by - February 20, 2014 12:37 pm
As expected, the private option health insurance plan secured passage in the Arkansas State Senate on Thursday (Feb. 20). The Republican-crafted plan constructed with support from Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe…
by - February 20, 2014 12:18 pm
Heber Springs Mayor Jackie McPherson announced he would run as a Democrat for the First Congressional District seat, challenging two-term incumbent Cong. Rick Crawford (R). McPherson said he would bring…
by - February 20, 2014 6:01 am
Mike Ross’s campaign has employed a risky strategy and according to recent public polls it appears to have paid off. Ross’s risky strategy is spending campaign funds early on television…
by - February 20, 2014 3:59 am
The Arkansas Lottery is seeing a trajectory of lower revenue, and commission members charged with its oversight are searching for turnaround solutions.
by - February 19, 2014 6:28 pm
The City Wire posted a new statewide poll today that is good news for Arkansas Republicans on several fronts. The poll was conducted by Impact Management Group, a political consulting…
by - February 19, 2014 6:39 am
The fundraising reports are beginning to trickle in for state candidates for January and it appears to be good news for likely Republican nominee Asa Hutchinson who outraised his Democratic…
by - February 18, 2014 2:47 pm
Automation has led to an 84% increase in the recovery of unclaimed property by Arkansas citizens, according to Auditor of State Charlie Daniels. Last year, Talk Business reported on how…
by - February 18, 2014 11:29 am
Today, the Democratic Governor’s Association waded into the Arkansas’s governor’s race by releasing their first television ad. Roughly a week ago, the Republican Governor’s Association released their own television ad…
by - February 18, 2014 10:19 am
A slice of drama was cut from the state capitol on Tuesday as a state senator previously opposed to the private option said she would now vote to fund it. However, the House fell short of passing the funding measure.
by - February 18, 2014 8:06 am
Arkansas lawmakers may take out the stress of a tense and frustrating day of private option action on the hard court tonight. This evening, the Arkansas House of Representatives and…
by - February 18, 2014 7:55 am
“We have been a very blessed company,” said Joe Donaldson, co-owner and General Manager of Sam’s Furniture in Springdale. “We’ve actually had double-digit increases the last three years in a…
by - February 18, 2014 7:54 am
Editor’s note: This guest commentary is written by Thomas Jason Knight, CFP®, Vice-president for strategic growth with Legacy Capital Group, which has offices in Little Rock, northwest Arkansas and Denver,…
by - February 17, 2014 6:55 pm
On the eve before the House votes on refunding the Private Option, it seems at least one key conservative group has signaled that it will give members a pass on…
by - February 17, 2014 8:30 am
Two recent polls of likely Arkansas voters suggest that the political labeling of Arkansas’ private option plan has much to do with the plan’s support among voters. Which is to…
by - February 17, 2014 8:30 am
Republican strategist Clint Reed with Impact Management Group and Democratic strategist Michael Cook, who blogs for Talk Business, discussed and debated the politics of the private option, moves in the…
by - February 17, 2014 8:07 am
Two representatives in one Arkansas county offer a microcosm of the GOP rift that has split Republicans over the fate of the private option.
by - February 15, 2014 10:17 am
For our weekend business and political readers: THE 25 MOST PROMISING COMPANIES OF 2014 Forbes has compiled a list of the 25 most promising companies of 2014. It’s a combination…
by - February 13, 2014 8:07 am
The Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority (RITA) voted Wednesday (Feb. 12) to contract with Washington, D.C.-based The Normandy Group to host a meeting during the summer in hopes of bringing together…
by - February 13, 2014 8:03 am
Congressman Tim Griffin’s entry into the Lt. Governor’s race must be described as an earth shaking political event, both in the Republican primary and the general election. Griffin’s potential candidacy…
by - February 13, 2014 6:06 am
Four months after declaring he would not seek a third term in Congress, Rep. Tim Griffin (R) said he will run for Arkansas Lt. Governor, joining a crowded, but dwindling, field of Republican candidates.
