by - March 25, 2013 5:30 pm
President Harry Truman once said he wanted a one-handed economist because all his economists would say, “On the one hand, on the other.” A full committee room of legislators heard…
by - March 25, 2013 2:59 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) issued his third veto of the 89th General Assembly rejecting a divisive voter ID bill that would require photo proof at the polls to cast a…
by - March 25, 2013 9:01 am
A group originally founded by major investors in the Big River Steel mill project is voicing its opposition to the $1.1 billion deal. On March 21, Americans For Prosperity’s Arkansas…
by - March 24, 2013 10:23 pm
Republican candidate and frontrunner for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says Arkansas is much different since his last run for the state’s top elective post and that he has what it takes to win this time around.
by - March 24, 2013 10:01 pm
Grant Tennille, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says if Arkansas lawmakers are adverse to risk, then the Big River Steel superproject and future economic development projects could…
by - March 23, 2013 7:48 am
Medicaid expansion may be dead, but the framework for a phoenix plan is alive, under construction, and receiving a lot of attention. Written details are starting to emerge.
by - March 22, 2013 4:24 pm
The Bureau of Legislative Research released an additional executive summary and two full independent reports regarding the Big River Steel Mill project. What was their assessment? Read for yourself.
by - March 22, 2013 12:35 pm
Arkansas News Bureau columnist Steve Brawner opines on the bipartisan Medicaid/private option health insurance fix coming to fruition in the state legislature. Brawner notes that the Arkansas plan is not…
by - March 21, 2013 5:00 pm
A legislative report on the Big River Steel mill project offers a second opinion on the state’s $1.1 billion superproject questioning an initial report from Arkansas’ economic development agency. The…
by - March 21, 2013 2:12 pm
A new poll shows former Cong. Mike Ross with a sizable lead over former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and highway commissioner John Burkhalter among Democratic primary voters in the 2014…
by - March 21, 2013 12:00 pm
The House Public Transportation Committee shot down HB 1418, which would shift sales and use tax revenues tied to cars and vehicles from state general revenue to a designated highway…
by - March 21, 2013 1:26 am
Nucor Steel is ratcheting up its objections to the Big River Steel superproject, including questions concerning steel capacity, its impact on Nucor’s state tax contributions, and the possibility of moving…
by - March 20, 2013 8:52 pm
Curtis Coleman, who announced in February he’d seek the Republican nomination for Governor in 2014, says he wants to dramatically modify the state’s tax code, decentralize economic development, and provide…
by - March 20, 2013 3:39 pm
A bill that would make the Department of Education, rather than the State Board of Education, the authorizer for granting and revoking charter school status passed the Senate Education Committee…
by - March 20, 2013 12:00 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Don Anderson, Rogers, reappointed to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. Appointment expires January 14, 2017. Patricia Bentley, Magnolia,…
by - March 19, 2013 9:53 pm
A day of controversy eventually led to a bill requiring a photo ID to vote being sent to Governor Mike Beebe (D) for consideration. SB2 by Sen. Bryan King (R-Green…
by - March 19, 2013 12:25 pm
Rep. Darrin Williams (D-Little Rock) and Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R-Searcy) touted HB 1832, the Arkansas New Markets Job Act, a bill both men say could lead to significant investments in…
by - March 19, 2013 7:40 am
Editor’s note: This commentary appears courtesy of Sen. Bryan King (R-Green Forest), who represents District 5 in northwest Arkansas. This article first appeared in the latest magazine issue of Talk…
by - March 19, 2013 7:40 am
Editor’s note: This commentary appears courtesy of Sen. Joyce Elliott (D-Little Rock), who represents District 31 in central Arkansas. This article first appeared in the latest magazine issue of Talk…
by - March 18, 2013 5:16 pm
Arkansas’ potential plan to move Medicaid participants into insurance exchanges could amount to small change, figuratively speaking.
