by - June 13, 2015 8:27 am
TV PREVIEW: THE INTERNET OF THINGS This week on Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Channel 7: Sen. Tom Cotton. The state’s junior senator weighs…
by - June 12, 2015 4:42 pm
Arkansas’ four U.S. representatives voted Friday to approve Trade Promotion Authority for the President, as the U.S. House voted down a key first part of the overall trade package. The…
by - June 12, 2015 1:22 pm
A proposal to amend state law to require uniform reporting of campaign finances and the disclosure of donors received certification Thursday from Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. Paul J. Spencer,…
by - June 12, 2015 1:20 pm
An Ohio-based food company has announced it will hire 100 more people at its facility in Newport. Shearer’s Foods will increase production at its Newport plant with the new jobs…
by - June 12, 2015 8:46 am
Dassault Falcon Jet plans to open a “spare parts” center in Louisville, Ky., that will complement the French jet maker’s other existing distribution centers in Little Rock, San Jose, Calif.,…
by - June 12, 2015 6:42 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Arkansas may shop for another federal venue to challenge the president’s controversial Clean Power Plan after a federal court tossed the state’s challenge.
by - June 12, 2015 6:29 am
Back in 1992, Arkansas voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that created term limits for the State Legislature. House members were subsequently restricted to just three 2-year terms and Senate…
by - June 12, 2015 6:25 am
Talk Business & Politics latest “pure politics” podcast is out and available for download. This week, TB&P’s Jessica DeLoach Sabin and Roby Brock discuss a variety of topics, including: Hillary…
by - June 12, 2015 6:09 am
The swollen Arkansas River has brought barge traffic to a grinding halt. How are some haulers navigating their options?
by - June 12, 2015 5:48 am
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 for free here….
by - June 11, 2015 9:48 pm
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice have opened an investigation of the Arkansas Department of Corrections’ McPherson Unit, the state prison for women in Newport.
by - June 11, 2015 8:02 pm
Clinging to the core operating principles of Sam Walton, but also retooling Wal-Mart Stores for the future is always on the mind of CEO Doug McMillon who has one foot…
by - June 11, 2015 4:09 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The Arkansas State Board of Education voted 7-1 Thursday against allowing a state contract with the ACT and in…
by - June 11, 2015 4:01 pm
Arkansas Term Limits is submitting a ballot measure to the attorney general’s office that will restore the previous restrictions, plus add an overall limit of 10 years of service. Co-Chairs…
by - June 11, 2015 2:57 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday he has spent considerable time studying concerns expressed by lawmakers on ways to improve and review a growing list of “high-risk” state contracts within the…
by - June 11, 2015 2:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday named two members of his staff to new posts in his administration. Elizabeth Smith, who worked as the chief legal counsel to Hutchinson, was named…
by - June 11, 2015 2:47 pm
The Working Group on Highway Funding will have its first meeting June 24, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s former budget director, Duncan Baird, will serve as chairman. Hutchinson made both of…
by - June 11, 2015 12:18 pm
Gov. Hutchinson and a large delegation of state economic development and business officials will be leaving next week for the Paris Air Show, hoping to make new aerospace industry contacts and bring back new jobs prospects from the world’s oldest and largest air show.
by - June 11, 2015 10:35 am
Members of a legislative task force looking at health reforms in Arkansas took a detour down a philosophical road regarding contract management at the Department of Human Services in a…
by - June 11, 2015 7:38 am
There are 264 days until the March 1 presidential and party primaries in Arkansas and 519 days until the Nov. 8, 2016 general election, but political activity is already well underway.
