by - November 18, 2018 10:30 pm
The Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace is in the midst of its annual enrollment period and, this year, the platform has adopted a new approach to signing up participants. Created to…
by - November 18, 2018 9:58 am
Fresh off an overwhelming re-election victory earlier this month, Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he’ll spend the next four years advancing his agenda of more efficient government, “responsible” tax cuts, and…
by - October 28, 2018 11:03 am
While Arkansas’ unemployment rate has fallen to an all-time low of 3.5%, UA economist Mervin Jebaraj warns that there is a troubling trend of younger workers dropping out of the…
by - October 28, 2018 10:28 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer said one of the state’s largest health care systems will raise its minimum wage for entry level jobs to $14 per hour in the next…
by - October 28, 2018 10:01 am
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said America can exert enough pressure to force Saudi Arabia to toe the line on its investigation into a troubling murder of a journalist, and…
by - October 21, 2018 9:59 am
A poll taken right before a controversial radio ad produced a skirmish in the Second Congressional District race shows incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, with a slightly…
by - October 16, 2018 9:40 am
Federal Election Commission (FEC) quarterly reports were due on Oct. 15 for the third quarter and, according to the filings, Democrat Clarke Tucker outraised his Republican opponent, incumbent Rep. French…
by - October 2, 2018 10:16 am
A six-figure ad buy from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) would suggest that the national Democratic campaign arm is bullish – for now – on their nominee Clarke Tucker’s…
by - September 30, 2018 9:59 am
Population growth in Northwest Arkansas has been growing by about 12,000 new residents per year – a 1,000 person a month average increase – since 2014 and there appears to…
by - September 25, 2018 6:50 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, an early supporter of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, still believes he should be on the nation’s high court and she fears the allegations…
by - September 23, 2018 10:00 am
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. CEO Duane Highley isn’t selling much more electricity these days and he’s happy about it. Highley, who has been at the helm of one of the…
by - September 19, 2018 4:07 pm
Democratic Congressional candidate Clarke Tucker had the stage to himself on Wednesday night (Sept. 19). Tucker sat for an hour with KATV’s Chris May and Talk Business & Politics’ Roby…
by - September 9, 2018 9:15 pm
U.S. Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon knows how the power of positive thought can translate into business success. When she and her husband Vince McMahon were building their wrestling entertainment…
by - September 9, 2018 10:10 am
Arkansas voters overwhelmingly favor constitutional proposals to require voter ID and to tighten term limits, and by a 2-to-1 margin they oppose a measure to alter civil lawsuits and court…
by - September 2, 2018 10:02 am
UA Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj said that the GOP tax cuts passed last December were expected to trigger business investment, and that will lead to wage growth for workers….
by - September 2, 2018 9:59 am
With new security measures in place at War Memorial Stadium after a potential gun threat a week ago, state Parks and Tourism director Kane Webb said he’s still looking for…
by - August 27, 2018 8:53 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, has reservations about an agricultural mitigation package and he thinks passage of the Farm Bill can resolve many uncertainties for the state’s largest economic engine….
by - August 12, 2018 10:04 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., feels good about Republican chances to expand their majority in the U.S. Senate and contends that the GOP will hold the House, despite signs of Democratic…
by - August 12, 2018 10:02 am
Arkansas Democrats have a lot of energy and investment in the 2018 Congressional races and two of those candidates – Chintan Desai and Josh Mahony – shared their front line…
by - August 7, 2018 6:04 am
Arkansas Term Limits spokesman Tim Jacob says it’s time for the wishes of state voters to be honored and this year’s term limits proposal should keep lawmakers from altering them…
