by - October 23, 2013 12:03 am
A majority of American English and reading teachers surveyed in 2012 said the new Common Core State Standards will improve student learning, but they must shift their focus to teaching…
by - October 22, 2013 9:25 pm
Talk Business shook up the political world early Monday morning when we broke the news that Second District Congressman Tim Griffin would not seek a third term in office on…
by - October 22, 2013 9:06 pm
One day after Cong. Tim Griffin (R) announced he wouldn’t seek a third term for U.S. Congress, Democrat Pat Hays declared he would run for the open seat. Hays, a…
by - October 22, 2013 9:05 pm
The State and Public School and Health Insurance Program Legislative Task Force created during this past session will have its first meeting on Friday, according to the chair of the…
by - October 22, 2013 9:57 am
Today, Senator Mark Pryor’s campaign unveiled a new television entitled “$24 Billion.” In the thirty-second ad, the Pryor campaign ties Tom Cotton to the reckless Republicans who shut down the…
by - October 22, 2013 7:23 am
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will be the featured speaker at the central Arkansas Political Animals Club meeting on Friday, Oct. 25. The event will be held at 7 a.m….
by - October 21, 2013 7:08 pm
No surprise. The formal media advisory for former North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays has arrived. Hays, a Democrat, will make it official at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at…
by - October 21, 2013 4:51 pm
Arkansas House Speaker Davy Carter has made his four appointments to the State and Public School and Health Insurance Program Legislative Task Force that was created during the special session….
by - October 21, 2013 7:23 am
Second District Cong. Tim Griffin (R) says he will not seek a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, citing his young family as his primary reason.
by - October 20, 2013 10:42 pm
State business leaders say that despite uncertainty and policy dysfunction in Washington, the economy is poised to take off.
by - October 19, 2013 9:39 am
Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up a three-day special legislative session that lasted less than 36 hours. State Sen. Johnny Key and Rep. Joe Jett discuss the outcomes.
by - October 19, 2013 9:31 am
For our weekend business and political readers: YOUTUBE AGENT FOR ONLINE STARS Meet 38-year-old Brent Weinstein. Forbes reports that Weinstein has a front row seat to the revolution currently underway in…
by - October 17, 2013 9:27 pm
An internal memo obtained by the Tolbert Report from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) gives insight as to how high of a priority it is placing on the Arkansas…
by - October 17, 2013 8:05 pm
Arkansas lawmakers are working on a quick fix to an insurance deficit in the public school employees insurance fund.
by - October 17, 2013 10:16 am
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe (D) named Frank Scott, Jr., of Little Rock to the Arkansas Highway Commission. The appointment expires January 14, 2017. He replaces John Burkhalter, who resigned from…
by - October 17, 2013 7:19 am
All six members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation voted for a Senate-sponsored measure to re-open the federal government and to extend the nation’s debt ceiling limit after nearly three weeks of high-stakes political wrangling.
by - October 16, 2013 4:55 pm
Lockheed Martin says it will move production of a tactical vehicle it makes for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps to Camden, but the deal still has to jump through…
by - October 16, 2013 10:29 am
Gov. Mike Beebe will call a special session to begin on Thursday (Oct. 17) at 3 p.m. to address a shortfall in the state public employees health insurance program. State…
by - October 16, 2013 10:15 am
October 15 was the deadline for state and federal candidates to submit their fundraising reports. After reviewing the reports, two unexpected surprises arose, one from a political novice and one…
by - October 16, 2013 6:11 am
Last week I said the U.S. Senate campaign in Arkansas will involve two themes repeated over and over: (1) From Cotton: Pryor ♥ Obama/ObamaCare, and (2) From Pryor: Cotton ♥ the…
