by - February 15, 2016 4:19 pm
Voters around the state head to the polls Tuesday, starting a 10-month campaign season with hundreds of races on the ballot. Early voting begins Tuesday (Feb. 16) around the state,…
by - February 15, 2016 11:42 am
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) on Monday (Feb. 15) announced that three research studies on the impact of tourism in Oklahoma show direct travel spending reached an all-time high of…
by - February 15, 2016 11:42 am
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) on Monday (Feb. 15) announced that three research studies on the impact of tourism in Oklahoma show direct travel spending reached an all-time high of…
by - February 15, 2016 10:50 am
One country has decided to use eagles to take down illegal drones. The Washington Post tells the story of how eagles are trained to hunt drones. According to the Post…
by - February 15, 2016 10:43 am
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– CHIEF JUSTICE RACE SEES INSTAGRAM…
by - February 15, 2016 12:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––– FDIC RELEASES 2016 STRESS TESTING FOR BANKS WITH ASSETS OF $10 BILLION OR…
by - February 14, 2016 8:15 pm
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– COMMERCE DEPARTMENT’S BUDGET FOCUSES ON EXPANDED U.S. MANUFACTURING CENTERS…
by - February 14, 2016 3:21 pm
One might think even with a superficial knowledge of history and religion we would see the advantage of avoiding God-based government or government-based God. That was the beginning line of…
by - February 14, 2016 2:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has floated the idea of cutting the state’s largest economic development incentive program as a funding source for highways, but the idea is being resisted by…
by - February 13, 2016 6:25 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with press conference statements from President Barack Obama, and analysis from former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. –––––––––––––– U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was…
by - February 12, 2016 10:32 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and now in Northeast Arkansas…
by - February 12, 2016 8:56 pm
President Barack Obama’s 2017 budget received a proverbial cold shoulder this week from the state’s congressional delegation, while discussions continued over agriculture and the overall federal budget. The following is…
by - February 12, 2016 8:49 pm
Attorney Travis Story walked into the Jonesboro City Clerk’s office late Friday afternoon with 5,034 signatures on 585 pages of petitions, seeking to repeal the recently approved Jonesboro city property…
by - February 12, 2016 9:49 am
Far from overtaking the United States as the world’s greatest economy, China is a country beset by supply chain problems and corruption and is a threat only in the unsafe…
by - February 12, 2016 5:19 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. U.S. MINING AND EXPLORATION INVESTMENT DECLINED 35% IN 2015 Mining and exploration…
by - February 11, 2016 9:30 pm
Ernest and Cheree Shunn of Lowell have been best friends and partners in nearly everything they have done for the past 32 years. The couple worked at APEX Tools in…
by - February 11, 2016 8:42 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce for the first time is making independent expenditures in state legislative races. The expenditures are paying for mailers backing candidates who support Gov. Asa…
by - February 11, 2016 4:18 pm
Just in time for summer vacation planning, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport announced new nonstop service from Little Rock to Destin-Ft. Walton on regional air service provider GLO. Shane…
by - February 11, 2016 4:18 pm
Just in time for summer vacation planning, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport announced new nonstop service from Little Rock to Destin-Ft. Walton on regional air service provider GLO. Shane…
by - February 11, 2016 4:00 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Northwest Arkansas is a place where inspired leadership has achieved phenomenal success on the world stage despite the sometimes crippling hands of government. Hutchinson…
