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On Saturday, the U.S. military joined with Israel to strike three nuclear sites in Iran. Earlier that day, before those strikes, Roby Brock with Talk Business & Politics spoke with Congressman Rick Crawford of Arkansas’ first district and the chair of the House Intelligence Committee.

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted by a slim majority for H.R. 4, a bill to rescind spending previously approved by Congress that would provide foreign aid and fund public media. One of those to vote in favor of rescission was Rep. French Hill, a Republican of Little Rock, who spoke to Talk Business & Politics.

President Donald Trump’s budget bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by just one vote and heads to the Senate next. All four Arkansas representatives voted in favor, including Rick Crawford in Arkansas' first district.

The National Science Foundation is observing its 75th anniversary this month, but is also facing deep cuts. On today's show, we ask one professor of biological sciences what the NSF has meant to his career. Also, tracking the possible effects of cuts to Medicaid on rural maternal health. Plus, road construction occurs on a less-busy University of Arkansas campus.

The office vacancy rate in northwest Arkansas fell to a 15-year low in the first quarter of 2025 as the region continues to outperform national trends across the commercial real estate sector, according to a new real estate report.

Only 29% of Arkansans, as of April 23, have obtained a Real ID as the May 7 deadline nears for all Americans to get the new form of identification required for air travel and other purposes.

Ninety-three days into the 95th Arkansas General Assembly, state lawmakers concluded their business and recessed with the prospect of returning on May 5 to officially sine die.

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Talk Business and Politics that Iran cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. He says he’d like to see that goal achieved through peaceful diplomatic means.

Expanding medical residency programs in Arkansas could generate $465 million in economic activity while addressing the state’s growing physician shortage, according to a new report by Bentonville-based Heartland Forward.

Wayne Woods, the longtime cheerleader for Arkansas tourism and former CEO of advertising giant CJRW, has died at the age of 77 after an illness.