by - May 9, 2014 5:08 pm
Last week, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that he personally supported the legalization of same-sex marriage, but the Democratic candidate vying to replace him tells me that he does…
by - May 9, 2014 4:45 pm
Thirteen Arkansas airports will receive over $3 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for facility upgrades and improvements. The announcement was made by U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John…
by - May 9, 2014 3:57 pm
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has directed insurance carriers in the state to offer a 60-day moratorium on cancellation and non-renewal for non-payment of premiums for policyholders in storm-impacted areas….
by - May 8, 2014 7:36 pm
A group of Arkansas legislators who have opposed the private option say they’ll ask a legislative committee next month to authorize another analysis of the financial impact of the program….
by - May 7, 2014 5:14 pm
Two days after it was announced he was not selected as the University of Arkansas’ vice chancellor for governmental relations, State Sen. Johnny Key, R-Mountain Home, was named Wednesday (May…
by - May 7, 2014 4:26 pm
President Obama met with families and first responders in Vilonia today, after taking a tour of the damage caused by the April 27 tornado.
by - May 7, 2014 12:50 pm
From Kezia Nanda with our content partner KUAR-FM 89 News: A committee called “Our Community, Our Dollars” is collecting signatures to make Saline County in Central Arkansas and Craighead County…
by - May 6, 2014 5:18 pm
Cong. Tim Griffin holds a decisive lead over his two Republican rivals for Lt. Governor, but GOP voters are far from decided on the down-ballot contests for State Treasurer and…
by - May 6, 2014 9:18 am
New results from a Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll show that the private option is immensely unpopular among Republican voters, but its effect in primary races is mixed.
by - May 6, 2014 7:19 am
Last week on Talk Business & Politics, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel discussed the problems with state executions, including lethal injection, the electric chair, and even firing squads. The death penalty…
by - May 5, 2014 5:23 pm
Republican Asa Hutchinson is the firm front-runner for the GOP nomination for Governor, according to a new Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll.
by - May 5, 2014 3:39 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe has asked Tony Wood, the deputy commissioner of education, to be the next education commissioner, Wood confirmed in a phone interview today. “The governor has asked me…
by - May 5, 2014 3:30 pm
The University of Arkansas announced today that Randy Massanelli, state director for U.S. Senator Mark Pryor, has been named vice chancellor for governmental relations, effective July 1. The post is…
by - May 5, 2014 8:21 am
Arkansas public schools should be allowed to connect to a statewide fiber optics system currently used by universities and medical providers, but telecom industry leaders worry about the price tag and how to pay for it.
by - May 4, 2014 9:26 am
GOP strategist Robert Coon and Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford said they hope President Obama’s visit to Arkansas in the wake of devastating and delay tornadoes doesn’t inspire partisan back-biting….
by - May 4, 2014 9:17 am
French Hill and Rep. Bruce Westerman hold sizable leads in their Republican primary races for U.S. Congress, according to a new round of Talk Business-Hendrix College polling.
by - May 4, 2014 9:09 am
Former FEMA director and Fourth District Democratic Congressional candidate James Lee Witt suggested that grant money for safe rooms become more commonplace to help guard against the loss of life…
by - May 4, 2014 6:40 am
Former President and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton spoke more like a proud father than a politician as he rallied a crowd of rowdy Democrats in Little Rock on Saturday (May…
by - May 3, 2014 2:24 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) became the first high-ranking publicly-elected official in Arkansas to announce his support for same-sex marriage rights. At an Associated Press Managing Editors conference on Saturday,…
by - May 3, 2014 9:10 am
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor announced that Pres. Obama has accepted his invitation to travel to Arkansas on Wednesday to visit communities devastated by the recent deadly tornadoes. It will be…
