by - August 17, 2012 5:03 pm
For our weekend political readers: WHY IS ARKANSAS SO POOR? The Washington Post's Chris Cilliza has a good post referencing another blogger at his The Fix site. The post explores…
by - August 17, 2012 4:06 pm
Arkansas should receive just short of $7 million in “unobligated” funds authorized in federal legislation dating back to 2003.
by - August 16, 2012 10:31 pm
Scott Ellington — the Jonesboro Prosecutor and First District Democratic Congressional nominee — called for two law enforcement investigations into suspicions of fraudulent signatures on two separate ballot initiatives.
by - August 16, 2012 6:14 pm
GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in Little Rock on Wednesday, Aug. 22 for a high-dollar private dinner and several receptions.
by - August 16, 2012 4:09 am
Three of the biggest advocates for expanding Arkansas’ Medicaid program lobbied for their cause on Wednesday, while some of the biggest critics of expansion peppered them with questions and concerns.
by - August 15, 2012 3:35 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe released $2 million from a state disaster fund on Wednesday (Aug. 15) that will help Arkansas ranchers affected by recent drought conditions.
by - August 15, 2012 8:58 am
The Congressional investigation regarding Wal-Mart’s Mexican business practices is heating up.
by - August 14, 2012 3:39 pm
The Arkansas AFL-CIO released its 2012 political endorsements. The labor union group touts 70 delegates from 29 International Unions representing 24,000 Arkansans in its union membership. At its August 10-11…
by - August 13, 2012 4:43 pm
A group pushing to legalize medicinal marijuana turned in an additional 74,406 signatures today in what supporters hoped would be enough to qualify the proposal for the November ballot.
by - August 13, 2012 11:42 am
Gov. Mike Beebe isn’t happy with Whirlpool, believes some of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s federal budget plans could be “problematic and troublesome,” and is willing to put his tax-cutting credentials up against Republicans.
by - August 12, 2012 10:38 am
Monday morning, August 13, at 10 a.m., Talk Business & Politics will launch its latest installment of “Talk Politics,” our Q&A session with Gov. Mike Beebe (D).
by - August 11, 2012 10:17 am
GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney selected Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his Vice-presidential nominee in a move hailed by conservative supporters and panned by Democratic groups.
by - August 10, 2012 8:32 pm
Can what you listen to on the Internet predict your Presidential vote?
by - August 10, 2012 8:44 am
The Arkansas Times reports that Second District Democratic Congressional candidate Herb Rule was arrested by the Washington County sheriff’s office. The Times reported that Rule was charged with DWI, improper…
by - August 10, 2012 8:42 am
A partisan comment made in a partisan setting, but captured on tape, has sparked a new controversy involving Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office. Rob Moritz with our content partner,…
by - August 7, 2012 10:35 am
The City Wire looks at how an upcoming November election in Benton County to possibly allow alcohol sales could lead to a special election in the near future.
by - August 6, 2012 9:46 pm
Arkansas GOP spokeswoman Katherine Vasilos and Democratic Party of Arkansas spokeswoman Candace Martin appeared on Talk Business Sunday night to discuss a number of political differences.
by - August 5, 2012 12:19 pm
Supporters of a half-cent sales tax for a four-lane highway network across the state addressed concerns to a Fort Smith crowd that the state’s third largest metro area would not benefit from the $1.3 billion road program.
by - August 5, 2012 12:18 pm
Stephens Media columnist Steve Brawner takes a look at the declining revenues coming in from federal (and state) taxes to pay for America’s highway network.
by - August 4, 2012 12:16 am
For our weekend political readers: ARE YOU BETTER OFF THAN BEFORE OBAMA? The question is posed to swing state voters in Virginia, which has “comfortable” statistics suggesting the economy is…
