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Date: Sun, 22 May 2016 13:44:42 +0000
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TV PREVIEW
On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and now in Northeast Arkansas on KAIT-NBC, Sundays at 10 a.m.:

• Special Session
The legislature debates highway funding, but other issues climb on board the special session. Richard Bearden and Michael Cook join our Talk Politics roundtable.

• State Spending
KATV's Elicia Dover's in-depth report on spending by the state's constitutional officers raises questions about Treasurer Dennis Milligan's office.

• Senate Swipes
Plus, Democratic Senate candidate Conner Eldridge continues to take aim at incumbent Republican Sen. John Boozman. Is he making a dent? Eldridge is in studio for a conversation.

Tune in to Talk Business & Politics in Central Arkansas on KATV Channel 7, Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and now in Northeast Arkansas on KAIT-NBC, Sundays at 10 a.m.
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The following business events are expected this week:

Sunday, May 22
* Talk Business & Politics TV program  - 9:30 a.m. KATV Ch. 7 in central Arkansas and 10 a.m. KAIT-NBC in Northeast Arkansas
* TB&P Weekly Planner (Manufacturing)

Monday, May 23
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Finance)
* St. Louis Fed Chief James Bullard speaks

Tuesday, May 24
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Education)
* Redbook Retail Report
* 11:30 a.m. - 7th Annual Arkansas Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade Luncheon, Governor's Mansion

Wednesday, May 25
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Healthcare)
* EIA Petroleum Status Report

Thursday, May 26
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Startup/Tech)
* Jobless Claims
* EIA Natural Gas Report

Friday, May 27
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Energy)
* First Quarter GDP (second estimate)
* Fed Chief Janet Yellen Speaks
* Baker Hughes Weekly Rig Count

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The following political events are expected this week:

Sunday, May 22
* Talk Business & Politics TV program  - 9:30 a.m. KATV Ch. 7 in central Arkansas and 10 a.m. KAIT-NBC in Northeast Arkansas

Monday, May 23
* Highway Special Session concludes
* 9:00 a.m. - Senate convenes at State Capitol
* 10:00 a.m. - House convenes at State Capitol

Tuesday, May 24
* Arkansas Rural Development Conference (May 24-26), Embassy Suites Hotel - Rogers
* 10:00 a.m. – Senate Judiciary Committee, Embassy Suites, Rogers
* 10:00 a.m. – Legislative Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force, Embassy Suites, Rogers
* 11:30 a.m. - 7th Annual Arkansas Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade Luncheon, Governor's Mansion
* 1:00 p.m. – Joint Advance Communications and Information Technology, Big MAC, Room A
* 2:00 p.m. – Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee, Embassy Suites, Rogers
* 2:00 p.m. – House City, County & Local Affairs Committee, Embassy Suites, Rogers

Wednesday, May 25
* 1:00 p.m. – Rural Fire Departments Study Committee, Embassy Suites, Rogers

Thursday, May 26
* 9:00 a.m. - Political Roundtable at Arkansas Rural Development Conference w/ TB&P Roby Brock + seven legislative leaders, Embassy Suites, Rogers
* 11:30 a.m. - 2016 Arkansas Rural Development Conference Governor's Closing Luncheon, John Q. Hammons Center, Rogers
* 1:00 p.m. – Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development, Embassy Suites, Rogers
* 1:00 p.m. – House Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development, Embassy Suites, Rogers

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JOBLESS RATE AMONG FOREIGN WORKERS IN U.S. DROPS TO 4.9%: The unemployment rate for foreign-born persons in the United States was 4.9% in 2015, down from 5.6% in 2014, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The jobless rate of native-born persons fell to 5.4% from 6.3% in the prior year.

Data on nativity are collected as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of approximately 60,000 households. The foreign-born are persons who reside in the United States but who were born outside the country or one of its outlying areas to parents who were not U.S. citizens. The foreign-born include legally-admitted immigrants, refugees, temporary residents such as students and temporary workers, and undocumented immigrants.

U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY HONORS AMERICAN COMPANIES WITH EXPORT AWARDS: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker recently honored 123 U.S. companies and organizations that export goods and services overseas during the 2016 President’s “E” Awards ceremony. For the first time in the award’s 54-year history, winners represent every state and the District of Columbia. Of this year’s 123 honorees, 105 are small and medium-sized businesses, and 64 firms are manufacturers.

Arkansas-based Power Technology, a laser manufacturing firm, was an Arkansas award winner (http://talkbusiness.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4403c46412536341322b6e88c&id=192a92004b&e=b5f4886f5f) .

The President’s “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. In 1961, President Kennedy signed an executive order reviving the World War II “E” symbol of excellence to honor and provide recognition to America's exporters. This year’s honorees — the largest group to ever receive this award — helped contribute to the United States’ exporting $2.23 trillion worth of goods and services in 2015, and the estimated 11.5 million American jobs supported by exports. In 2015, the U.S. increased its exports to 58 international markets and attained record exports with 20 global partners in 2015.

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