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EPA Announces Proposal To Cut Carbon Pollution From Existing Power Plants

The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced a far-reaching and controversial plan Monday that it says will cut carbon dioxide emissions 30% by 2030 from 2005 levels, a move that would…

Does Arkansas Need A Workforce Czar?

Arkansas’ next Governor will face a daunting series of workforce challenges. Could a “special agent of change” slice through the bureaucracy and accelerate industry and state efforts?

Sen. Corey Booker Says Cong. Cotton Against ‘Bipartisan Tradition’

U.S. Senator Corey Booker (D-New Jersey), who was in Arkansas at the request of Sen. Mark Pryor, said Pryor’s Republican challenger Cong. Tom Cotton is working against a “bipartisan tradition”…

Weekend Digest: The Beam Me Up, Scotty Edition

For our weekend business and political readers: POPULAR FRANCHISESForbes ranks some of the best and worst franchises of 2014 in its annual survey of companies. Franchising has been a popular…

New Study: Oaklawn, Southland Venues Worth $895 Million To Economy

According to a study released Friday (May 30) by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Industries of Arkansas, the economic impact of the racing and gaming programs…

Pryor, Cotton Weigh In On VA Director Resignation (UPDATED)

Sen. Mark Pryor met with Central Arkansas VA Director Michael Winn Thursday. Pryor’s office told Channel 7 News that Pryor asked Winn specifically about the issues the inspector general is…

Group Running Attack Ad, Mailer Against Rutledge In GOP Run-off

A new wave of “dark money” is scrambling the GOP Attorney General June 10 run-off between Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling.

Tolbert: Cotton Continues Bio Ads, New Spot Features Wife

The ads from the Tom Cotton for Senate campaign have all had a basic theme to them. At Christmas, he had an ad featuring his mom. A few weeks ago,…

Arkansas’ Energy Producers, Regulators Await New EPA Emission Rules

No one knows exactly how the Environmental Protection Agency’s “dirty air” rules will shake out next week, but Arkansas stakeholders are anxiously waiting to hear the details of President Barack Obama’s controversial proposal to reduce carbon emissions.

Manufacturers, Business Reps Meet With Governor, Workforce Cabinet

Representatives from Arkansas’ manufacturers and other state business leaders met with Gov. Mike Beebe and his workforce cabinet on Tuesday (May 27) for what was described as a “candid” forum…

Hutchinson Rolls Out Public Safety Plan (UPDATED)

GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson rolled out a plan he says is aimed at reforming public safety and reducing drug abuse in Arkansas. “We know crime is more than a…

Beebe Announces 18 Appointments To Boards And Commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Dr. Bryant Ashley, Jr., North Little Rock, to the State Board of Optometry. Appointment expires April 26, 2019. Replaces…

Mike Ross, Asa Hutchinson Agree To Debate

Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross have agreed to an hour-long statewide debate in Little Rock on Tuesday, October 7.

Party Leaders Discuss Election Match-ups, Political Spending

The two leaders of the state’s major political parties offered different views on the trajectory of the general election match-ups, but they tentatively agreed to call out third-party groups who will be spending large sums of money in this fall’s elections.