Davy Carter
An Arkansas Solution to a National Problem (Davy Carter Commentary)
Arkansas is a shining example of what states can accomplish in health care if given enough flexibility and control over designing programs that best serve their citizens. read more >
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Chris Thyer Joins Centennial Bank’s Trust Department
Chris Thyer, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, has joined Centennial Bank as a senior vice president in the bank's trust department. read more >
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Jonesboro Teen Creates Nonprofit to Help Foster Children
Jackson Carter quickly knew he wanted to help after his father, former legislator Davy Carter, told him there were foster children who used plastic bags to carry the few personal belongings they had when they moved. read more >
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The Top 10 Business Stories of 2014
Politics, white-collar crime, banking acquisitions, Turner Grain and more. Arkansas Business recaps the top 10 stories from the year that was 2014. read more >
Turner Grain Collapse Prompts Legislation
The Arkansas Agriculture Department is working on legislation to prevent companies like Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley from suffering similar collapses that cost farmers millions of dollars. read more >
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Farmers Wait for Turner Grain’s Next Move
Some farmers doing business with Turner Grain apparently had only oral contracts with Turner, one agriculture expert says. That lack of formal contracts could complicate a Turner bankruptcy. read more >
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State Agriculture Officials: Money at Stake in Turner Grain Could Reach $50M
Officials in Arkansas' agriculture industry think at least $20 million and possibly upwards of $50 million could be involved in the still-unfolding financial drama between Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley and the Arkansas farmers who could go without payment for their crops. read more >
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Bruce Oakley To Give Turner Grain Money To Judge
A North Little Rock company plans to hand over money it owes Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley to a judge to decide how to divide it among Turner's creditors. read more >
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Lawmakers Told Special Session Set for Next Week
Arkansas legislative leaders told House and Senate members Monday they'll be called back to the Capitol next week to address rising teacher health insurance premiums and prison overcrowding, though Gov. Mike Beebe's office said he wasn't ready to confirm his plans for a special session. read more >
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On Marriage (Blake Rutherford On Politics)
Two weeks ago Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza declared Arkansas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, sparking a statewide debate about the future of marriage and its legal, political, religious and social implications. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers Consider Special Session
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says he's open to the idea of a special legislative session to address health insurance plans for public school employees as long as there's a consensus among lawmakers about it. read more >
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Health Care and the GOP Dilemma (Blake Rutherford On Politics)
It has been an important week for proponents of the Affordable Care Act. Positive developments in enrollment and favorable economic conditions present a dilemma for Republicans, particularly those who pursue a singular strategy in November. read more >
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The Fiscal Session, and Everything After (Blake Rutherford On Politics)
With the 2014 fiscal session of the Arkansas General Assembly in rear view, I examine four lessons we gleaned from it, and what that means in the year ahead. read more >
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A Different Path to Finding a Majority (Robert Coon On Politics)
Elected officials working across the political aisle in order to pass legislation is generally viewed favorably by the public. But sometimes too much cooperation causes rifts from within. Finding a path to a majority can be a difficult balancing act. read more >
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Arkansas House Again Votes Down Private Option
The future of Arkansas' compromise plan to expand Medicaid by purchasing private insurance for the poor remained in jeopardy Wednesday, after legislation to continue the nationally-watched program failed for a second day in the state House. read more >
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‘Private Option’ Bill Fails in Arkansas House, 70-27
The Arkansas House failed Tuesday to renew the state's compromise Medicaid expansion plan, leaving in limbo the future of a program heralded as a model for Republican-leaning states to implement the federal health overhaul. read more >
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Larry Teague Warns Private Option at Risk
A state Senate leader warned colleagues on Tuesday that Arkansas' compromise Medicaid expansion was at risk, as lawmakers tried to map out a timeline for deciding the future of the health care program. read more >
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Davy Carter Says He’s Open to Private Option Tweaks
Arkansas House Speaker Davy Carter says he's open to changing the state's compromise Medicaid expansion but remains confident there's enough support among lawmakers to reauthorize the program when the Legislature convenes this month. read more >
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Davy Carter Expects Private Option Funding Will Be Approved
Davy Carter, speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, said he thinks legislators will hold their noses and vote to continue funding the “private option” Medicaid expansion during the fiscal session that begins Feb. 10. read more >
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The End of the Private Option (Blake Rutherford On Politics)
The private option is the major issue facing the General Assembly in the upcoming fiscal session. The impact on the state economy and business climate will be significant, but the outlook for reauthorization is grim. read more >
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