by - June 28, 2015 6:26 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. MANUFACTURING,…
by - June 28, 2015 12:51 am
On Saturday, Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., gave the weekly Republican response to the Presidential Weekly address. In the response, Boozman spoke about national defense and the need for funding the…
by - June 28, 2015 12:33 am
This week in the nation’s capital, lawmakers took up issues involving trade and security, while two Supreme Court cases late in the week drew the ire of the state’s congressional delegation.
by - June 27, 2015 6:45 am
The opinions were mixed in the state Friday after the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of same sex marriage nationwide. The ruling legalized same-sex marriage in all…
by - June 27, 2015 6:41 am
The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex marriage in the United States is legal, granting marriage rights to couples on a politically divided issue. In the 5-4 ruling…
by - June 27, 2015 5:35 am
It was a roiling week of news from controversies regarding the Confederate flag to Supreme Court rulings on health care and same-sex marriage. We round up this news and more…
by - June 26, 2015 8:28 am
The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex marriage in the United States is legal, granting marriage rights to couples on a politically divided issue.
by - June 26, 2015 12:09 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - June 26, 2015 12:08 am
The past ten days have been a roller coaster of emotions with tragic lows and hopeful highs for Americans and Southerners in particular. We all experienced the same sorrow when…
by - June 25, 2015 9:11 pm
Talk Business & Politics latest “pure politics” podcast is out and available for download. This week, TB&P’s Jessica DeLoach Sabin and Roby Brock discuss a variety of topics, including: The…
by - June 25, 2015 6:11 pm
Almost a year ago, Wal-Mart held an “open call” for manufacturers to present product ideas. Hugh Jarratt showed up with a plastic taco plate. It’s been a hit and now he’s pitching new ideas to the retail giant.
by - June 25, 2015 5:36 pm
The federal government should spend more money on highways, and the best way to do that in the short term is by raising the gas tax, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive says.
by - June 25, 2015 5:27 pm
To meet America’s growing demand for mobile broadband, the wireless industry will need more than 350 megahertz (MHz) of new licensed spectrum by 2019, according to a new report.
by - June 25, 2015 1:30 pm
Arkansas severance tax collections fell more than 50% in May from year ago levels as the state’s rig count plummeted to single digits and drilling crews are leaving the state for other richer wet shale plays across the U.S.
by - June 25, 2015 1:24 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge was appointed Wednesday to serve on a national agriculture committee. Rutledge and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced that they will co-chair the newly formed…
by - June 25, 2015 10:11 am
It didn’t take long for many of Arkansas’ elected officials, candidates running for office, and trade groups representing business interests to comment on the Supreme Court ruling in the King…
by - June 25, 2015 8:30 am
In a 6-3 ruling Thursday, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of healthcare subsidies in connection with the Affordable Care Act.
by - June 24, 2015 8:53 pm
Many of Arkansas’ levees are not being maintained. Taxes are being collected but not being spent for that purpose. No one is overseeing the situation because of state law and…
by - June 24, 2015 8:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson called on his appointed Working Group for Highway Funding to be creative but also to work within political realities on Wednesday, the same day that the Arkansas…
by - June 24, 2015 8:38 pm
The transportation needs for rural America are plentiful but the way to pay for it may not be, several witnesses told a House subcommittee Wednesday. The House Transportation and Infrastructure…
