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Money Talk: Arvest Tops $1 Billion In Mortgage Loans For 13th Straight Year

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John Burris: Do Tax Cuts Plus Healthcare Equal Job Growth?

There’s been plenty of good news about the Arkansas economy lately. More Arkansans are trying to work and more are finding work when they look, according to recently released numbers….

Tusk to Tail: Bielema’s Fayetteville ‘fizzle’ and his ‘dumpster fire’

As the sun rose Saturday morning, Dale Cullins introduced Tusk to Tail to a phenomenon known as the “Fayetteville fizzle,” occurring when the mountain elevation pushes smaller rainstorms either north…

Revenue options discussed for short-term Arkansas highway funding

Highway funding has been more than a speed bump for policymakers to find a way to increase revenue while gas tax collections sputter and inflation keeps raising the price of…

A ‘village’ of partners

What does the 21st century hold for our young people? How do we prepare them for an unpredictable and unprecedented future in a global society? To begin to answer these pressing…

Career centered education

This year, we worked hard to fund four new Career Centers in Ashdown, Clarksville, Mountain Home and Paris, Arkansas. This gives us more than 32 Career Centers in Arkansas. These…

Weiner Race raises money for the Bella Vista Animal Shelter

It was a dog’s life at the 9th Annual “Weiner Takes All” Dachshund Races held during Bella Vista’s Hay Days on Saturday (Sept. 19). More than 40 dachshunds, grouped by…

ASU Board Of Trustees, Welch Praise Campuses For Enrollment Trends

The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees praised system campuses for exceeding state enrollment growth trends for the fall semester, but there was much more on the agenda.

ASU Opens Humanities/Social Sciences Building

It was nearly a two-decade long journey that led Arkansas State University officials Friday to formally open a 123,832-square foot building for its humanities and social sciences programs. The students…

Congressional Digest: Iran, Planned Parenthood And Energy

Lawmakers dealt with a final vote on Iran in the Senate, while the House votes to defund Planned Parenthood, energy and forests. The following is a breakdown of the week…

Governor’s Weekly Address: New Career Centers Funded

Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s weekly address discussed the state’s new workforce training centers: This year, we worked hard to fund four new Career Centers in Ashdown, Clarksville, Mountain Home and Paris,…

Arkansas Celebrates Techtober In October

What do you do when you have a month jammed so full of tech based events they they overflow into the months before and after? You decide to highlight the…

Talk Politics Roundtable 9.20.15

This week’s Talk Business & Politics roundtable featured TB&P contributors Steve Brawner and Frank Scott, plus KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley. Topics of debate included: The latest GOP Presidential…

Rep. Davis: Package Of Revenue Options Better For Short-term Highway Funding

Highway funding has been more than a speed bump for policymakers to find a way to increase revenue while gas tax collections sputter and inflation keeps raising the price of construction. One lawmaker is proposing a package of ideas to meet short-term needs.