by - February 23, 2013 7:36 pm
House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) seems ready to move beyond social issues and into budget matters in the current legislative session. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carter appeared frustrated that…
by - February 23, 2013 12:16 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) announced that Arkansas, other states and the federal government have reached a settlement agreement with Healthpoint Ltd. to resolve allegations that the Texas-based pharmaceutical manufacturer…
by - February 22, 2013 12:27 pm
Lt. Gov. Mark Darr (R), who is acting Governor with Gov. Mike Beebe (D) out of state, signed SB 131 into law today. The bill becomes Act 145. The bill…
by - February 22, 2013 8:12 am
A new Talk Business-Hendrix College survey finds that support for a $125 million bond issue for the state’s first superproject is popular, and legislation to allow faculty members on college campuses to carry concealed handguns has a plurality of support.
by - February 21, 2013 5:59 pm
House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) says fellow legislators are seeking answers on federal Medicaid flexibility from Gov. Mike Beebe’s Friday afternoon meeting with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen…
by - February 21, 2013 5:24 pm
The Arkansas legislature has received a letter of commitment from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, which will trigger the next phase in the Amendment 82, the superproject law. AEDC officials…
by - February 21, 2013 2:41 pm
Arkansas has been awarded a $42 million State State Innovation Model grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assist with its Payment Improvement Initiative efforts. The…
by - February 21, 2013 1:51 pm
Declaring it’s “time to prosper,” businessman and non-profit leader Curtis Coleman officially threw his hat in the ring for Arkansas Governor in 2014. Coleman, a Republican, addressed a crowded room…
by - February 21, 2013 9:57 am
Our latest Talk Business-Hendrix College survey shows popularity for a controversial abortion limitation measure and growing support for expanding the state’s Medicaid program.
by - February 20, 2013 9:09 pm
State Sen. Larry Teague (D-Nashville), co-chair of the Joint Budget Committee, says without Medicaid’s expansion he’s certain that rural Arkansas will lose jobs.
by - February 20, 2013 2:31 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Wednesday (Feb. 20) that Arkansas and Oklahoma officials have agreed to conduct a comprehensive study of phosphorus concentrations in the Illinois River watershed as both…
by - February 20, 2013 2:22 pm
The Senate Education Committee passed companion bills Wednesday creating a tiered scholarship approach for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship lottery program. The bills, Senate Bill 294 by Sen. Johnny Key…
by - February 20, 2013 2:20 pm
Arkansas’ Teacher Excellence and Support System, set to be implemented starting in 2014-15, is off to a good start because it was created deliberately and has support from different parts…
by - February 20, 2013 11:56 am
Political strategist Alice Stewart will start a new political radio talk show beginning Monday, Feb. 25. “The Alice Stewart Show” will be featured on newly-branded talk show radio station KHTE…
by - February 19, 2013 8:54 pm
House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Rep. Andrea Lea (R-Russellville) says consensus is forming for a proposed constitutional amendment on tort reform, and she sees other ideas gaining traction.
by - February 19, 2013 8:30 pm
A bill that would allow students who have transferred under the state’s old school choice law to remain at their new districts passed the House Education Committee Tuesday. House Bill…
by - February 18, 2013 4:10 pm
After a bizarre episode of behavior on Friday afternoon, Rep. Mark McElroy (D-Tillar) was admitted and now released from UAMS. A description of his medical condition was not disclosed. In…
by - February 18, 2013 3:16 pm
House Majority Leader Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) said state lawmakers are interested in hiring their own consultant to provide advice on potential changes to the state’s Medicaid program. Westerman said…
by - February 17, 2013 9:06 pm
Arkansas News Bureau columnist and Talk Business contributor Steve Brawner uses his latest column to discuss the simmering debate over school choice at the Arkansas legislature. Several bills have been…
by - February 17, 2013 12:27 am
With state lawmakers contemplating a $125 million bond program to advance a $1.1 billion steel mill project in northeast Arkansas, a competitor is quietly pushing back by raising concerns about the investment group supporting Big River Steel.
