by - February 13, 2014 4:01 am
Arkansas Republicans are in a bit of a tizzy over the potential Congressional candidacy of Heber Springs Mayor Jackie McPherson. McPherson is strongly considering running against incumbent Rick Crawford in…
by - February 12, 2014 9:00 am
Fourth Congressional District GOP candidate Bruce Westerman has launched a cable TV buy in the key Republican primary counties of Garland, Union and Columbia. Garland, Union and Columbia counties accounted…
by - February 12, 2014 7:28 am
The political strategy is relatively basic for statewide Democratic candidates Mike Ross for Governor and Mark Pryor for Senate. They need Democratic voters to turn out to the polls, particularly…
by - February 12, 2014 5:10 am
Cong. Mike Ross started his political career as a driver for Bill Clinton during the former President’s comeback run in 1982. Eighteen years after that race, many credit a campaign…
by - February 11, 2014 11:24 am
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Butch Calhoun, Arkansas’ Agriculture Secretary. A former state legislator and county judge, A former state legislator and county judge, Calhoun farmed for…
by - February 11, 2014 9:39 am
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) released its first TV ad in the Arkansas governor’s race. Yesterday, Talk Business blogger Michael Cook reported that the RGA would be launching attack ads…
by - February 11, 2014 8:07 am
The Arkansas General Assembly opened its 2014 fiscal session on Monday (Feb. 10) with state lawmakers hunting votes to fund the private option, alter a special election schedule, and possibly…
by - February 10, 2014 9:49 am
Roby Brock, owner and editor-in-chief of Talk Business Arkansas, has ended his publishing arrangement with Vowell, Inc. and is moving the popular magazine back in house where it has previously…
by - February 10, 2014 9:17 am
Arkansas and national Republicans are getting desperate when it comes to our gubernatorial race. It seems their likely nominee, Asa Hutchinson, is in a free-fall and in desperate need of…
by - February 9, 2014 8:44 pm
Arkansas colleges and universities have been offering online classes for years, but as many as 73 out-of-state post secondary schools with aggressive advertising campaigns have been eating into local market…
by - February 9, 2014 9:40 am
The 2014 legislative fiscal session will be remembered for two words – Private Option – and three potential votes.
by - February 8, 2014 9:50 pm
For our weekend business and political readers: CROWDFUNDING HELPS PAY FOR OLYMPIC DREAM The Sochi, Russia Winter Olympic Games will be in full swing this weekend where American athletes will…
by - February 6, 2014 7:37 pm
The U.S. Attorney’s office announced that new charges were handed down by a federal grand jury charging former Arkansas State Treasurer Martha Shoffner with ten counts of mail fraud. Mail…
by - February 6, 2014 6:52 am
Editor’s note: This story, written by Eric Francis, appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business Arkansas. McLarty will be inducted in the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame on…
by - February 5, 2014 6:00 pm
Sen. Michael Lamoureux (R-Russellville), President of the Arkansas State Senate, is next in line to serve as Governor following the resignation of Lt. Governor Mark Darr on Jan. 31. Lamoureux…
by - February 5, 2014 4:26 pm
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross proposed a major overhaul of the state’s personal income tax structure on Wednesday (Feb. 5) and said the plan would have to be phased in…
by - February 5, 2014 8:21 am
Don’t bet against Oaklawn or Southland. The two Arkansas venues with casino-style gaming saw double-digit spikes in their overall electronic games of skill (EGS) revenues in 2013.
by - February 4, 2014 11:58 am
The percentage increase in year-to-date Arkansas gross tax collections fell to 2.1% in January compared to a 3.4% level in the December report. Also, sales and use tax collections continue…
by - February 4, 2014 7:05 am
Editor’s note: This story, written by Eric Francis, appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business Arkansas. Reed will be inducted in the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame on…
by - February 4, 2014 6:54 am
Former Insurance Commissioner and former CEO of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission, Julie Benafield, has formed a new government affairs consulting firm called The Benafield Group, PLLC. Benafield, who has…
