by - October 19, 2014 4:17 pm
Last month, I took I look at the new voter registrations by party showing that Republicans held the edge for 2014. This is important as Democrats are consistently pointing to…
by - October 19, 2014 9:22 am
Three of the five measures that are likely to be on the November 4th ballot are polling with different degrees of voter support, according to a new battery of surveys from Talk Business & Politics and Hendrix College.
by - October 19, 2014 1:24 am
Jefferson Bancshares, parent company of Pine Bluff-based Relyance Bank,added three new members to its board of directors. David Ferrell, Marshall Kelley and Thomas Murchison, III will join the board. Ferrell…
by - October 19, 2014 1:03 am
Republican Asa Hutchinson and Democrat Mike Ross will square off in their final debate before the Nov. 4 general election in Jonesboro on Monday night. The forum will take place…
by - October 18, 2014 4:39 pm
The two candidates in House District 60 are stressing their beliefs as well as their work before voters head to the polls Nov. 4. Republican Blaine Davis of Hoxie is…
by - October 18, 2014 7:46 am
For our weekend business and political readers: TV PREVIEW: NEW TB&P-HENDRIX COLLEGE POLLING BEGINS On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, we begin our last round of polling…
by - October 18, 2014 7:19 am
In the close, contentious, and well-funded current Senate campaign battle between Tom Cotton and Mark Pryor, every little jot and tittle of every word is subject to such scrutiny and…
by - October 17, 2014 3:57 pm
A Federal Reserve economist says Arkansas’ economy struggles to gain a stable foothold for solid growth years after the Great Recession. How is that impacting jobs, incomes, home sales, agriculture and more?
by - October 17, 2014 3:55 pm
Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said national security issues like ISIS and the Ebola virus cannot be adequately addressed unless the nation solves its debt problem. His Democratic opponent, Heber Springs…
by - October 17, 2014 12:44 am
Matt Mershon with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7, reports: The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a petition Thursday to strike a statewide liquor sales initiative from the November ballot. Justices…
by - October 17, 2014 12:37 am
Two Stuttgart-based rice mills with annual revenues together exceeding $2.1 billion once again made the top 100 list of the nation’s agricultural cooperatives, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
by - October 17, 2014 12:21 am
It was a busy September as Northeast Arkansas legislative candidates raised money for their campaigns, just weeks before the general election. Wednesday was the deadline for candidates to turn in…
by - October 17, 2014 12:13 am
Freight tonnage moved along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is down 4% for the year, but a local port operator said it is not necessarily resulting in reduced business…
by - October 17, 2014 12:09 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. (formerly Arkansas Best Corp.) is buying an additional 30 acres for its corporate headquarter expansion at Chaffee Crossing. The transportation holding company also announced Thursday that…
by - October 17, 2014 12:08 am
The two candidates who are running for State House district 59 are stressing their experience as reasons that voters should elect them in the fall. Republican Jack Ladyman and Democrat…
by - October 16, 2014 7:24 pm
Asa Hutchinson (R) and Mike Ross (D) both want the state to join a lawsuit by 12 other states against proposed EPA regulations that would reduce carbon emissions by coal…
by - October 16, 2014 4:19 pm
John Brummett, award-winning political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will join Talk Business & Politics as a contributor to its magazine, television and radio platforms. Brummett will remain a full-time…
by - October 16, 2014 2:54 pm
Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Butch Calhoun says he will retire effective December 31, 2014. Calhoun submitted a letter of future resignation to Gov. Mike Beebe on Thursday (Oct. 16). “It has…
by - October 16, 2014 2:47 pm
Georgia-Pacific announced it would invest $37 million at its Gurdon, Ark., lumber operations on Thursday (Oct. 16). The Atlanta-based conglomerate said the new investment would expand the production capacity of…
by - October 16, 2014 2:42 pm
Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, and Democrat John Burkhalter both want to use the lieutenant governor’s office to encourage job-creating and workforce training policies, while Libertarian Christopher Olson said the…
