Covering Arkansas Politics

Arkansas Lottery To Seek Police Powers

Primary Election Day Dawns

By the end of the night, a clearer picture of the political landscape will have emerged as the May 22 primary elections decide many races...

Bloomberg: Huckabee A Centerpiece of Cumulus Media Strategy

Bloomberg Businessweek has in-depth story on the business strategy behind radio media giant, Cumulus. At the center is the new relationship between former Arkansas Governor...

Petition Gatherers Face Tough Environment

Weekend Digest: The Politics Of Private Prisons, Civil Unions And A Middle-class Tax Hike

Sheffield Nelson Disputes Job Claims Regarding Gas Tax

Sheffield Nelson, who is pushing for an increase in Arkansas' natural gas severance tax rate, says that opponents of his measure have nothing to support...

Group Opposed To New Casinos Formed

A coalition of elected officials, law enforcement and religious leaders calling themselves Stop Casinos Now! have joined forces to oppose two ballot initiatives seeking to...

Panel Reviews Individual, Corporate Income Taxes

Elvis, A Supreme Overlord And The Return Of Hitler

It's a political year, so you knew eventually the story lines would start to develop. One local candidate is ready to get the political show...

Obama In For A Battle In The Fourth, Romney On Cruise Control

Mike Ross Rules Out Governor’s Bid In 2014

Brummett: Fourth District Highlights ‘Seminal Change’ In Arkansas Politics

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette political columnist John Brummett said the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College poll numbers from the Fourth Congressional District highlight the turmoil taking place in...

Fourth District GOP: Cotton Opens Lead On Rankin

After a previous poll three weeks ago showed a dead-heat, Fourth District GOP Congressional candidate Tom Cotton appears to have opened a lead over rival...

Fourth District Democrats: Run-off Likely As Large Undecided Vote Still Looms

A new Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll shows that Fourth District Democratic voters are still largely undecided on their nominee for for the open seat to...

Ethics Reform Group Adds Heft, Bipartisan Help To Its Ranks

Regnat Populus, a grassroots group pushing a ballot measure to reform Arkansas' ethics laws, just got a shot in the arm from a bipartisan group...

Same-sex Marriage Unpopular With Fourth District Democrats and Republicans

President Obama Supports Same-sex Marriage

Beebe Says Category 'B' of Revenue Stabilization To Be Fully Funded

Less than two weeks after an improving month of state revenues, Gov. Mike Beebe announced an increase in the general revenue forecast for the last...

Post Office Announces Compromise To Keep Rural Locations Open

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