by - April 8, 2015 6:21 am
KATV’s Matt Mershon reports: Headlining topics included Common Core, student assessments and the recent state takeover of the Little Rock School District. It was an hour-long program geared toward answering…
by - April 8, 2015 5:43 am
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 here. EMPLOYERS, WORKERS…
by - April 7, 2015 9:09 pm
A proposal to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protections for Jonesboro city employees failed Tuesday night during a council meeting in Jonesboro. The council heard…
by - April 7, 2015 8:49 pm
Jacob Kauffman with KUAR FM 89.1 News reports: Some Arkansas rice growers are looking favorably on President Obama’s plans at the end of this week to interact – in a…
by - April 7, 2015 8:40 pm
A woman with a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis was selected Tuesday to serve as the Craighead County Election Coordinator, County Judge Ed Hill said. Jennifer Clack…
by - April 7, 2015 7:19 pm
It’s been more than a year since Dennis Smiley resigned his post as Arvest Bank President for Benton County and the bank fraud scheme he pulled off around the state…
by - April 7, 2015 4:10 pm
Talk Business & Politics Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discuss the top business headlines of the last few weeks. Topics on this week’s agenda include: Workforce education…
by - April 7, 2015 10:40 am
Arkansas’ rig count has fallen to levels not seen in nearly a decade as natural gas drillers and oilfield equipment firms continue to cut capital spending as oil and gas prices search for a bottom.
by - April 7, 2015 9:42 am
The representatives of 35 universities and other private and public institutions in eight states will join with the Delta Regional Authority Thursday to form a consortium for research and innovation that will have a long-term positive economic impact on the region, leaders say. Arkansas State University will have a key role.
by - April 7, 2015 9:32 am
A short video appeared on Rand Paul’s Facebook page on Monday featuring his silhouette and the message “On April 7, a different kind of Republican will take on Washington.” Let…
by - April 7, 2015 9:28 am
Talk Business & Politics content partner KATV Ch. 7 is planning an Education Town Hall on Tuesday night, April 7, at 7 p.m. at historic Central High School in Little Rock. The one-hour forum is open to the public.
by - April 6, 2015 7:15 pm
KATV Ch. 7’s Elicia Dover reports: A section of solar panels at the Little Rock Veterans Affairs Hospital is being torn down after being built only two years ago and…
by - April 6, 2015 5:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed three bills into law Monday that he said represent a fundamental shift in the state’s workforce development efforts.
by - April 6, 2015 5:43 pm
With the start of the Major League Baseball season Monday, the city of Jonesboro and Craighead County hit a proverbial home run as both saw their sales tax numbers go…
by - April 6, 2015 4:21 pm
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality named six finalists for the 2015 Arkansas Environmental Stewardship awards, also known as ENVY awards. The winners will be announced later this month as…
by - April 6, 2015 12:00 pm
USA Truck CEO John Simone, 53, is on an indefinite leave because of a “serious medical condition,” with Tom Glaser appointed interim chief operations officer to lead the company. Company…
by - April 6, 2015 6:55 am
A debate engulfed our state last week. It’s faded now, as quickly as it came. We argued over an acronym that most of us could not have accurately spelled after…
by - April 6, 2015 5:37 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - April 5, 2015 8:33 am
Senate President Jonathan Dismang and Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam said they are satisfied with the outcome of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act that nearly derailed the regular legislative session in the last full week.
by - April 5, 2015 5:23 am
The state’s congressional delegation as well as other members of the House and Senate were back in their home districts this week as part of a two-week long spring recess….
