by - January 3, 2015 6:30 pm
[…] and Fox News head Roger Ailes for their support during the show. TB&P blogger Jason Tolbert weighed in with his thoughts on a possible Huckabee run. Read his full take […]
by - January 1, 2015 12:23 am
[…] least test another presidential campaign. Editor’s note: This week’s Talk Business & Politics’ roundtable included Jason Tolbert, Janelle Lilley and Steve Brawner discussing several of these big political stories. Watch the […]
by - December 31, 2014 1:41 pm
To my disappointment, the first two meetings of the new Independent Citizens Commission have not been live-streamed as they were hosted on the Senate side of the capitol. However, their…
by - December 28, 2014 9:29 pm
The new state constitutional Amendment 94 – Issue 3 on the ballot – has many moving parts. Perhaps the most high profile feature is the change to term limits for…
by - December 26, 2014 9:42 pm
[…] Scott Inman and Janelle Lilley join host Roby Brock as well as TB&P contributors Jason Tolbert and Steve Brawner for a discussion of the biggest stories of the year. What […]
by - December 18, 2014 6:49 pm
[…] a few observations from the meeting as well. I also dusted off the good ole Tolbert Report flipcam just for you. The main thing that struck me from the meeting […]
by - December 17, 2014 6:25 pm
The recently passed Issue 3 – which now is part of the Arkansas Constitution – has many moving parts that affect a lot of different groups. The Arkansas Ethics Commission…
by - December 9, 2014 7:26 am
Local politico Alice Stewart has built a great morning talk radio show on 96.5 FM. Her show definitely has a conservative bent, but she brings on political leaders and newsmakers…
by - December 8, 2014 6:10 pm
On Tuesday, the city of Fayetteville will have a rare December election to consider whether to repeal an anti-discrimination ordinance passed by the Fayetteville City Council in August. The full…
by - December 8, 2014 11:55 am
[…] opinion blogs to include three new voices to our existing blogs already led by Jason Tolbert and Michael Cook. Jessica DeLoach Sabin, John Burris, and Frank D. Scott, Jr. will […]
by - December 6, 2014 1:51 pm
An excited Republican Party of Arkansas State Committee met in Benton to elect new officers for the next two years. The meeting was the first time Republicans gathered since their…
by - December 5, 2014 11:59 pm
I was able to catch part of the Lottery Oversight Committee meeting on Friday when Camelot brought its report on the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. There was not a lot of…
by - December 5, 2014 11:42 pm
TB&P blogger Jason Tolbert notes that one key recommendation from a consultant hired to study the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery recommended more gubernatorial control over the independent agency. Read his take […]
by - December 4, 2014 6:28 pm
A new report out Thursday paints a less-than-rosy picture for the current state of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. Camelot Global prepared the report specifically for the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative…
by - December 3, 2014 11:35 am
[…] its work, according to requirements of the new law. Talk Business & Politics blogger Jason Tolbert outlined some of the major provisions the commission will work on plus his thoughts […]
by - December 2, 2014 6:01 pm
Much to the surprise of many in the state – with perhaps the exception of Sen. Jon Woods and Rep. Warwick Sabin – Proposed Constitutional Amendment Issue 3 was passed…
by - November 26, 2014 3:05 pm
In case you missed my story a couple weeks ago, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is showing some major signs of gearing up for a potential run for President in…
by - November 25, 2014 6:05 pm
With Sen. Michael Lamoureux moving from the Senate Pro Temp office to Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson’s chief of staff, a vacancy has opened up in the State Senate District 16 which…
by - November 24, 2014 12:01 am
Mississippi native political consultant Austin Barbour was in Arkansas this weekend. He stopped to speak at the Clinton School of Public Service on his way to Fayetteville for some sort…
by - November 20, 2014 8:27 pm
[…] over Obama’s use of executive action – versus legislation – to address the problem of illegal immigration. You can read some of their comments from The Tolbert Report at this link.
