by - February 11, 2013 11:09 pm
Grant Tennille, director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, told the Legislative Black Caucus on Monday (Feb. 11) that the incentives for the $1.1 billion Big River Steel Mill don’t…
by - February 11, 2013 11:22 am
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette political columnist John Brummett says Republican control of the Arkansas legislature hasn’t left him in a lurch for writing material. “I haven’t touched on a national issue in…
by - February 10, 2013 9:18 am
Arkansas News Bureau columnist and Talk Business contributor Steve Brawner uses his independent twice-weekly column to compare Arkansas politics to Washington, D.C. politics. Brawner explains that there are a number…
by - February 9, 2013 12:12 am
A much-hyped audit of the Arkansas Medicaid program by legislative auditors was delivered on Friday afternoon (Feb. 8) with fewer fireworks than promised. Republican state lawmakers, who pushed for an…
by - February 8, 2013 9:33 pm
For our weekend business and political readers: YOU WANT TO START A BUSINESS, BUT WHAT? From virtual data rooms to online shoe sales, Forbes has posted some of its top…
by - February 7, 2013 5:12 pm
About 30 Arkansas lawmakers announced the formation of the Legislative Steel Caucus, a coalition of government and business leaders hoping to duplicate what the natural gas industry did during the…
by - February 7, 2013 9:07 am
More than 75% of Americans believe they will see a female president in their lifetime, according to a comprehensive national survey conducted by two entities of the University of Arkansas…
by - February 6, 2013 9:53 pm
Last week, state Medicaid officials disclosed that the funding shortfall in the state’s low-income health care program had shrunk from a November estimate of $138 million to just $61 million….
by - February 6, 2013 7:29 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives replicated their Senate counterparts and met in a “committee of the whole” to ask questions and address issues related to a $1.1 billion steel mill…
by - February 5, 2013 11:54 pm
Bipartisan national political magazine, Campaigns & Elections, has completed a list of 500 influential political insiders and the names of several Arkansas Republican and Democratic consultants and politicos made the…
by - February 5, 2013 11:41 pm
Less than two weeks after his derailed gubernatorial bid, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) is making headlines as the state’s top lawyer. Joining several other states and the federal government,…
by - February 5, 2013 8:18 pm
State Senator Bruce Maloch (D-Magnolia), a bank executive with decades of experience, says his initial review of the Big River Steel Mill proposal that the legislature must approve looks positive….
by - February 4, 2013 9:51 pm
Arkansas economic and finance leaders fielded more than two-and-a-half hours of questions from the Arkansas State Senate on the state’s recruiting of a $1.1 billion Big River Steel Mill superproject…
by - February 4, 2013 8:34 pm
Former Lt. Governor Bill Halter (D) made press rounds today to discuss his bid for Arkansas Governor in 2014. Halter announced more than a week ago – on the day…
by - February 4, 2013 8:28 pm
Republican businessman Curtis Coleman announced today (Feb. 4) that he will seek his party’s nomination for governor in 2014. In a phone call to The City Wire on Monday, Coleman…
by - February 4, 2013 10:35 am
Last week’s big news that Arkansas landed a $1.1 billion steel mill superproject was the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of work. The state’s top jobs chief outlines what comes next.
by - February 2, 2013 8:27 am
From the worst Super Bowl ads to where the wagers will be, a compendium of news stories for our business and political readers.
by - January 31, 2013 9:41 pm
Rep. Matthew Shepherd (R-El Dorado) says the announcement of a $1.1 billion steel mill superproject is exciting news for the state, but he cautioned that Arkansas lawmakers would scrutinize the…
by - January 31, 2013 3:54 pm
A $138 million funding gap in the state’s Medicaid program has shrunk to $61 million, according to state officials. Gov. Mike Beebe and the Arkansas Department of Human Services disclosed…
by - January 31, 2013 2:43 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) said that he and 44 other attorneys general have reached a $120 million settlement with a Florida-based company alleged to have engaged in robo-signing of…
