015 11:54 am
Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc.’s (AECI) new renewable energy subsidiary announced today that it had reached an exclusive agreement to sell commercial-grade solar photovoltaic units across its six-state distribution footprint. The…
by - February 2, 2015 10:07 am
Before his run for Arkansas Governor, Mike Ross was looking forward to retirement from Congress and serving as SVP for Governmental Affairs for regional electricity transmission operator Southwest Power Pool….
by - February 2, 2015 8:34 am
Governor Asa Hutchinson has now released his budget and two things stand out. He’s proposing a 1% cut to most agencies and he’s also not including in the schedule any…
by - February 2, 2015 8:30 am
Tony Wood is now not only the state’s education commissioner but, as of Wednesday (Jan. 28), effectively the Little Rock School District’s school board. The State Board of Education’s takeover…
by - February 1, 2015 4:19 pm
On Friday, the Independent Citizens Commission gave us a look at their salary proposal for the officials under their review. While their process over the last couple months has been…
by - February 1, 2015 9:23 am
Dr. Sherece West-Scantlebury, executive director of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and a steering member of ForwARd Arkansas, says the newly formed education reform group wants to shape a pre-K through…
by - February 1, 2015 9:19 am
Bradley Phillips with LobbyUp.com sits down with KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley this week for his segment on the most viewed bills from the legislative session this week. LobbyUp’s…
