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by Talk Business - September 7, 2011 7:00 pm

Arkansas Congressional Leaders Respond To Obama Jobs Speech

Arkansas’ Congressional officials weighed in with remarks on Pres. Obama’s speech regarding job creation.  Although there was bi-partisan acknowledgement, there was also tough language, espeically from Rep. Steve Womack (R), who said the speech "came across as a lecture."

Here are everyone’s released remarks with the exception of Sen. John Boozman (R) who has yet to comment publicly.

U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D)

Our economy is paralyzed, and there is no quick cure. There are however, steps we can take to promote private sector hiring and put Americans back to work.  Short-term initiatives, such as small business tax incentives or infrastructure investments could help stabilize the economy. 

by Talk Business - September 7, 2011 7:00 pm

Obama Talking Points Make The Rounds, Tax Changes Central Focus For Jobs

The White House has released early talking points on Pres. Obama’s jobs speech for tonight.  For a sneak preview, here is what the President will propose in his American Jobs Act:

  • Cut taxes for small businesses, the engines of job creation, to help them  hire and grow;
  • Put more money in the pockets of working and middle class Americans;
  • Put more people back to work — teachers laid off from state budget cuts, veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, first responders, and constructions workers rebuilding our roads and bridges, and schools; and
  • Help the long term unemployed, by helping them support their families while they look for work and reforming the system to better connect them to real jobs.

Obama’s talking points say that the jobs push will be "fully paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes and asking the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share," although there is no dollar amount assigned to where that tax increase may begin. Most likely, Obama will push to allow for an expiration of the Bush tax cuts.

by Talk Business - September 6, 2011 7:00 pm

Attorney General Reviewing Opinion On Broadway

Republican legislators complained that Democratic Attorney General Dustin McDaniel was delaying his opinion on a controversial gubernatorial appointment, but McDaniel’s office says a decision is just days away.

by Talk Business - August 31, 2011 7:00 pm

Lobby Up Beefing Up

LobbyUp, the popular legislative tracking service developed by Bradley Phillips, has a few improvements on the horizon.

by Talk Business - August 31, 2011 7:00 pm

Democrats, Cotton Trade Barbs On Classroom Technology

Tom Cotton, a Republican candidate for Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District, said Thursday he has changed his view about Internet use in the classroom, and added that the Arkansas Democratic Party’s use of a 1998 article he wrote “just shows that Barack Obama’s attack dogs recognize the growing strength of our campaign.”

by Talk Business - August 29, 2011 7:00 pm

Democrat Steps Forward For Third District Congressional Challenge

The Associated Press reports that a Democratic candidate has announced for the Third Congressional District seat to challenge Rep. Steve Womack (R).

A former director of a nonprofit organization from Russellville says he’s running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Congressman Steve Womack in northwest Arkansas next year.

by Talk Business - August 28, 2011 7:00 pm

Mcdaniel Withholding Judgment On Nlrb’s Boeing Decision

Arkansas’ Democratic Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is not willing at this time to support the legal effort of 15 Republican Attorneys General to oppose a National Labor Relations Board action against aircraft maker Boeing related to the company’s decision to locate a manufacturing operation in South Carolina.

The NLRB ruling has sent shockwaves through economic development circles across the nation.