by - January 4, 2015 9:27 am
One of the leading architects of the private option, Sen. David Sanders, R-Little Rock, says his goal in the upcoming legislative session – and beyond – is to make healthcare in Arkansas more “pro-market,” not “pro-business.”
by - January 3, 2015 6:35 pm
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced via Facebook and Twitter that he will make a “very important announcement” on his Fox News show tonight which airs at 7:00 CST. Huckabee writes……
by - January 3, 2015 6:30 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he will end his Fox News program and make a decision on whether or not to run for President by Spring 2015.
by - January 3, 2015 12:19 am
TV PREVIEW: BRUMMETT, SANDERS & THE PRIVATE OPTION On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics: the Private Option. It is settling in to once again become the dominant…
by - January 2, 2015 2:40 pm
In his next-to-last weekly address, Gov. Mike Beebe recounted the accomplishments he said were his biggest challenges in his two terms as Arkansas Governor. Here is his address in its…
by - January 2, 2015 12:17 am
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) served notice that it will no longer pursue a $116 million, 345 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission project in Northwest Arkansas due to a lack of need.
by - January 1, 2015 12:23 am
A Republican sweep, ethics scandals, successful ballot issues, legal challenges and the private option made for a newsy 12 months.
by - January 1, 2015 12:22 am
In the diverse landscape of business in Arkansas, it was a year of more ups than downs. What were some of the top business stories of 2014 and is there more good news to come?
by - December 31, 2014 11:51 pm
It would have required one helluva crystal ball in early 2014 to bet that two struggling Arkansas-based trucking companies would see their stock price more than double by year end….
by - December 31, 2014 1:41 pm
To my disappointment, the first two meetings of the new Independent Citizens Commission have not been live-streamed as they were hosted on the Senate side of the capitol. However, their…
by - December 31, 2014 1:30 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson ended 2014 with an announcement that he will keep two agency directors and bring back a Huckabee administrator to a third one. On Wednesday, Hutchinson said Amy…
by - December 31, 2014 1:21 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe made two appointments to the Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday. The two vacancies were caused by the appellate judges being elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court….
by - December 30, 2014 4:10 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson named Dr. Greg Bledsoe as the state’s new Surgeon General. He replaces Dr. Joe Thompson, who was told in late November that he would not remain in…
by - December 30, 2014 12:23 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission charged with setting salaries for legislators, constitutional officers, and judges hopes to hear from some of those people at its next meeting Jan. 7. At its…
by - December 30, 2014 12:07 pm
In November only one of Arkansas’ metro regions saw a decline in month-over-month unemployment rates, while three were unchanged and the remaining four all saw small increases. On a year-over-year…
by - December 29, 2014 10:00 pm
Residents in northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri will soon be able to watch programming from a second television channel affiliated with KAIT. An announcement was made Monday afternoon. KAIT, Region…
by - December 29, 2014 9:58 pm
Muskogee, Okla-based Armstrong Bank has entered the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas banking markets with the planned acquisition of Benefit Bank. Terms were not disclosed in the statement issued Monday…
by - December 29, 2014 9:56 pm
Tyson Foods recently opened a new processing line at its prepared foods plant in Emporia, Kan., in an effort to increase capacity in its growing prepared food segment following the…
by - December 29, 2014 7:24 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…
by - December 28, 2014 9:29 pm
The new state constitutional Amendment 94 – Issue 3 on the ballot – has many moving parts. Perhaps the most high profile feature is the change to term limits for…
