by - January 25, 2016 1:39 pm
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…
by - January 25, 2016 1:24 pm
William Asa Hutchinson III, son of Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), was arrested early Sunday morning in Fayetteville for DWI, careless driving and refusal to submit to a sobriety test, according…
by - January 25, 2016 4:22 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. TREASURY DEPARTMENT LOOKS TO EASE CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR LOW-INCOME CREDIT UNIONS: The National Credit…
by - January 25, 2016 4:20 am
Six business leaders give us their thoughts on making the call to shut down a division, operation or company, knowing the ramifications for layoffs and lost revenue. Randy Zook President…
by - January 24, 2016 2:42 pm
A crowd of 1,000, mostly young professionals, ‘partied with a purpose” at the American Heart Association’s 15th annual Paint the Town Red Heart Ball on Saturday (Jan. 23) at the…
by - January 24, 2016 11:32 am
The cash registers have been ringing as city and county officials were singing the praises of a report Friday (Jan. 22) that showed increases in sales tax revenue for January….
by - January 24, 2016 11:16 am
Members of the Jonesboro City Council Nominating and Rules Committee will meet Tuesday (Jan. 26) to consider the vacancy created by the resignation of Alderman Tim McCall. The 3:30 p.m….
by - January 24, 2016 11:16 am
Members of the Jonesboro City Council Nominating and Rules Committee will meet Tuesday (Jan. 26) to consider the vacancy created by the resignation of Alderman Tim McCall. The 3:30 p.m….
by - January 24, 2016 9:41 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said his highway funding plan will work without raising taxes by finding government efficiencies and continuing with the state’s Medicaid expansion. Without those planks, Hutchinson says tax…
by - January 24, 2016 12:48 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. NUMBER OF ‘WORKING-AGE’ CIVILIANS EXITING WORKFORCE JUMPS TO 35% IN PAST DECADE: The…
by - January 23, 2016 9:01 pm
Hundreds of pro-choice supporters participated in a Rally for Reproductive Justice Saturday, 43 years and one day after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion nationwide. The…
by - January 22, 2016 5:15 pm
A new tagline for Springdale will soon be “Springdale … We’re Making it Happen” and there will be a new logo to reflect this idea. The new citywide promo plan…
by - January 22, 2016 3:19 pm
Sebastian County Prosecutor Dan Shue said Friday (Jan. 22) he will not pursue felony perjury charges against a Fort Smith Police Department captain unless a law enforcement agency investigation determines…
by - January 22, 2016 2:40 pm
Editor’s note: This is the weekly address from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They may not…
by - January 22, 2016 2:25 pm
Bear State Financial Inc.’s fourth quarter and yearly profits fell well short of last year’s results due to a one-tax benefit that added more than $21 million to the company’s…
by - January 22, 2016 1:33 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7. Gov. Asa Hutchinson reflects on…
by - January 22, 2016 10:25 am
With the House out of town this week, U.S. Senators had a busy week in the nation’s capital discussing and voting on issues ranging from Iran and Syria, to summer…
by - January 22, 2016 10:00 am
Arkansas Department of Environment Quality Director (ADEQ) Becky Keogh and (PSC) Public Service Commission Chair Ted Thomas submitted final comments to federal environmental regulators on Thursday (Jan. 21), providing a…
by - January 22, 2016 9:40 am
U.S. nuclear energy facilities generated electricity at a record high level of reliability in 2015 even as natural gas is expected to overtake coal as the top source for U.S….
by - January 21, 2016 10:39 pm
A new nonprofit whose board includes two retired state Supreme Court justices has been formed to educate voters on judicial candidates and combat misleading ads by independent groups. Funded entirely…
