by - March 2, 2011 7:00 pm
Tax Cut Bills Tabled In House Committee
Three tax cut bills that passed the full Senate were on trial in a House committee today, but that’s as far as they got.
by - March 2, 2011 7:00 pm
Three tax cut bills that passed the full Senate were on trial in a House committee today, but that’s as far as they got.
by - March 2, 2011 7:00 pm
All hail, Kelly MacNeil, KUAR’s intrepid capitol reporter who also writes for the radio station’s new blog, Ark Things Considered. We’re a proud content partner with KUAR-FM 89 and you can catch Talk Business on Mondays at 6pm on the Little Rock public radio station.
by - March 2, 2011 7:00 pm
With a Monday, March 7 deadline for bill filing drawing near, the intrigue for interesting legislation increases.
by - March 1, 2011 7:00 pm
Tax cuts are a hot topic at the state legislature and among the public, they enjoy varying degrees of support.
by - March 1, 2011 7:00 pm
Is it possible that no tax cuts could pass this legislative session?
by - February 28, 2011 7:00 pm
The discussion about redistricting includes a plan that would place Fayetteville within the same Congressional District as Pine Bluff and Texarkana.
by - February 28, 2011 7:00 pm
A package of perhaps 10 bills is being prepared to help Arkansas implement aspects of the controversial federal health care reform law passed by Congress last year.
by - February 28, 2011 7:00 pm
In the end, it looks like Gov. Mike Beebe will get his man – or men, we should say.
by - February 27, 2011 7:00 pm
Drafts and revisions of a comprehensive prison and sentencing reform measure have been circulating the halls of the state capitol for weeks, but the basic concept behind the overhaul may have solidified in voters’ minds already.
by - February 27, 2011 7:00 pm
It has received little attention in this legislative session because it is not a top session concern this year, but the state’s Medicaid system is headed towards the brink of disaster.
by - February 27, 2011 7:00 pm
Will Bond, the former Jacksonsville legislator and new chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, understands pressure.
by - February 27, 2011 7:00 pm
Secretary of State Mark Martin has launched a website to share information on the redistricting process about to take place in Arkansas.
by - February 25, 2011 7:00 pm
Publicly and privately, state lawmakers – who are charged with redrawing Congressional District lines – are outlining the high-stakes risks and rewards that could influence Arkansas’ federal elections for the next decade.
by - February 25, 2011 7:00 pm
With nearly two months of the regular session in the rear view mirror, there still remains a lot of unresolved issues that the 88th General Assembly and Gov. Mike Beebe must address. Consider:
by - February 25, 2011 7:00 pm
Former state legislator and Gov. Beebe confidante Jon Fitch, director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, passed away after complications from a stroke, Talk Business has confirmed.
by - February 24, 2011 7:00 pm
The filing period for House District 54 closed at noon today and 7 candidates have declared their intentions to run.
by - February 24, 2011 7:00 pm
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by - February 23, 2011 7:00 pm
Minutes before threatening weather and possible tornadoes moved through the capital city, House Speaker Robert Moore unveiled his plans for a major highway program that could be a political lightning rod.
In fact, an hour after his press conference, lightning struck the capitol dome.
by - February 23, 2011 7:00 pm
As we reported on Sunday, Arkansas’ director of Higher Education, Dr. Jim Purcell, is headed to Louisiana to take a comparable post.
by - February 22, 2011 7:00 pm
Will Bond, the new chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, is our guest on this week’s upcoming episode of Talk Business.