by - January 9, 2015 12:02 am
A pair of freshmen representatives-to-be and a returning House member each predicted Thursday a busy but productive session for lawmakers this year. Reps.-elect Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro, and Dave Wallace, R-Leachville,…
by - January 9, 2015 12:01 am
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by - January 8, 2015 11:25 pm
As we begin a New Year, armed with well-intended resolutions and a list of things to accomplish, review or change, Talk Business & Politics asked six business leaders to single…
by - January 8, 2015 11:17 pm
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by - January 8, 2015 8:27 pm
The 72nd annual Gillett Coon Supper will take place on Saturday, Jan. 10 in the tiny southeast Arkansas hamlet. What can you expect at this famous political tradition?
by - January 8, 2015 5:22 pm
Republicans will nearly outpace Democrats by a 2-to-1 margin in the 90th General Assembly. How is that going to work and what issues will dominate the 2015 regular session?
by - January 8, 2015 4:29 pm
Senate President Pro Tempore Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, has announced four assistants for the 90th General Assembly, which convenes on Monday, Jan. 12. Dismang has appointed Senators Cecile Bledsoe (R-Rogers), Eddie…
by - January 8, 2015 1:43 pm
Arkansas schools ranked 36th in the nation in Education Week magazine’s annual Quality Counts study, and the state ranked ninth on its “early education index.” The study, which was skipped…
by - January 8, 2015 10:29 am
David Ray, former communications director for the Tom Cotton Senate campaign and the Republican Party of Arkansas, has been hired as the new state director for Americans for Prosperity’s Arkansas…
by - January 8, 2015 8:58 am
Little Rock businessman Philip Tappan is joining Simmons Bank as Executive Vice President of Financial Services with oversight responsibility for Simmons First Trust Company, Simmons First Investment Group and Simmons…
by - January 8, 2015 12:19 am
TB&P is teaming up with First Security Bank’s OnlyInArk.com to broaden coverage of the state’s historic and budding entrepreneurial scene.
by - January 8, 2015 12:01 am
The weather in downtown Jonesboro Wednesday night was downright cold. However, the state’s future governor received a very warm response from nearly 200 people in a pre-inaugural event. Gov.-elect Asa…
by - January 7, 2015 8:12 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Officials from the Arkansas Department of Education are recommending a state takeover of the Little Rock School District, while…
by - January 7, 2015 4:26 pm
Tracy French has been promoted to president and CEO of Centennial Bank, the subsidiary of Conway-based Home Bancshares. French replaces Randy Sims as president and CEO. Sims will remain CEO…
by - January 7, 2015 3:50 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission tasked with determining salaries for state elected officials asked for information on comparable states Wednesday in the face of a constitutional deadline to issue a review…
by - January 7, 2015 12:07 pm
A day after Gov. Mike Beebe announced Lamar Davis would fill Colette Honorable’s spot on the Arkansas Public Service Commission, Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson announced that consultant and former State Rep….
by - January 7, 2015 11:56 am
There will be one more former executive director of the Arkansas GOP working at Little Rock-based consulting firm, Impact Management Group. IMG announced Wednesday that Megan Tollett has joined the…
by - January 7, 2015 8:38 am
Millennials and their political preferences and consumer behaviors have been researched, dissected and discussed a great deal over the last few years. But, more so than perhaps any other generation,…
by - January 7, 2015 6:57 am
The leaders of the Arkansas House and Senate hope the Legislature takes quick action on Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson’s middle class tax cut and on the private option, and both say…
by - January 7, 2015 6:56 am
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