by - January 5, 2015 11:44 am
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson announced Wendy Kelley as the new director of the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). Kelley is currently the Chief Deputy Director of ADC, a position she has…
by - January 5, 2015 11:12 am
There’s an old joke about a man with a leaky roof. When it rained, he said he couldn’t fix the holes because it was raining. When it wasn’t raining he’d…
by - January 5, 2015 10:07 am
A big jump in December corporate tax collections and slower refund claims to individuals and businesses boosted Arkansas revenue coffers at the six-month mark of the state’s fiscal year. The…
by - January 4, 2015 9:27 am
One of the leading architects of the private option, Sen. David Sanders, R-Little Rock, says his goal in the upcoming legislative session – and beyond – is to make healthcare in Arkansas more “pro-market,” not “pro-business.”
by - January 3, 2015 6:35 pm
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced via Facebook and Twitter that he will make a “very important announcement” on his Fox News show tonight which airs at 7:00 CST. Huckabee writes……
by - January 3, 2015 6:30 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he will end his Fox News program and make a decision on whether or not to run for President by Spring 2015.
by - January 3, 2015 12:19 am
TV PREVIEW: BRUMMETT, SANDERS & THE PRIVATE OPTION On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics: the Private Option. It is settling in to once again become the dominant…
by - January 2, 2015 2:40 pm
In his next-to-last weekly address, Gov. Mike Beebe recounted the accomplishments he said were his biggest challenges in his two terms as Arkansas Governor. Here is his address in its…
by - January 1, 2015 12:23 am
A Republican sweep, ethics scandals, successful ballot issues, legal challenges and the private option made for a newsy 12 months.
by - December 31, 2014 1:41 pm
To my disappointment, the first two meetings of the new Independent Citizens Commission have not been live-streamed as they were hosted on the Senate side of the capitol. However, their…
by - December 31, 2014 1:30 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson ended 2014 with an announcement that he will keep two agency directors and bring back a Huckabee administrator to a third one. On Wednesday, Hutchinson said Amy…
by - December 31, 2014 1:21 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe made two appointments to the Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday. The two vacancies were caused by the appellate judges being elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court….
by - December 30, 2014 4:10 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson named Dr. Greg Bledsoe as the state’s new Surgeon General. He replaces Dr. Joe Thompson, who was told in late November that he would not remain in…
by - December 30, 2014 12:23 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission charged with setting salaries for legislators, constitutional officers, and judges hopes to hear from some of those people at its next meeting Jan. 7. At its…
by - December 29, 2014 7:24 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…
by - December 28, 2014 9:29 pm
The new state constitutional Amendment 94 – Issue 3 on the ballot – has many moving parts. Perhaps the most high profile feature is the change to term limits for…
by - December 28, 2014 12:15 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 - December 26, 2014 10:49 pm
Outgoing Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced on Tuesday his intent to appeal a federal judge in Little Rock’s decision striking down Arkansas’s ban on same-sex marriage. McDaniel said he had…
by - December 26, 2014 9:42 pm
As the holidays and the year wind down, we explore some of the mystery questions of the season.
by - December 23, 2014 11:10 pm
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…
