by - December 18, 2014 10:08 pm
Conservation work involving water has been around for nearly 70 years in Arkansas, but a relatively new program is hoping to help with water quality, quantity and habitat, a state…
by - December 18, 2014 9:11 pm
The good vibes that Arkansas and U.S. consumers are getting from lower pump prices this holiday season will also make for hectic highways and busy airports as Americans with more disposable income plan getaways for Christmas.
by - December 18, 2014 6:49 pm
The newly formed Independent Citizens Commission met today primarily to get organized. The commission is charged with setting the salaries for all 7 constitutional officers, 135 state legislators, and all…
by - December 18, 2014 6:23 pm
Arkansas State University System President Charles L. Welch said Thursday (Dec. 18) the university has made a pair of personnel moves for the system. Welch announced the promotions of Julie…
by - December 18, 2014 5:19 pm
Cong.-elect Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, revealed a slew of new hires to serve in the Fourth District’s Arkansas-based offices on Thursday (Dec. 18). In addition to his Washington, D.C. office,…
by - December 18, 2014 2:09 pm
Second District Congressman and Lt. Gov.-elect Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, fulfilled a campaign pledge to reduce his staff in half and named two employees to his new office. Griffin, who…
by - December 18, 2014 1:57 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission that will review salaries and reimbursements for legislators, constitutional officers, Supreme Court justices and judges elected Larry Ross as chairman and Chuck Banks as vice chairman…
by - December 18, 2014 9:42 am
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by - December 18, 2014 6:34 am
Agricultural opinions were upbeat about President Obama’s plan to move towards normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba, but political attitudes in Arkansas were mixed.
by - December 18, 2014 6:33 am
Talk Business & Politics, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, and CEG Partners are beginning our third round of surveying the state’s top company leaders, this time for our 2015…
by - December 18, 2014 6:32 am
Windstream Holdings updated investors on its planned real estate investment trust (REIT) spinoff on Thursday, disclosing that the Little Rock-based telecom expects to take a nearly 20% original ownership stake…
by - December 18, 2014 12:07 am
While not broad, improvements in employment, sales tax collections and tourism sector employment helped push positive economic trends during the third quarter of 2014 for Arkansas’ three largest metro areas….
by - December 18, 2014 12:05 am
Springdale, the city in the middle of a hot Northwest Arkansas economy, has been somewhat the laggard in retail and commercial growth across the two-county region. But times are changing….
by - December 18, 2014 12:03 am
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended its support of nano research in Arkansas. The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced this week that it has been awarded a $1.2…
by - December 17, 2014 6:25 pm
The recently passed Issue 3 – which now is part of the Arkansas Constitution – has many moving parts that affect a lot of different groups. The Arkansas Ethics Commission…
by - December 17, 2014 3:13 pm
Arkansas public schools can have necessary broadband internet at no extra cost to the state and without connecting to a “backbone” such as ARE-ON, the House and Senate Education Committees…
by - December 17, 2014 3:12 pm
Arkansas Department of Higher Education director Shane Broadway has been appointed vice president for governmental relations for the Arkansas State University System. Talk Business & Politics reported last week that…
by - December 17, 2014 1:53 pm
While not broad, improvements in employment, sales tax collections and tourism sector employment helped push positive economic trends during the third quarter of 2014 for Arkansas’ three largest metro areas….
by - December 17, 2014 10:40 am
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has appointed Brigadier General Mark H. Berry as the 52nd Adjutant General of Arkansas, which commands the Arkansas National Guard. Major General William D. Wofford currently serves…
by - December 17, 2014 9:47 am
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson said that State Rep. Allen Kerr, R-Little Rock, will serve as Insurance Commissioner in his administration replacing current commissioner Jay Bradford. Hutchinson also announced that Sheila Sharp…
