by - July 22, 2012 10:04 pm
Arkansans continue to oppose the federal health care law’s implementation despite a Supreme Court ruling and shifting national public opinion. Also according to the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll, the state’s citizens are guarded against an expansion of the state’s Medicaid program, but they are nearly evenly-split on the issue of medical marijuana.
by - July 20, 2012 6:50 pm
For our weekend political readers: VIRGINIA IS FOR SPLIT-TICKET VOTERS Arkansans are known for splitting their local, state and national political tickets, but this year the focus of the Presidential…
by - July 19, 2012 4:35 pm
An effort to raise the severance tax to a flat 7% has failed to meet the signature threshold to be placed on the November ballot, but supporters will be given another 30 days to meet the legal requirement.
by - July 19, 2012 11:17 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission director Grant Tennille told state lawmakers that “cash is king” over any other economic incentive or tax policy.
by - July 18, 2012 8:51 am
Arkansas Medicaid Director Andy Allison answers questions about his economic analysis, which shows Arkansas would save $372 million or more by expanding its Medicaid rolls under the federal health care law.
by - July 17, 2012 8:21 pm
On Tuesday (July 17), Arkansas Department of Human Services officials released a report purporting the state would come out ahead if it opts into the controversial Medicaid expansion.
by - July 16, 2012 10:47 pm
A new generation of the Rockefeller family in Arkansas is coming into his own. On the 100th anniversary of his grandfather’s birth, Will Rockefeller opens up on the legacy of his birthright and the example set by those who preceded him.
by - July 16, 2012 4:26 pm
With three incumbents and a fourth frontrunner, Arkansas’ Congressional Republicans hold a commanding fundraising advantage over their Democratic counterparts.
by - July 16, 2012 1:53 pm
Governors of 13 states are meeting with auto industry officials to advance CNG vehicle infrastructure in the U.S.
by - July 16, 2012 9:38 am
In our latest edition of Talk Business Quarterly, Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman Will Bond and Republican Party of Arkansas Chairman Doyle Webb make the arguments for why their political parties should win voters’ choices.
by - July 16, 2012 9:20 am
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit in which several environmental advocacy groups seek “unnecessary and unreasonable federal regulation” of nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River basin and the northern Gulf of Mexico.
by - July 15, 2012 5:20 pm
John Lyon with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau, follows up on Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s comments earlier in the week regarding the state’s execution law.
by - July 13, 2012 5:23 pm
In politics, Medicaid becomes a huge state and national issue.
by - July 13, 2012 9:08 am
Gov. Mike Beebe’s communications director Matt DeCample was a guest on last week’s edition of Talk Business to discuss the budget surplus and possible expansion of the state’s Medicaid program.
by - July 13, 2012 7:32 am
With the U.S. Senate having already approved a measure, a House agriculture panel made progress on another.
by - July 12, 2012 3:29 pm
A rough math exercise shows that the effort to place a wet-dry vote on the Benton County ballot in November cost around $6.50 per signature.
by - July 12, 2012 1:37 pm
Republican Presidential presumptive nominee Mitt Romney released his Arkansas campaign finance team on Thursday (July 12).
by - July 12, 2012 11:03 am
Gov. Mike Beebe has named Ford Overton of Little Rock as the newest commissioner of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
by - July 11, 2012 8:18 pm
Texas businessman Michael Wasserman’s latest effort to qualify a casino amendment for Arkansas voters to consider has failed again.
by - July 11, 2012 3:57 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery says it should produce about $97.58 million for scholarships from its net revenues for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Two million dollars of the increase can be attributed to a contract renegotiation with lottery vendor Scientific Games.
