by - January 3, 2016 9:41 am
In the state and nation, there was a decisive movement toward an improving economy in several key areas in 2015, but some dark clouds loom on the energy front headed…
by - January 2, 2016 1:05 pm
Comments from Arkansas’ political circles were quick to follow the news Saturday (Jan. 2) of the passing of former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers. Dale Leon Bumpers, a…
by - January 2, 2016 11:38 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with a video at the end of the report. ––––––––––––– Arkansas has lost a political legend. Dale Leon Bumpers, a four-term U.S. Senator and two-term governor,…
by - January 2, 2016 11:25 am
Editor’s note: This essay first appeared Dec. 28, 2008, on The City Wire, now Talk Business & Politics. It continues to be an appropriate note to begin a new year….
by - January 1, 2016 8:51 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7. The top political stories of…
by - January 1, 2016 2:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Lisa Washburn, Hot Springs, to the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Advisory Committee. Appointment expires October 1, 2019. Replaces Anne Sorter. Daina Potter, Malvern,…
by - January 1, 2016 2:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Lisa Washburn, Hot Springs, to the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Advisory Committee. Appointment expires October 1, 2019. Replaces Anne Sorter. Daina Potter, Malvern,…
by - January 1, 2016 1:51 pm
Assistance from the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) will go to help two local early stage companies that won state funding to support ongoing product research and…
by - December 31, 2015 1:24 pm
The baby new year will bring in some grown-up changes to Arkansas law. Typically, new state laws take effect 90 days after the regular session adjourns, or they can take…
by - December 29, 2015 7:15 pm
The board of the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation have elected Shannon Newton and Harold Beaver to its executive committee. Newton is president of the Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA), and has…
by - December 29, 2015 7:15 pm
The board of the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation have elected Shannon Newton and Harold Beaver to its executive committee. Newton is president of the Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA), and has…
by - December 29, 2015 3:24 pm
The application deadline for Fort Smith city administrator candidates was extended from Dec. 2 to Jan. 8 in an effort to find a few more “very good applicants.” Colin Baenziger,…
by - December 29, 2015 2:37 pm
Nichole Dykes has joined Sparks Health System as an assistant chief financial officer and will report to CFO David Rothenberger. Dykes has accounting experience in healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Before…
by - December 29, 2015 2:37 pm
Nichole Dykes has joined Sparks Health System as an assistant chief financial officer and will report to CFO David Rothenberger. Dykes has accounting experience in healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Before…
by - December 29, 2015 1:39 pm
The new year brings new hope to all and every year it is always fun for me to review what’s happened in the year coming to a close and preview…
by - December 29, 2015 1:16 pm
Like a snowball packs on more snow and momentum as it rolls downhill, downtowns in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities have seen major changes this year. Springdale’s City Council was…
by - December 29, 2015 12:08 pm
Costs for Medicare and privately insured patients are generally lower in Arkansas than in the rest of the country, the New York Times reported earlier this month. Citing a study,…
by - December 29, 2015 11:34 am
Arkansas is one of 30 states that has expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and was the first of six states to do so through a federal waiver that…
by - December 29, 2015 12:24 am
EVALUATING SCHOOL THREATS INCREASINGLY COMPLEX: The New York Times takes a look at a rising concern in Arkansas and the nation: how to handle school threats of violence. Jonesboro, which…
by - December 28, 2015 4:27 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has issued disaster declarations for 12 counties following this weekend’s storms. According to a release from the governor’s office, those counties “at this time,” are Benton, Calhoun,…
