by - February 2, 2015 4:53 pm
Arkansas’ Large Market Home Sales Up Nearly 4% In 2014
The question for Arkansas’ home sales market going into 2014 was if the healthy pace of growth in 2013 could be maintained. It could, and it was.
Top Story – NEA
by - February 1, 2015 9:13 am
After Tax Cuts And Private Option, Prison Debate On Legislative Agenda
Look for prison reform to be one of the next big agenda items for the Arkansas Legislature to tackle.
by - January 27, 2015 10:43 pm
Unemployment Rate Much Higher For Black Teens
While the state’s jobless rate continues to fall, young African-American workers are still struggling to find work and the statistics are alarmingly disturbing.
by - January 26, 2015 9:10 am
Business Hall Of Fame: Al Bell
The legendary music executive credits business concepts gleaned from his father and former Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller for his savvy dealings in the recording industry.
by - January 25, 2015 9:12 am
Dismang: Senate To Audio Live-stream Floor Debate, PO Votes There In Senate
The State Senate takes a ‘baby step’ with audio live-streaming, and its leader says he thinks the votes exist to move the Governor’s health care vision forward.
by - January 22, 2015 10:54 am
Gov. Hutchinson: Fund Private Option Through 2016, Will Form Task Force For Larger Reforms
Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivered a major health care policy speech at UAMS and called on the state Legislature to renew funding for the private option through 2016 and develop a new plan for health care in Arkansas.
by - January 21, 2015 4:18 pm
Talk Politics Midweek Roundtable: The Private Option, Judges And Robert E. Lee
Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock, KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, Max Brantley with the Arkansas Times, and GOP consultant Clint Reed with Impact Management Group discuss the day’s politics at our roundtable.
by - January 20, 2015 3:37 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Says Mind Made Up On Private Option
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said his mind is made up on the private option and he will make his vision for health care clear on Thursday in a major policy speech.
by - January 19, 2015 9:26 pm
From India To Silicon Valley To Arkansas, Meet Serial Startup Entrepreneur Unni Peroth
India native Unni Peroth left Silicon Valley to develop early stage tech firms in Arkansas. He’s ready to take his new company, Bfonics, to the next level.
by - January 18, 2015 9:53 am
Tough School Issues To Be Decided By New Faces
The Education Committees in the House and Senate feature many new faces deciding tough issues, a 10-10 partisan split in the House, and a chairperson focused on workforce education. But that’s not all.
by - January 17, 2015 1:45 pm
Oaklawn, Southland Casino-style Wagering Tops $3.5 Billion In 2014
It was another record year for casino-style gambling at Oaklawn and Southland, but 2015 is likely to blow that record away.
by - January 14, 2015 11:33 pm
A Private Option Primer
No two words could define this year’s legislative session more than these: “private option.”
by - January 13, 2015 11:16 pm
Northeast Arkansas Legislators Favorable To Hutchinson Speech
The comments Tuesday after Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s first speech to the 90th General Assembly were mostly positive.
by - January 13, 2015 12:15 pm
Asa Hutchinson Sworn In As 46th Governor, Health Address Coming Jan. 22
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will give a “health care reform address” Jan. 22, he said Tuesday to a packed Arkansas House of Representatives chamber after taking the oath of office as the state’s 46th governor.
by - January 13, 2015 7:43 am
Inauguration Day At The State Capitol
The state’s 46th Governor, Asa Hutchinson, and a host of Republican colleagues will be sworn into office on Tuesday.
by - January 12, 2015 8:33 am
The Times They Are A Changin’
It’s definitely a new chapter for the Arkansas legislature when comparing the membership of this year’s General Assembly with that of 30 years earlier. Veteran political columnist John Brummett explores.
by - January 8, 2015 5:22 pm
Red, Red & Blue: 2015 Legislative Preview
Republicans will nearly outpace Democrats by a 2-to-1 margin in the 90th General Assembly. How is that going to work and what issues will dominate the 2015 regular session?
by - January 6, 2015 6:08 am
Talk Business & Politics Magazine: The Class Of 2015 Business Hall Of Fame
Our latest magazine is hot off the press and packed with tons of news, interviews and analysis, including profiles of this year’s inductees into the UA Walton College Business Hall of Fame.
by - January 4, 2015 9:27 am
Brummett Quizzes Sen. Sanders On Private Option, Healthcare Reform Fate
One of the leading architects of the private option, Sen. David Sanders, R-Little Rock, says his goal in the upcoming legislative session – and beyond – is to make healthcare in Arkansas more “pro-market,” not “pro-business.”
by - January 3, 2015 6:30 pm
Huckabee Ends Fox Show, Will Make 2016 Presidential Decision By Spring
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he will end his Fox News program and make a decision on whether or not to run for President by Spring 2015.