by - December 8, 2014 5:05 pm
A state water plan suggests billions of dollars should be invested in the infrastructure needed to help Arkansas take advantage of surface water to make up for depleting groundwater sources. Could it work?
by - December 8, 2014 11:55 am
Talk Business & Politics is expanding its opinion blogs to include three new voices to our existing blogs already led by Jason Tolbert and Michael Cook. Jessica DeLoach Sabin, John…
by - December 8, 2014 8:52 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 7, 2014 10:24 am
Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, and State Sen. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, are aiming to end the confusion surrounding their co-authored and recently passed constitutional amendment, Issue No. 3. The measure…
by - December 7, 2014 10:15 am
Retired General Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and one-time Democratic Presidential candidate, has written a new book that suggests the key to America’s best opportunity to lead the free world involves energy independence to strengthen the economy.
by - December 6, 2014 1:51 pm
An excited Republican Party of Arkansas State Committee met in Benton to elect new officers for the next two years. The meeting was the first time Republicans gathered since their…
by - December 6, 2014 10:18 am
The Arkansas Farm Bureau’s top two leaders will continue to serve in their current roles. Randy Veach was re-elected to his seventh term as Farm Bureau president on Friday (Dec….
by - December 6, 2014 12:15 am
TV PREVIEW: GENERAL WESLEY CLARK + THE ETHICS & TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT General Wesley Clark is our guest on Talk Business & Politics this Sunday. He has a new book…
by - December 5, 2014 11:59 pm
I was able to catch part of the Lottery Oversight Committee meeting on Friday when Camelot brought its report on the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. There was not a lot of…
by - December 5, 2014 11:42 pm
TB&P blogger Jason Tolbert notes that one key recommendation from a consultant hired to study the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery recommended more gubernatorial control over the independent agency. Read his take…
by - December 5, 2014 11:40 pm
The co-chairs of the Northeast Arkansas Political Animals Club can look at 2014 as a turning point in state politics and a focal point for their regional effort. The club,…
by - December 5, 2014 11:06 pm
Arkansas is ahead of the national average when it comes to school broadband access and can meet its goals without additional state dollars, the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway reported Friday.
by - December 5, 2014 6:57 pm
A new Arkansas State University System office in Little Rock and recently launched website are the latest steps toward increasing visibility and preparing for system expansion. System president Dr. Charles…
by - December 5, 2014 11:47 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 5, 2014 12:35 am
While 2014 has been a busy year in Arkansas politics, it’s been an even busier year for the Arkansas Ethics Commission. The regulatory agency has taken a “final action” on more than a dozen complaints against legislative candidates.
by - December 4, 2014 11:52 pm
Jacob Kaufmann with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports on former President Bill Clinton”s speech at the 149th annual meeting of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce….
by - December 4, 2014 10:07 pm
With a little less than six weeks before he is sworn in as the state’s new chief executive, Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson said Thursday night that everything is on track, according…
by - December 4, 2014 7:17 pm
Arkansas Public Service Commission chairwoman Colette Honorable testified before the Senate Energy Committee on Thursday, and by all accounts, is expected to sail through her full Senate confirmation hearing to…
by - December 4, 2014 6:52 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives and the Arkansas History Commission will be hosting a symposium Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the courthouse and at the Male…
by - December 4, 2014 6:28 pm
A new report out Thursday paints a less-than-rosy picture for the current state of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. Camelot Global prepared the report specifically for the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative…
