by - December 22, 2014 7:17 pm
State Auditor-elect Andrea Lea, R-Arkansas, has promoted two long-time office employees and has hired a chief deputy officer to fill out three positions on her new staff. Lea, who was…
by - December 22, 2014 4:03 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will conduct a national search for the next Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director and will ask for legislative authority allowing the independent foundation supporting AEDC to…
by - December 21, 2014 8:01 pm
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Jerry Jones, EVP of Acxiom Corp. and chairman of FASTER, a coalition of business leaders, educators and advocates supporting high-speed Internet in…
by - December 21, 2014 7:14 pm
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles L. Welch and Mid‐South Community College President Dr. Glen Fenter said progress continues toward a merger agreement between the two entities. Both the…
by - December 21, 2014 7:08 pm
A self-described “music buff” said city officials have worked in concert on many of the issues the city has seen in the past two decades. Phillip Crego, who is retiring…
by - December 20, 2014 8:37 am
TV PREVIEW: NEW CONTRIBUTORS & WOMEN IN BUSINESS On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics: Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson makes changes at the top. President Obama doing the same…
by - December 19, 2014 9:41 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 - December 18, 2014 10:26 pm
Before Wednesday’s presidential announcement opening up relations with Cuba, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce was planning a networking trip to the communist island nation. Now, the excursion may take on…
by - December 18, 2014 6:49 pm
The newly formed Independent Citizens Commission met today primarily to get organized. The commission is charged with setting the salaries for all 7 constitutional officers, 135 state legislators, and all…
by - December 18, 2014 5:19 pm
Cong.-elect Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, revealed a slew of new hires to serve in the Fourth District’s Arkansas-based offices on Thursday (Dec. 18). In addition to his Washington, D.C. office,…
by - December 18, 2014 2:09 pm
Second District Congressman and Lt. Gov.-elect Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, fulfilled a campaign pledge to reduce his staff in half and named two employees to his new office. Griffin, who…
by - December 18, 2014 1:57 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission that will review salaries and reimbursements for legislators, constitutional officers, Supreme Court justices and judges elected Larry Ross as chairman and Chuck Banks as vice chairman…
by - December 18, 2014 6:34 am
Agricultural opinions were upbeat about President Obama’s plan to move towards normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba, but political attitudes in Arkansas were mixed.
by - December 17, 2014 6:25 pm
The recently passed Issue 3 – which now is part of the Arkansas Constitution – has many moving parts that affect a lot of different groups. The Arkansas Ethics Commission…
by - December 17, 2014 3:13 pm
Arkansas public schools can have necessary broadband internet at no extra cost to the state and without connecting to a “backbone” such as ARE-ON, the House and Senate Education Committees…
by - December 17, 2014 3:12 pm
Arkansas Department of Higher Education director Shane Broadway has been appointed vice president for governmental relations for the Arkansas State University System. Talk Business & Politics reported last week that…
by - December 17, 2014 10:40 am
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has appointed Brigadier General Mark H. Berry as the 52nd Adjutant General of Arkansas, which commands the Arkansas National Guard. Major General William D. Wofford currently serves…
by - December 17, 2014 9:47 am
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson said that State Rep. Allen Kerr, R-Little Rock, will serve as Insurance Commissioner in his administration replacing current commissioner Jay Bradford. Hutchinson also announced that Sheila Sharp…
by - December 16, 2014 7:36 pm
Arkansas Public Service Commission chairwoman Colette Honorable cleared her final hurdle to become a member of the powerful five-person Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Honorable, who received bipartisan praise throughout…
by - December 16, 2014 7:31 pm
Jobs were on the agenda Tuesday night as Jonesboro council members added a communications director’s post, plus heard from police officers about their jobs and issues with their salaries. Council…
