by - January 16, 2015 5:06 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission met on Friday at the UALR Law School. Unfortunately, the building is not set up for live-streaming as the House Committee meeting rooms are, but I…
by - January 15, 2015 8:41 pm
The Legislative session has begun, and for the 90th time a large group of Arkansans will be interacting amongst themselves in an effort to shape our public policy. I served as…
by - January 15, 2015 8:40 pm
A bill is expected to be filed that would include prosecuting attorneys among other elected officials whose salaries are being reviewed by the Independent Citizens Commission created by voters in…
by - January 15, 2015 6:14 pm
A so-called “web-cam abortion bill” was filed Thursday with supporters expecting a committee hearing on the bill sometime in the near future, its sponsor said. State Rep. Julie Mayberry, R-Hensley,…
by - January 15, 2015 5:26 pm
When I first started writing about the Arkansas legislature in 2009, Twitter was a relatively new phenomenon. About the only two legislators using it back then were State Reps. Steve…
by - January 15, 2015 3:31 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named Mark Myers as the new Director of the Arkansas Department of Information Systems. The agency is the information technology provider for the state of Arkansas, providing…
by - January 15, 2015 1:30 pm
He was a fixture for reporters and the public for more than decade having served as Mike Beebe’s gubernatorial spokesman and communications director when he was Attorney General. Matt DeCample…
by - January 15, 2015 1:01 pm
Just recently, Mike Huckabee brought his weekly Fox News television show to a close in order to begin meeting with potential donors and supporters so that he may gauge his…
by - January 14, 2015 11:33 pm
No two words could define this year’s legislative session more than these: “private option.”
by - January 14, 2015 9:17 pm
A testing program used by healthcare providers and the state to determine behavioral problems may not be reaching its desired effect, a state representative said Wednesday. Rep. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro,…
by - January 14, 2015 9:05 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission met again today at the UALR Law School to continue its consideration of whether or not to raise salaries for statewide elected officials. The commission heard…
by - January 14, 2015 6:11 pm
On Wednesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson disclosed more details of his proposed middle-class tax cut plan, which included an adjustment at the low end of his proposal to account for a…
by - January 14, 2015 4:15 pm
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. If you ask Conner Eldridge about his political future, don’t…
by - January 14, 2015 9:32 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 - January 13, 2015 11:28 pm
More than a dozen state lawmakers gave their key impressions from Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s first formal speech to the 90th General Assembly.
by - January 13, 2015 11:16 pm
Northwest Arkansas lawmakers were upbeat about Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s remarks to the state Legislature on Tuesday.
by - January 13, 2015 11:16 pm
The comments Tuesday after Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s first speech to the 90th General Assembly were mostly positive.
by - January 13, 2015 9:51 pm
It is not often that you have a special election on the same day as an inauguration. But in Senate District 16, which includes Russellville, three Republican candidates squared of…
by - January 13, 2015 5:12 pm
There is lots of coverage today on the inaugural all around the Talk Business & Politics horn. You can read the details here and a full copy of Gov. Asa…
by - January 13, 2015 4:30 pm
New Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, R-Arkansas, let 23 employees go on Monday (Jan. 12). Rutledge, who was sworn into office on Tuesday as the first woman and first Republican to…
