by - February 17, 2022 10:33 pm
U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky ruled Thursday (Feb. 17) that a lawsuit challenging newly drawn House legislative districts in Arkansas must be dismissed unless the U.S. Department of Justice intervenes…
by - February 17, 2022 5:32 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Feb. 17) said he has reestablished a Women’s commission, with his Chief of Staff Alison Williams serving as commission chair. Williams said the commission’s first…
by - February 17, 2022 2:26 pm
Attorney Jody Shackelford told Talk Business & Politics Thursday (Feb. 17) he will seek to unseat First District U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, in the Republican primary. Shackelford, 36, of…
by - February 16, 2022 4:16 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday (Feb. 16) that a $54 million Arkansas Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) portal is open, and homeowners can now apply for assistance. Arkansas is one of…
by - February 16, 2022 3:05 pm
Arkansas voters are evenly split on allowing businesses to impose vaccine mandates for workers, a slight change from six months ago, according to a new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College…
by - February 15, 2022 8:09 pm
The Next Step Day Room (NSDR) rescinded it’s request for a zoning change that would have allowed it move operations from North Sixth Street to South U Street. That move…
by - February 15, 2022 3:39 pm
A measure to broaden the legalization of marijuana has majority support among Arkansas voters, while a legislative effort to raise the passage threshold for ballot initiatives to 60% is opposed…
by - February 15, 2022 3:16 pm
An easy, one-stop place for a summary of economic and political issues and conditions in Arkansas and nationally can be found with the recently concluded Talk Business & Politics State…
by - February 15, 2022 11:54 am
Arkansas deserves a budget – and elected leaders – who value this state and all her people. We have to ask ourselves, does the budget Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed at…
by - February 15, 2022 11:39 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund COVID-19 outreach efforts…
by - February 14, 2022 5:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson closed out his final state of the state speech to the Arkansas legislature with a litany of accomplishments, a laundry list of budget requests, and a liturgy…
by - February 14, 2022 3:57 pm
Less than nine months until Election Day, Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders has a roughly 10-point lead over a generic Democratic nominee in the race for Arkansas governor. Sanders was the…
by - February 14, 2022 10:41 am
Dr. Ron Rainey, assistant vice president of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly established equity commission, one of…
by - February 13, 2022 3:02 pm
I’m often accused by my friends of using 10 words when two will do. OK, I’m guilty. So in an effort to mend my loquacious ways, I’ll focus for the…
by - February 13, 2022 9:58 am
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson scores high marks for his job performance among Arkansas voters, while Democratic President Joe Biden ranks low. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has an overall negative…
by - February 12, 2022 9:14 am
A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College poll shows that former Razorback basketball coach Nolan Richardson is viewed as the greatest coach at the University of Arkansas. The survey of…
by - February 11, 2022 2:51 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has established and is seeking information to implement a $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit Program, according to a Friday (Feb. 11) news release. The…
by - February 11, 2022 1:50 pm
Doc Washburn, a radio personality who until last year hosted a radio show on KARN 102.9, is floating his name as a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor. On…
by - February 10, 2022 5:21 pm
The city of Fort Smith has spent roughly $18,000 defending the choice to remove a flag display from the city’s Riverfront Park. The city removed seven flags that made up…
by - February 10, 2022 5:13 pm
Every year, a new class of leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt come together to hone their leadership skills as fellows of the Delta Leadership Institute…
