by - March 15, 2015 8:05 am
After a high-profile week centered around a controversial letter to Iranian leaders authored by Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas’ junior senator said he’s far from done with his efforts interjecting himself in the U.S.-Iran discussion.
by - March 15, 2015 12:34 am
State lawmakers head back to Little Rock to deal with several compelling issues, including workforce training, criminal justice reform, and health care. The tenth week of the session starts Monday…
by - March 15, 2015 12:32 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. SUPERIOR…
by - March 14, 2015 4:08 pm
A week’s discussion of foreign policy, especially growing issues with Iran, drew attention from around the world and in the Natural State, as foreign policy experts and politicos weighed in on Arkansas’ junior senator, Tom Cotton.
by - March 14, 2015 7:37 am
A House committee narrowed down its picks for constitutional amendments, while the House approved an education bill that supporters say will narrow the gap between public and charter schools. The…
by - March 14, 2015 7:02 am
TV PREVIEW: THE TOM COTTON LETTER On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7, tune in for the following:…
by - March 13, 2015 10:47 pm
Arkansas’ publicly traded concerns held their own this week as many U.S. stocks got caught in the broader market’s downdraft with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 falling for the…
by - March 13, 2015 9:25 pm
Former Arkansas Agriculture Secretary and former Riceland Foods CEO Richard Bell passed away on Friday, Talk Business & Politics has confirmed. Bell, a 2003 inductee in the state’s Business Hall of Fame,…
by - March 13, 2015 8:57 pm
Arkansas’ publicly traded concerns held their own this week as many U.S. stocks got caught in the broader market’s downdraft with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 falling for the…
by - March 13, 2015 4:14 pm
Fundraising for the U.S. Marshals Museum received a much-needed boost with Friday’s (March 13) news that First Bank Corp. added $500,000 to its donation and is 60% toward a goal…
by - March 13, 2015 3:20 pm
On Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the members of the Governor’s Council on Common Core Review to be chaired by Lt. Governor Tim Griffin. Hutchinson said earlier this week that…
by - March 13, 2015 3:16 pm
On Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson submitted the name of a Craighead County man to serve as the state’s Secretary of Agriculture. Wes Ward of Lake City was selected for the…
by - March 13, 2015 2:58 pm
by - March 13, 2015 1:59 pm
The Women in Business feature will recognize 10 of the areas top women business leaders. Nominations are being sought for women from every industry and profession.
by - March 13, 2015 12:45 pm
Fresh off his departure from Fox News and a new foray into Presidential politics, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee may be wading into the radio ownership business. Huckabee will be…
by - March 13, 2015 10:29 am
Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan has paid a $1,000 fine and repaid nearly $7,000 in salary received by his cousin, who improperly held a job in his office for about a…
by - March 13, 2015 10:17 am
Messier Astronomical Marathon to be Held at Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area Charles Messier (Mezz-e-a) was an 18th – century French astronomer whose main interest was in discovering comets. …
by - March 13, 2015 10:11 am
Andrew C. Judkins, a former Fayetteville business owner now living in Bixby, Oklahoma, was found guilty March 9 of two counts of bank fraud.
by - March 13, 2015 6:11 am
You can read our feature story on the legacy and future of the Governor’s Cup business plan competition here. On Thursday, the annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business…
by - March 13, 2015 5:57 am
The annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup business plan competition gives students a chance to bring their ideas to life.
