by Arkansas Business Editors 4/1/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas' Freedom of Information Act, one of the first and best in the country for creating transparent government and holding government officials accountable, is under unprecedented attack.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/31/2013 06:32 pm
As Arkansas lawmakers approach what could be the final weeks of this year's session, it's becoming clearer that proposals to expand health insurance to low-income workers and to cut $100 million in taxes are colliding.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/28/2013 02:22 pm
Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday delayed an attempt to override Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of legislation that would require the state's voters to show photo identification at the polls.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/28/2013 09:52 am
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is backing a proposal to expand health insurance to thousands of low-income residents by purchasing private coverage with federal Medicaid funds.
by Michael Stratford, The Associated Press 3/27/2013 07:32 am
Arkansas employers and colleges would be prohibited from asking their employees or students to turn over passwords to personal social media accounts under a pair of bills that state lawmakers advanced Tuesday.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/27/2013 07:25 am
Proposals to cut Arkansas' income and capital gains taxes won a House panel's support Tuesday, as legislative leaders say they're nearing agreement on a $100 million package of reductions.
by Michael Stratford, The Associated Press 3/26/2013 07:16 am
A pair of outside consultants on Monday offered mixed reviews of Gov. Mike Beebe's proposal to provide a company with $125 million in state financing to build a steel mill in the northeast part of the state.
by Jeannie Nuss, The Associated Press 3/24/2013 03:15 pm
A spokesman for Gov. Mike Beebe said he's not opposed to extending cheaper in-state tuition rates to some students who came to the U.S. illegally as children, despite concerns about it violating federal law.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/24/2013 03:04 pm
Bill Halter and Mike Ross are moving closer toward what could be one of the biggest party fights ever for the state's top office.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/22/2013 08:10 am
A proposal to divert tax revenue from car sales in Arkansas to the state's highways failed before a House panel Thursday after finance officials and education advocates warned the move could threaten state services.
by Michael Stratford, The Associated Press 3/22/2013 08:06 am
An Arkansas House committee on Thursday rejected a proposed rewrite of the state's school choice law, as lawmakers debated whether to delay changing the law until a federal appeals court rules on its constitutionality.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/21/2013 05:08 pm
Consultants hired by the Arkansas Legislature say economic development officials overestimated the long term benefits of a proposal to finance a proposed $1.1 billion steel mill and didn't consider uncertainties surrounding the project.
by Michael Stratford, The Associated Press 3/21/2013 07:25 am
An Arkansas House committee advanced a proposal Wednesday to establish a new economic development program aimed at driving private investment to small businesses in low-income areas.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/20/2013 04:58 pm
A proposal to offer tax breaks for donating to a scholarship fund that would allow low-income Arkansas students to attend private schools failed before a state Senate panel Wednesday.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/19/2013 04:55 pm
Arkansas lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that would require voters to show photo ID before casting a ballot.
by Jeannie Nuss, The Associated Press 3/19/2013 07:05 am
The Arkansas Department of Human Services has released new cost estimates for a plan that would use Medicaid funds to purchase private insurance for newly eligible recipients.
by Lance Turner 3/18/2013 07:27 am
On "Arkansas Week," those $2 billion worth of looming tax cut bills Republicans are starting to run in the Legislature, more on the non-expansion expansion of Medicaid, voter ID, a bit on Big River Steel and battling budgets in Washington D.C.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/17/2013 05:22 pm
Democratic Sen. Joyce Elliott and Republican Sen. Johnny Key haven't agreed on much during the first nine weeks of this legislative session, and have split on proposals to restrict abortions in Arkansas, voter ID requirements and competing bills to rewrite the state's school choice law.
by Mark Carter 3/15/2013 09:44 am
Arkansas lawmakers this week received reports from two consultants hired by the state to study the economic impact of the proposed $1 billion Big River Steel project in Mississippi County.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/14/2013 03:03 pm
Farmers wouldn't have to pay sales taxes on utilities for several types of structures under a $10 million exemption backed by a House panel Thursday, the first major tax reduction up for a vote by that chamber this session.
Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner Resigns Amid Charges She Took Cash 
