by - September 19, 2021 9:47 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson wants to see a further cut in the state’s income tax, but he’s avoiding a position on a potential proposal to eliminate the tax in eight years….
by - July 8, 2021 5:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson became the third Arkansas governor to lead the National Governors Association as the group’s summer session closed on Thursday (July 8). Former Governors Bill Clinton and Mike…
by - June 8, 2021 2:39 pm
Governor Asa Hutchinson made news on three fronts Tuesday (June 8) in his weekly press briefing. Hutchinson outlined the state’s commitment to a new military mission in Fort Smith, performance…
by - April 18, 2021 10:19 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has had a much more successful legislative session than headlines would suggest. The governor discussed his achievements and letdowns in a Talk Business & Politics interview that…
by - April 18, 2021 8:44 am
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson may not have formally committed to a 2024 Presidential run, but he’s raising his profile to be a national voice in the 2022 cycle. Hutchinson said…
by - March 3, 2021 4:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a “Stand Your Ground” bill into law Wednesday (March 3) despite his belief that it’s not necessary, but he hopes the Legislature also will pass a…
by - January 12, 2021 12:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson opened his final regular session address Tuesday (Jan. 12) to the 93rd General Assembly at the State Capitol in Little Rock by decrying the domestic invasion of…
by - December 11, 2020 6:00 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivered a primetime television address on Thursday night (Dec. 10). The governor reiterated many of the talking points he’s been making for months. In a post-speech interview…
by - November 22, 2020 10:03 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson anticipates a lot of negotiation over taxes in the upcoming legislative session. With an expected $240 million surplus, Hutchinson has laid out proposals to: Reduce the top…
by - September 11, 2020 11:00 am
If the year 2020 has been a bad weather system, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has survived the storms — a pandemic storm, an economic storm, and a storm of civil unrest….
by - April 5, 2020 9:59 am
On Jan. 19, 2020, Gov. Asa Hutchinson began to assume the worst. That was the day a 35-year old Washington state resident was identified as having COVID-19 – the first…
by - April 3, 2020 10:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson plans to reveal Monday (April 6) how he will adjust his April 17 deadline to reopen Arkansas schools that have been physically closed since the outbreak of…
by - March 4, 2020 11:23 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson presented his balanced budget to Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday (March 4) declaring that he wants to put more money in reserves to strengthen the state’s financial position…
by - January 13, 2020 5:44 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson defended his decision allowing Arkansas to opt in to the Trump administration’s program of accepting foreign refugees, but some state legislators were skeptical at a committee meeting…
by - December 2, 2019 5:05 pm
A November trade mission trip raised questions about business being conducted by Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s son, Asa Hutchinson III, with Chinese companies recruited by the state. Both men said their…
by - November 17, 2019 7:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said internal polling he’s conducted shows strong support for passage of the half-cent sales tax for Arkansas highways. Appearing on this week’s edition of Talk Business &…
by - November 15, 2019 6:55 pm
With less than a year until the November 2020 election, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and stakeholders for better roads officially launched their campaign for Issue 1, a permanent extension of a…
by - October 4, 2019 3:46 pm
Today I want to report on my current international trip as I make the case that Arkansas is a great place to do business. This trip has taken me to…
by - August 24, 2019 5:25 pm
On Friday (Aug. 23), President Donald Trump called on American businesses to withdraw operations from China as the trade war between the U.S. and the Asian giant escalated. Gov. Asa…
by - August 11, 2019 11:05 am
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson thinks the attacks spawned by the resurgence of white supremacy groups can be deterred by public officials speaking out, stronger hate crime legislation and better intelligence…
