by - March 11, 2013 8:01 am
Rep. Ann Clemmer (R-Benton) and Rep. Reginald Murdock (D-Marianna) appeared on Sunday’s edition of Talk Business Arkansas. The two House leaders discussed the politics surrounding the pro-life/pro-choice legislation at the…
by - March 10, 2013 9:21 pm
Chris Harkins, senior vice-president and managing director at Delta Trust Investments, says there are solid fundamentals in the financial markets that are propelling new- and near- record highs in the benchmark indices.
by - March 8, 2013 8:07 am
At a health insurance expansion rally on Thursday, Gov. Mike Beebe (D) encouraged stakeholders in the debate to be patient with lawmakers as they grapple for a fiscal and political solution to insuring more Arkansans.
by - March 6, 2013 9:26 pm
Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway), the lightning rod at the center of the latest pro-life veto override controversy, makes no apologies for helping legislate the most restrictive abortion bill in the…
by - March 5, 2013 8:05 pm
With its second override of a gubernatorial veto, the Arkansas Senate used its majority status to push closer to law a second measure to limit abortions. Today, the Senate voted…
by - March 4, 2013 8:05 am
Arkansas lawmakers and stakeholders in the health care system see a framework for a longer-term private insurance solution for the state’s low income workers. Will the votes follow?
by - February 27, 2013 11:41 pm
Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Joe Thompson says the new Medicaid option for the state is not only a game-changer, but it’s also a name-changer.
by - February 26, 2013 8:38 pm
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius tells Arkansas lawmakers and Gov. Mike Beebe the word they want to hear: flexibility.
by - February 20, 2013 9:09 pm
State Sen. Larry Teague (D-Nashville), co-chair of the Joint Budget Committee, says without Medicaid’s expansion he’s certain that rural Arkansas will lose jobs.
by - February 19, 2013 8:54 pm
House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Rep. Andrea Lea (R-Russellville) says consensus is forming for a proposed constitutional amendment on tort reform, and she sees other ideas gaining traction.
by - February 18, 2013 3:16 pm
House Majority Leader Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) said state lawmakers are interested in hiring their own consultant to provide advice on potential changes to the state’s Medicaid program. Westerman said…
by - February 15, 2013 12:38 am
A measure that could open the floodgates for more public-private partnerships in Arkansas is making its way through the legislature. What does it do and who supports it?
by - February 7, 2013 5:12 pm
About 30 Arkansas lawmakers announced the formation of the Legislative Steel Caucus, a coalition of government and business leaders hoping to duplicate what the natural gas industry did during the…
by - February 6, 2013 7:29 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives replicated their Senate counterparts and met in a “committee of the whole” to ask questions and address issues related to a $1.1 billion steel mill…
by - February 5, 2013 8:18 pm
State Senator Bruce Maloch (D-Magnolia), a bank executive with decades of experience, says his initial review of the Big River Steel Mill proposal that the legislature must approve looks positive….
by - January 31, 2013 9:41 pm
Rep. Matthew Shepherd (R-El Dorado) says the announcement of a $1.1 billion steel mill superproject is exciting news for the state, but he cautioned that Arkansas lawmakers would scrutinize the…
by - January 30, 2013 11:20 pm
Rep. John Burris (R-Harrison), chair of the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, will be front-and-center in the debate over some of the most controversial bills of the 89th…
by - January 29, 2013 12:01 pm
Arkansas landed its first official “superproject” as Big River Steel announced plans to construct a $1.1 billion steel mill in Mississippi County near Osceola. The mill will employ 525 workers initially with average annual wages of $75,000 – more than double the state’s per capita income.
by - January 28, 2013 12:17 am
Businessman Franklin McLarty says there is certainty in the Arkansas and U.S. economy, particularly in the conservative investments he’s eyeing with a new real estate partnership. The former AEDC chairman also explains what happens in negotiations with economic prospects that target Arkansas.
by - January 24, 2013 3:49 pm
Rep. Charlie Collins (R-Fayetteville), chairman of the House Revenue & Tax Committee, said he plans on not rushing his committee’s efforts to reform the state tax code – but he does foresee an aggressive agenda.
