by - October 5, 2015 11:51 am
Editor’s note: This essay deals with managed health care services in Arkansas. The firm that employs essay author John Burris represents an insurance company that also provides managed care services….
by - October 1, 2015 8:03 pm
Democrats fawn over John Brummett, could care less about Conner Eldridge, and still groan at the mention of Tom Cotton. Those are my takeaways after participating in the Talk Business…
by - September 21, 2015 6:39 pm
There’s been plenty of good news about the Arkansas economy lately. More Arkansans are trying to work and more are finding work when they look, according to recently released numbers….
by - August 4, 2015 11:24 am
Another police officer is dead, murdered in the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. Only a few weeks ago, two police officers were gunned down on the streets of Jackson, Mississippi. Murders…
by - June 22, 2015 2:24 pm
Our state has a problem. We don’t handle contract procurements very well. Recently, the Department of Human Services (DHS) has received deserved attention for mismanaging multiple eligibility contracts. It’s a…
by - April 27, 2015 7:31 pm
I’ve been thinking that someone ought to say some nice things about Andrea Lea, our Republican Auditor of State from Russellville. She’s done much over the years but is easy…
by - April 13, 2015 3:33 pm
The 90th Generally Assembly has ended, at least the part of it that occurred in the regular session. There’s probably not a more unique feeling in the world. It’s just…
by - March 24, 2015 2:49 pm
John Burris, a political consultant and former Arkansas legislator, recently opined about how Arkansas’ budget has changed for the better. That heading caught my attention, as I am disappointed with…
by - March 23, 2015 8:24 pm
Change is hard to see while it’s happening. I don’t know how my hairline got so high and thin. I just know I looked up one day, and there it…
by - March 16, 2015 6:09 pm
United States Senator Tom Cotton last week wrote a letter to the Iranian Ayatollah, stating that the President’s on-going nuclear negotiations with the terrorist state are ill conceived and non-binding….
by - February 16, 2015 1:14 pm
The 90th General Assembly – thus far splendidly absent notable drama – is reaching its halfway point. Debates over taxes and healthcare are temporarily suspended, creating an opportunity for other…
by - February 9, 2015 5:04 pm
I try to understand the perspective of others, specifically those with whom I disagree. If you can’t explain both sides of an issue, you don’t fully understand the issue. You’re…
by - January 5, 2015 9:56 pm
There’s an old joke about a man with a leaky roof. When it rained, he said he couldn’t fix the holes because it was raining. When it wasn’t raining he’d…
by - December 15, 2014 9:29 pm
The leadership of the Arkansas House of Representatives convened all new members last week for the Legislative Institute. It’s a weeklong series of events meant to prepare for the approaching…
