by - October 9, 2013 9:36 pm
From John Lyon with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau: The state Insurance Department’s website providing information on the new health insurance marketplace has gone dormant just as the…
by - October 9, 2013 6:19 pm
Marty Durbin, CEO of America’s Natural Gas Alliance, tells an Arkansas audience it’s time to accelerate natural gas usage and dependency in the U.S.
by - October 9, 2013 12:54 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Dr. Mary Aitken, Maumelle, reappointed to the Governor’s Trauma Advisory Council. Appointment expires July 1, 2015. Dr. Tariq…
by - October 9, 2013 11:00 am
In the wake of high-profile controversies involving Republican and Democratic elected officials, state lawmakers have been angling to reshape public opinion on ethics reform. State legislative Democrats organized a “special…
by - October 9, 2013 3:26 am
This week, the candidates for U.S. Senate released television ads directly targeting each other in the first back-and-forth attacks via TV spots of the campaign. Congressman Tom Cotton (R) fired…
by - October 8, 2013 9:10 pm
An off-year election took place Tuesday (Oct. 8) in Jonesboro as voters headed to the polls to narrow their candidates to replace former Democratic State Senator Paul Bookout. In August,…
by - October 7, 2013 9:14 pm
Delta Trust Investments Chris Harkins is worried that a protracted Congressional battle over the budget and looming debt ceiling debate could spook investors to leave the market in a big fashion.
by - October 7, 2013 3:14 pm
Editor’s note: Updated with comment from Dassault Falcon, and comment from the office of U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle. An estimated 250 workers at Dassault Falcon’s Little Rock operation may…
by - October 7, 2013 10:47 am
The Republican Party of Arkansas announced today that Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul will speak at a party event on December 6 in Hot Springs. Tickets to the event will…
by - October 7, 2013 12:36 am
Two former Second District Congressmen and old political rivals – Jim Guy Tucker (D) and Ed Bethune (R) – renewed their debate skills in a Talk Business discussion hosted by executive editor Roby Brock.
by - October 6, 2013 10:29 am
The Simpsons turn 25 years old and they've had quite a lot to say about the American Presidency.
by - October 5, 2013 9:33 am
Arkansas Highway Commissioner John Burkhalter said Friday that he will leave the commission and resign from three other volunteer boards to focus on his campaign for Lt. Governor. Burkhalter, a…
by - October 4, 2013 9:32 am
Last week, House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) and Senate President Michael Lamoureux (R-Russellville) charged the heads of the legislative education and insurance committees to come up with a framework for…
by - October 3, 2013 8:57 pm
In the race to replace Cong. Tom Cotton (R) in the Fourth District, a successor is likely to act upon party lines in the current debate on the federal government…
by - October 3, 2013 8:48 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) gave ballot title approval to a group’s effort to potentially qualify a medical marijuana proposal for voter consideration in November 2014. Arkansans for Compassionate…
by - October 3, 2013 7:58 pm
On the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Greers Ferry Dam in Heber Springs, former President Bill Clinton addressed a large crowd who came to the rededication ceremony. The…
by - October 3, 2013 10:37 am
Reports are still coming in on what occurred on Capitol Hill earlier today where gunshots were fired and a female suspect fled from police. It’s still too early to say…
by - October 3, 2013 6:38 am
Arkansas was one of the last public appearances before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. On the 50th anniversary of his visit to dedicate Greers Ferry Dam, a flood of memories return.
by - October 2, 2013 4:00 pm
Third District Cong. Steve Womack (R ) tells MarketWatch that he’s ready to get the budget battle behind Congress and move on to the “potentially catastrophic” issue of dealing with…
by - October 2, 2013 3:55 pm
Unless the federal government shutdown lasts for months, the state Department of Education and Arkansas schools should be spared having to furlough any employees. “We will not have to furlough…
