by - February 7, 2016 10:00 am
With about three weeks until Arkansas’ March 1 primary, Presidential contender Hillary Clinton has a commanding lead over Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders, and Ted Cruz has a slight lead in…
by - January 31, 2016 10:02 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, says Congress has changed under House Speaker Paul Ryan’s leadership with more emphasis on policy and less on politics. Appearing on this week’s edition…
by - January 31, 2016 10:01 am
While Iowa and New Hampshire are ground-zero for the Presidential campaigns this week and next, voters in those states are being bombarded on the airwaves. Arkansas, which moved up its…
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 17, 2016 9:38 am
The 2016 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Conner Eldridge, says he’ll bring a fresh approach to old problems in an effort to balance the budget and combat illegal immigration….
by - January 10, 2016 9:41 am
Former U.S. Senator David Pryor said his former colleague and friend, Dale Bumpers, was “in a class all his own, a league all his own.” Appearing on this week’s edition…
by - January 3, 2016 9:45 am
The editors of Talk Business & Politics have compiled our top statewide stories of the year in politics. Asa Hutchinson Puts Stamp on State Government Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) was…
by - January 2, 2016 11:38 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with a video at the end of the report. ––––––––––––– Arkansas has lost a political legend. Dale Leon Bumpers, a four-term U.S. Senator and two-term governor,…
by - December 20, 2015 9:49 am
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, columnist John Brummett, and TB&P contributor John Burris discussed a variety of state and national political topics on this week’s TV edition of Talk Business &…
by - December 13, 2015 9:36 am
Sen. Tom Cotton says he disagrees with GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s controversial statement to ban Muslims from the U.S. “I disagree with that proposal. I think it would be…
by - December 6, 2015 10:14 am
State Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe and Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace Director Cheryl Gardner say two numbers and federal flexibility will dictate reforms to Arkansas’ health care future: 1332 and…
by - December 6, 2015 9:56 am
Karen Finney, senior advisor to Hillary Clinton, was in Arkansas this weekend to keynote the Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus Christmas gala. Finney, the former host of MSNBC’s “Disrupt,” appeared on…
by - November 29, 2015 10:00 am
Fresh off his 8-day trip to Japan and China, AEDC executive director Mike Preston said the announcement of a $1.36 billion agreement with Sun Paper Co. will not likely result…
by - November 29, 2015 10:00 am
On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, KATV’s Scott Inman and Jessica DeLoach Sabin joined the political roundtable and business editor Wes Brown discussed a…
by - November 15, 2015 9:59 am
On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, two roundtables explored the top business and political issues of the week. In our business roundtable, which featured Talk Business &…
by - November 8, 2015 9:58 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, argues that new House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, can unify the House Republican conference, defended his vote for last week’s budget bill, and explained that a…
by - November 8, 2015 9:57 am
In two separate roundtables on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, pundits discussed Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s latest announcement that he’ll travel to China and Japan, the Arkansas Poll…
by - November 1, 2015 9:54 am
Legislative leaders see broadband expansion as crucial for education and economic development, predict a revenue-neutral solution to highway funding, and say reforms to health care – not a name change – will drive the direction of that debate.
by - November 1, 2015 9:54 am
Talk Business & Politics contributor and Democrat-Gazette columnist John Brummett was a guest on this week’s TV program. The veteran political observer discussed his takeaways from the most recent developments…
by - October 18, 2015 9:06 am
Second District Congressman French Hill (R-Little Rock) said the void in House leadership from the unexpected departure of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) could be filled by an existing GOP committee chairman.
