by - February 24, 2014 10:28 pm
Candidates File For Political Office
Day One of political filing saw more than 250 candidates file for office in Arkansas. Want to follow the entire list? Check out our color-coded spreadsheet of candidates.
by - February 24, 2014 10:28 pm
Day One of political filing saw more than 250 candidates file for office in Arkansas. Want to follow the entire list? Check out our color-coded spreadsheet of candidates.
by - February 24, 2014 7:15 pm
The four employees of the Lt. Governor’s office say they will voluntarily leave their posts by June 30, 2014. The state’s fiscal year ends on June 30. State Senate President…
by - February 24, 2014 10:22 am
The Arkansas Trucking Association, which represents transportation firms in Arkansas, released this statement today: The Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) and Lane Kidd, the ATA president since 1992, jointly announced today…
by - February 24, 2014 1:37 am
“Talk Business & Politics” with Roby Brock is moving to KATV Ch. 7 beginning Sunday, March 2, 2014. Read more details on this new content partnership here.
by - February 23, 2014 11:55 pm
On Monday as state legislators return to Little Rock for another round of private option voting, the state capitol will be flooded with political candidates as the 2014 filing season opens.
by - February 22, 2014 12:37 pm
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor (D) endorsed a proposal to raise the state minimum wage incrementally to $8.50 over the next three years, signing a petition to support the ballot effort….
by - February 22, 2014 8:05 am
Cong. Tom Cotton (R), challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor, is this week’s featured GOP national spokesman in the party’s weekly address. Cotton spends the three-and-a-half minute high-profile platform…
by - February 21, 2014 10:36 pm
Can Waffle House predict your Presidential preferences? You betcha.
by - February 20, 2014 7:57 pm
Arkansas State University has officially headed south of the border. On Thursday (Feb. 20), the Jonesboro-based higher education institution and Mexican leaders broke ground on a 2,000 acre development near…
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…