by - February 28, 2015 7:59 am
Weekend Digest: The Farewell Spock Edition
For our weekend business and political readers: TV PREVIEW: CRIME & PUNISHMENT On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Ch….
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by - February 28, 2015 7:06 am
Capitol Notebook: Cell Phone Data Subject Of Debate
Lawmakers worked through a light legislative schedule Friday, with House members approving a bill that supporters say would help people in danger while opponents said the bill would strip away…
by - February 27, 2015 10:49 pm
Hoops For Kids’ Sake Legislative Rosters Complete, Governor To Play For Senate
The Wednesday, March 4 charity basketball game between the Arkansas State Senate and House has rounded out its rosters. The 3rd annual basketball game will take place at 7 p.m….
by - February 27, 2015 4:52 pm
House Panel To Consider State Amendments, Votes For Two Federal Ones
State legislators hope to whittle down the list of proposed constitutional amendments from about 40 to 10-12 next week, the chairman of the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee…
by - February 27, 2015 4:07 pm
Home Bancshares Taking Over Another Bank In Florida Panhandle
Home BancShares, Inc. has acquired another bank in Florida. According to a company release, Conway-based Home Bancshares’ subsidiary Centennial Bank will take over the deposits and substantially all assets of…
by - February 27, 2015 2:35 pm
Cornerstone Bank to Open LPO in Southwest Missouri
President and CEO Charlie Cross said the office will kickstart a greater expansion into the market.
by - February 27, 2015 2:02 pm
ARE YOU A PARENT, EDUCATOR OR CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMMON CORE INITIATIVE? THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU!
*Common Core Information Forum March 12th, 6:00PM-Doors Open, 6:30-8:00PM-Forum Shewmaker Center for Workforce Development at NWACC ARE YOU A PARENT, EDUCATOR OR CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT…
by - February 27, 2015 2:01 pm
ARE YOU A PARENT, EDUCATOR OR CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMMON CORE INITIATIVE? THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU!
*Common Core Information Forum March 12th, 6:00PM-Doors Open, 6:30-8:00PM-Forum Shewmaker Center for Workforce Development at NWACC ARE YOU A PARENT, EDUCATOR OR CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT…
by - February 27, 2015 1:46 pm
Natural Grocers Set to Open March 10 in Fayetteville
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. will open its first Arkansas store March 10 in the Northwest Village Shopping Center at 4116 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville.
by - February 27, 2015 1:07 pm
Report: Data Manipulation Confirmed At Little Rock VA
KATV’s Elicia Dover reports: Data manipulation has been discovered at the Veterans Affairs Little Rock Regional Office, according to a report. One claim that was 20 years old, was changed…
by - February 27, 2015 12:58 pm
Bear State Earnings Boosted by Income Tax Benefit
Bear State Financial, Inc. reported fourth quarter earnings of $4.8 million, or 14 cents per share, rallying from flat earnings a year ago of nearly $200,000. For the full year…
by - February 27, 2015 12:38 pm
UA Announces Agri News Conference Monday
A consequential financial gift will be announced by UA System President Donald Bobbitt and UA agri vice president Mark Cochran.
by - February 27, 2015 10:43 am
Arkansas Lawmakers Lambast FCC’s Net Neutrality Vote
Arkansas’ congressional delegation reacted angrily to a controversial net neutrality decision by the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, ending the week with more stinging criticism of the Obama administration’s move…
by - February 27, 2015 10:38 am
Insurance Department Monitoring Anthem Cyberattack, No Complaints To Date
The Arkansas Insurance Department said it is monitoring the situation involving the breach of data at Anthem, Inc. – a story first reported by Talk Business & Politics on Wednesday….
by - February 27, 2015 12:05 am
Justice Scalia: Court Doesn’t Need Cultural Diversity To Do Its Job
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a Fort Smith audience that seeking cultural diversity among the nine members of the nation’s highest court is not a “good idea.” That’s not all he had on his mind.
by - February 27, 2015 12:04 am
Rep. Eddie Armstrong: A Better Start
Editor’s note: The author of this guest commentary is House Minority Leader Rep. Eddie Armstrong, D-North Little Rock. He can be reached by email at [email protected]. I, along with many…
by - February 27, 2015 12:03 am
Bill Would Pull Arkansas Out Of Common Core Test
The sponsor of a bill that would end Arkansas’ participation in an end-of-the-year Common Core exam plans to run his bill in committee on Tuesday. House Bill 1241 by Rep….
by - February 27, 2015 12:02 am
Year-Ago Investments Paying Dividends For Sam’s Club
Off and on through the years analysts have said they believe Sam’s Club might perform better if Wal-Mart cut it loose. However, few believe it will happen given that the…
by - February 27, 2015 12:01 am
Energy In-depth: A Week Of Abbreviations – BHP, EPA, AG And XL
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…
by - February 26, 2015 8:49 pm
DWI checkpoints and ‘the flyer’
Before getting too far into this column, let me make it perfectly clear that I despise driving while intoxicated (DWI) checkpoints. Yes, they do weed out drunk drivers but they…