by - June 12, 2013 6:18 am
The Arkansas Department of Education is losing two of its five assistant commissioners as well as its chief of staff, but Education Commissioner Dr. Tom Kiimbrell said Tuesday that turnover…
by - June 11, 2013 11:14 pm
Arkansas Times associate editor David Ramsey says premium prices for health insurance plans offered in a forthcoming state exchange may be more important than the number of carrier participants. Ramsey,…
by - June 11, 2013 5:39 pm
Voters may get a chance to decide whether or not to keep the “private option” plan approved by state lawmakers and signed into law by Gov. Mike Beebe.
by - June 11, 2013 12:53 pm
Dianne Curry, who currently serves on the Little Rock School Board for Zone #7 and serves as President of the Little Rock School Board, said she expects to enter the…
by - June 11, 2013 10:17 am
Arkansas Highway Commissioner John Burkhalter will seek the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor in 2014, Talk Business has learned. Several sources have confirmed that Burkhalter will pursue the Arkansas Lt….
by - June 11, 2013 6:15 am
From our content partner, The City Wire: The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a five-year farm bill by a 66-27 vote, with U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and John Boozman,…
by - June 11, 2013 6:11 am
From Rob Moritz with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau: The director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality says a new state law will put the state’s air…
by - June 10, 2013 11:18 pm
Columnist John Brummett says he’s not sure a centrist Democrat can win in conservative-leaning Arkansas, but he’s not sure Cong. Tom Cotton (R) is the strongest candidate the GOP could…
by - June 10, 2013 11:02 pm
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford is satisfied that five companies have submitted letters of intent to do business in the state’s forthcoming health insurance exchange, but he says more may be on the way.
by - June 10, 2013 4:34 pm
Arkansas highway commissioner John Burkhalter says he will announce for statewide office on Tuesday, but which office he’ll seek remains a mystery. Burkhalter’s name has floated for months as a…
by - June 10, 2013 9:59 am
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) reappointed three current members of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission to new terms set to expire January 14, 2017. The three members include Dr. Mary Ann…
by - June 9, 2013 8:48 am
Former U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln chimes in on Mark Pryor, Arkansas politics, and a new business cause she’s championing for independent contractors.
by - June 8, 2013 10:24 am
Five months into the year, electronic games of skill (EGS) wagers at Oaklawn and Southland neared the $1.5 billion mark as both tracks saw smaller percentage increases in casino-style gambling.
by - June 7, 2013 3:40 pm
For our weekend business and political readers: STARBUCKS DEAL WITH GROUPON PAYS OFF Starbucks says it “accepts that innovation is messy, and it is willing to suffer setbacks here and there…
by - June 7, 2013 8:56 am
Two new polls show widespread state opposition to immigration reform, including a measure being considered at the federal level. A poll released Friday (June 7) by the Federation for American…
by - June 7, 2013 6:21 am
Steve Brawner uses his mid-week Stephens Media column to profile the recently elected Boys State and Girls State governors. Scott Sims from McGehee and Abby Hutton from Springdale were both…
by - June 6, 2013 12:12 pm
Michael Tilley with our content partner, The City Wire, takes an in-depth look at several different perspectives in the emerging health insurance reform debate. As Arkansas moves forward with its…
by - June 6, 2013 11:10 am
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) has named Jay Shue of Little Rock as Medicaid Inspector General. The position was created by the 89th General Assembly to oversee an independent office that…
by - June 6, 2013 7:56 am
From David Goins with our content partner, Fox 16 News: Officials with the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery say they will be able to project the amount of money going to college…
by - June 6, 2013 7:51 am
In mid-May, Talk Business reported that professional school higher education students were facing significant financial hurdles due to state budget cuts to the Arkansas Health Education Grants (ARHEG) program. The…
