Steve Brawner / Talk Business & Politics
Steve Brawner is a freelance journalist and contributor to Talk Business & Politics.
He is also a syndicated columnist in 10 Arkansas newspapers.
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The governor says lawmakers will continue chipping away at the state income tax, and that efforts at tort reform could gain more momentum, starting as early as the fiscal session next April. -
The Arkansas Department of Human Services said it disenrolled 44,667 Medicaid beneficiaries whose coverage had been extended because of the COVID-19 public health emergency in the month of April.
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The Arkansas Department of Human Services has begun disenrolling thousands of Medicaid recipients for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A bill requiring Arkansans convicted of the most serious crimes to serve 100% of their sentences passed a Senate committee Wednesday.
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Arkansas LEARNS will give all teachers earning above $50,000 a raise of $2,000, but districts will have to adjust their current salary schedules.
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act was filed late Monday with enough sponsors to ensure passage.
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Arkansas filed suit after the EPA rejected the state’s submission for complying with a rule pertaining to ozone emissions affecting other states.
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Arkansas First Gentleman Bryan Sanders will lead the new Natural State Initiative aimed at boosting tourism.
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In a letter to President Joe Biden, 25 governors said it's time to end the federal public health emergency that has been in place since start of the pandemic.
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Incoming Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester and House Speaker Matthew Shepherd spoke Monday at a meeting in Little Rock.
