by - January 7, 2015 8:12 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Officials from the Arkansas Department of Education are recommending a state takeover of the Little Rock School District, while…
by - January 7, 2015 5:59 pm
It was a December to remember as Jonesboro city coffers saw a nearly double-digit increase in sales tax revenues. Jonesboro Finance Director Ben Barylske said the city’s sales tax brought…
by - January 7, 2015 3:50 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission tasked with determining salaries for state elected officials asked for information on comparable states Wednesday in the face of a constitutional deadline to issue a review…
by - January 7, 2015 12:07 pm
A day after Gov. Mike Beebe announced Lamar Davis would fill Colette Honorable’s spot on the Arkansas Public Service Commission, Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson announced that consultant and former State Rep….
by - January 7, 2015 11:56 am
There will be one more former executive director of the Arkansas GOP working at Little Rock-based consulting firm, Impact Management Group. IMG announced Wednesday that Megan Tollett has joined the…
by - January 7, 2015 6:57 am
The leaders of the Arkansas House and Senate hope the Legislature takes quick action on Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson’s middle class tax cut and on the private option, and both say…
by - January 7, 2015 6:56 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 6, 2015 8:49 pm
A plan to build an overpass at one of the busiest intersections in Jonesboro was given a green light Tuesday night by a key Jonesboro City Council committee. The council’s…
by - January 6, 2015 5:29 pm
A new session of Congress started Tuesday, as two new congressmen and a new senator made history as an all-Republican Arkansas delegation took office. The state’s congressional delegation – Sens….
by - January 6, 2015 5:27 pm
Years served in the Arkansas Legislature prior to the passage of Amendment 94 do count towards the 16-year term limit passed by voters in November, according to an opinion issued…
by - January 6, 2015 5:17 pm
The average Little Rock motorist pays $1,674 annually because of deficient roads and bridges, the national transportation group TRIP asserted in a press conference at the state Capitol Tuesday. Those…
by - January 6, 2015 4:49 pm
Little Rock law firm Wright, Lindsey & Jennings is beefing up its government relations and medical malpractice divisions, while the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives has filled a key economic development post….
by - January 6, 2015 2:26 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson made plenty of news in a pre-session Q&A with reporters at the state capitol on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Saying he wanted a “quick start” to his legislative…
by - January 6, 2015 8:52 am
Talk Business & Politics unveils its Top 10 Legislators To Watch in the upcoming session. Who might stir the pot and make headlines?
by - January 6, 2015 6:08 am
Our latest magazine is hot off the press and packed with tons of news, interviews and analysis, including profiles of this year’s inductees into the UA Walton College Business Hall of Fame.
by - January 6, 2015 5:12 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…
by - January 5, 2015 7:54 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The Arkansas State Board of Education is scheduled to meet on Wednesday (Jan. 7) to review the Little Rock…
by - January 5, 2015 7:32 pm
Rusty McMillon said Monday that the past several days of the new year have been busy. The new Greene County judge is one of several new officials in Northeast Arkansas…
by - January 5, 2015 6:16 pm
As I reported last week, Sen. Jon Woods asked the Attorney General for an opinion on the timetable for the newly formed salary commission to make recommendations. Woods asked, “Must…
by - January 5, 2015 11:57 am
Arkansas Public Service Commission chair Colette Honorable has officially resigned from her post and will be sworn in as early as this afternoon to her new role on powerful Federal…
