by - January 14, 2015 11:33 pm
A Private Option Primer
No two words could define this year’s legislative session more than these: “private option.”
Central Arkansas
by - January 14, 2015 9:05 pm
Tolbert: Rep. Kim Hendren Asks Salary Commission Not To Raise His Pay
The Independent Citizens Commission met again today at the UALR Law School to continue its consideration of whether or not to raise salaries for statewide elected officials. The commission heard…
by - January 14, 2015 6:11 pm
Hutchinson Rolls Out Tax Cut Details, Revises $20,000 Floor Due To Inflation Adjustment
On Wednesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson disclosed more details of his proposed middle-class tax cut plan, which included an adjustment at the low end of his proposal to account for a…
by - January 14, 2015 4:43 pm
Core Brewery On Tap For Record 2015 With Brand And Pub Expansions
Jesse Core, a former Tyson Foods system analyst, is putting his Harding University master’s business degree to good use. He’s grown his beer brewing hobby from a family garage to…
by - January 14, 2015 4:15 pm
Conner Eldridge: ‘I’m Here To Be A Prosecutor’
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. If you ask Conner Eldridge about his political future, don’t…
by - January 14, 2015 2:45 pm
Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams Appointed To LR Tech Park Board
The Little Rock Technology Park announced that Darrin Williams was appointed to the Authority’s Board effective immediately. Williams is the CEO of Arkadelphia-based Southern Bancorp and is a former State…
by - January 14, 2015 12:14 pm
Youth Business Plan Competition Jan. 16 At Park Plaza Mall
A group working with youth entrepreneurs will hold its annual Arkansas Expo Day, a showcase for 5th through 8th grade students to spotlight their entrepreneurial ideas. The Youth Entrepreneur Showcase…
by - January 14, 2015 9:32 am
Health Beat: Hutchinson Plans Jan. 22 Speech On Health Care Reform
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - January 13, 2015 11:28 pm
Legislators Offer Takeaways From Gov. Hutchinson’s First Speech
More than a dozen state lawmakers gave their key impressions from Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s first formal speech to the 90th General Assembly.
by - January 13, 2015 11:16 pm
Northwest Arkansas Lawmakers React To Hutchinson Legislative Speech
Northwest Arkansas lawmakers were upbeat about Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s remarks to the state Legislature on Tuesday.
by - January 13, 2015 11:16 pm
Northeast Arkansas Legislators Favorable To Hutchinson Speech
The comments Tuesday after Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s first speech to the 90th General Assembly were mostly positive.
by - January 13, 2015 11:16 pm
State Farmers See Bountiful 2014
Arkansas growers set or tied state records for yields in six crops in 2014, exceeding the national average in per-acre yield in four categories.
by - January 13, 2015 9:51 pm
Tolbert: Standridge Leads But Runoff With Berry Imminent In Special Senate Election
It is not often that you have a special election on the same day as an inauguration. But in Senate District 16, which includes Russellville, three Republican candidates squared of…
by - January 13, 2015 5:12 pm
Tolbert: Red Dome Optimism
There is lots of coverage today on the inaugural all around the Talk Business & Politics horn. You can read the details here and a full copy of Gov. Asa…
by - January 13, 2015 4:30 pm
AG Rutledge Lets 23 Go In Transition
New Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, R-Arkansas, let 23 employees go on Monday (Jan. 12). Rutledge, who was sworn into office on Tuesday as the first woman and first Republican to…
by - January 13, 2015 4:08 pm
Maverick Transportation Announces Raises In Driver Pay
Maverick Transportation will raise pay for experienced drivers and increase mileage pay in all its divisions, the company announced in a press release Tuesday. Drivers with at least a year…
by - January 13, 2015 3:49 pm
Tyson Foods Plays Down Impact Of China’s Ban On U.S. Poultry
China, an important U.S. trade partner for the U.S. poultry industry, has once again shut off imports following the discovery of avian influenza in backyard poultry and wild birds in…
by - January 13, 2015 12:15 pm
Asa Hutchinson Sworn In As 46th Governor, Health Address Coming Jan. 22
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will give a “health care reform address” Jan. 22, he said Tuesday to a packed Arkansas House of Representatives chamber after taking the oath of office as the state’s 46th governor.
by - January 13, 2015 12:15 pm
Transcript Of Governor Asa Hutchinson’s Inaugural Address
Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivered this inaugural address on the steps of the Arkansas state Capitol on January 13, 2015: Gov. Tucker, Gov. Huckabee, Sen. Pryor, Mr. Chief Justice, distinguished guests,…
by - January 13, 2015 8:27 am
TB&P, Hendrix College, Impact Management Group To Collaborate On New Polling Effort
Talk Business & Politics is launching a new year-long survey initiative with its polling partner Hendrix College and new collaborator Little Rock-based Impact Management Group. The three groups will work…