by - July 17, 2014 6:31 pm
Arkansas may need to prepare to receive less highway funding from Washington and rely more on money it raises itself, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department Director Scott Bennett said earlier…
by - July 17, 2014 1:13 pm
Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor has agreed to a one-on-one debate with his Republican rival, Cong. Tom Cotton, in Fayetteville on October 14 at the University of Arkansas. The debate is…
by - July 16, 2014 6:47 pm
From the Election Central campaign trail, here are today’s political headlines captured in our daily brief. KATV’s Janelle Lilley reports on two new political ads, some news from the country’s…
by - July 15, 2014 9:08 pm
All four of Arkansas’ U.S. House members voted Tuesday for a $10.8 billion highway bill that would extend the current highway funding mechanism through May 2015 and add extra dollars…
by - July 15, 2014 9:01 pm
Auditor of State Charlie Daniels (D) said his office returned $18.1 million to Arkansans with unclaimed property in the recently completed fiscal year, an increase of 60% over the total…
by - July 15, 2014 8:57 pm
Second quarter fundraising numbers are in for federal candidates and June monthly reports were filed for statewide office seekers. Here is a Talk Business & Politics round-up.
by - July 15, 2014 6:04 pm
From the Election Central campaign trail, here are today’s political headlines captured in our daily brief. A new criminal justice plan, fundraising numbers, and a debut of TV advertising in…
by - July 15, 2014 11:08 am
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, a former Congressman from Prescott, released a plan Tuesday that he said would boost funding by at least $8.5 million to reduce crime, relieve prison…
by - July 15, 2014 5:46 am
Today, Democratic Lt. Governor candidate John Burkhalter released his first TV ad of the campaign. You can view the 30-second spot at the end of this story. Burkhalter’s ad highlights…
by - July 14, 2014 9:36 pm
Paul Harvel’s more than 46 years of work with chambers of commerce in three states – from Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith to Amarillo – has garnered him the most…
by - July 14, 2014 8:38 pm
Industry leaders across the board weigh in as Arkansas faces a monumental task in cutting carbon emissions to meet new EPA guidelines.
by - July 14, 2014 5:02 pm
From the Election Central campaign trail, here are today’s political headlines captured in our daily brief. SPEAKER CARTER IS ACTING GOVERNOR In a rare collision of circumstances, Speaker of the…
by - July 13, 2014 5:37 pm
Editor’s note: Steve Brawner is a freelance journalist and Talk Business & Politics contributor. His syndicated columns appear in Arkansas newspapers and TalkBusiness.net. He can be reached by e-mail at @[email protected]. Follow him on…
by - July 13, 2014 9:20 am
Challenger Tom Cotton hopes to score a knockout punch against Mark Pryor, but the two-term incumbent has different designs.
by - July 13, 2014 8:09 am
Arkansas Speaker of the House Davy Carter — third in succession to be Governor — will serve as Acting Governor for nearly seven days starting Sunday (July 13). As Talk…
by - July 13, 2014 7:32 am
From the top to the bottom and back to the top of the mountaintop, former Arkansas Attorney General, now Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce CEO, Steve Clark shares his powerful story of second (and third) chances.
by - July 12, 2014 6:11 am
For our weekend business and political readers: NOTHING CERTAIN EXCEPT DEATH AND TAXES, UNLESS YOU ARE A KENNEDY Forbes estimates America’s “aristocracy,” the Kennedys, to have a family fortune of…
by - July 11, 2014 9:38 pm
From the Election Central campaign trail and KATV’s Janelle Lilley, here are today’s political headlines centered on the Arkansas Press Association debates: LT. GOVERNOR’S DEBATE Cong. Tim Griffin, the GOP…
by - July 11, 2014 6:30 pm
The group that wants public schools to connect to a statewide high-speed internet network says 7,292 Arkansans participated in a teleconference town hall July 10. The call was sponsored by…
by - July 11, 2014 1:23 pm
With four gubernatorial candidates on stage at a Hot Springs debate held by the Arkansas Press Association, Mike Ross and Asa Hutchinson took plenty of shots at each other. Joshua…
