by - August 18, 2014 10:44 am
New Ads From Hutchinson, Burkhalter, Steel
A slew of new TV ads are warming up the August airwaves in Arkansas. Asa Hutchinson, the GOP nominee for Governor, unveiled a new ad on Monday that spotlights his…
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by - August 18, 2014 10:16 am
Kinder Morgan $70 Billion Deal Won’t Affect Arkansas Operations
Houston-based Kinder Morgan’s $70 billion tax-friendly deal to bring all of its energy assets under one corporate umbrella and stock symbol will not have an impact on the pipeline giant’s…
by - August 18, 2014 9:34 am
Alcohol Expansion, Minimum Wage Signatures Turned In
Supporters of raising the minimum wage and a group wanting a statewide vote on expanding alcohol sales have both turned in additional numbers of signatures to potentially qualify their measures…
by - August 18, 2014 9:14 am
Arkansas Unemployment Falls To 6.2% In July, Labor Force Continues Slide
Arkansas” unemployment rate continued to move in a downward trajectory, but so did the state”s civilian labor force. The state”s jobless rate in July fell one-tenth of a point to…
by - August 17, 2014 5:02 pm
Train Derailment Near Hoxie Kills 2, Leads To Evacuations
From our content partner KAIT Ch. 8: Two people are dead and two others were injured after two freight trains collided early Sunday morning south of Hoxie. For a time,…
by - August 17, 2014 4:21 pm
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Officially Dedicated
The Johnny Cash boyhood home in Dyess officially opened with a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on Saturday (Aug. 16). “If Dad walked into the house today, he would have been…
by - August 17, 2014 9:19 am
The Gridiron Spoofs Hutchinson, Ross And The Private Option
The Gridiron, a musical comedy spoofing Arkansas politics and people, made its return to the stage last week after a two-year hiatus. The popular skit-song-dance revue has been known to…
by - August 17, 2014 9:03 am
Arkansas Ethics Commission To Ask Legislature For More Funding
From high-profile political scandals to double-digit workload increases, the Arkansas Ethics Commission says it needs more funding to keep up with its caseloads and expectations.
by - August 17, 2014 6:52 am
Ross, Hutchinson Address State Employee Concerns
From Jordan Bontke with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News: Both major party gubernatorial candidates spoke to state employees at a convention in the Embassy Hotel on Saturday. Each…
by - August 16, 2014 9:14 pm
Cotton: Northeast Arkansas ‘Center Of The Political Universe’
The campaigns for the two major candidates for the U.S. Senate traded barbs Saturday as one candidate made a 110-mile trek through Northeast Arkansas to meet with voters. Rep. Tom…
by - August 16, 2014 3:30 pm
Sen. Dismang: Private Option May Have Cut Disability Applications
Adult applications in Arkansas for a type of Social Security Supplemental Security Income disability program have fallen 13% in the past year, according to Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, the incoming…
by - August 15, 2014 10:55 pm
Weekend Digest: The World Trade Center Edition
For our weekend business and political readers: COMPLICATED AND CONFUSING LOGO The new logo for the World Trade Center has been unveiled, but Fast Company reports it comes across as…
by - August 15, 2014 5:42 pm
Municipal Filing Period Ends With Nearly 40 Regional Mayor Races
The municipal filing period ended Friday with even more contested races developing for the fall. Several mayoral races developed Friday, creating nearly 40 contested races in Northeast Arkansas for the…
by - August 15, 2014 5:18 pm
Hutchinson, Ross Spending Money Down The Homestretch
With 80 days until Election Day, gubernatorial candidates Asa Hutchinson and Mike Ross are spending their campaign cash to book valuable air time in the race to succeed term-limited Governor…
by - August 15, 2014 5:03 pm
Bill Clinton: Networks Will Dominate This Century
The concept of networking “is going to dominate the 21st century,” former President Bill Clinton told attendees at the opening of the Southern Governors’ Association’s annual meeting, which is being held in Little Rock this weekend.
by - August 15, 2014 7:22 am
Dillard’s Sees Profits Dip Slightly
Dillard’s reported slightly lower sales and profits, although same-store sales were steady. The Little Rock-based retailer reported second quarter net income of $34.5 million on sales and revenue of $1.513…
by - August 14, 2014 9:59 pm
Filing Period For Municipal Races Drawing To A Close
A fourth candidate filed Thursday to run for Harrisburg mayor, while county clerks in Mississippi County saw a boatload of candidates file into the courthouses in Blytheville and Osceola. Johnny…
by - August 14, 2014 8:55 pm
Cong. Crawford Stresses Patience In Farm Bill, Senate Race Stirs Issue
A farm bill that was passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama earlier this year meets the needs of farmers in the region, Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said…
by - August 14, 2014 7:24 pm
Expert Says Adopt Energy Efficiency Policy To Meet EPA Targets
A Washington, D.C.-based energy efficiency advocate told Arkansas regulators and others on Thursday that the state could see huge economic growth, save billions of dollars in power costs and create…
by - August 14, 2014 5:39 pm
Tolbert: Saline County Vote On Booze Could Help French Hill
Predicting voter behavior is hardly an exact science despite the best efforts of political pundits. However, one issue that seems to consistently give a boost to getting voters to the…