Ross Plays To Fort Smith Audience
Fourth District Congressman Mike Ross (D-Prescott) ventured into a new part of his redrawn legislative district late last week, telling a Fort Smith audience that...
Charlie Cook Weighs In On 2012 Elections
Political analyst Charlie Cook told a Little Rock audience that he thinks Democrats will make gains in the U.S. House of Representatives, but not take...
Beebe To Call Road Bond Renewal Vote
Gov. Mike Beebe's spokesman Matt Decample said the governor will call an election to renew an existing $575 million highway bond program. The date of...
Brawner: Closing The Gap
Stephens Media columnist Steve Brawner recently traveled to Rivercrest High School in northeast Arkansas to examine how the public school there managed to close its...
Beebe Wants Broadway For Higher Ed Post Over Gop Objections
Despite protests from the Arkansas GOP, Gov. Mike Beebe said he wants former State Sen. Shane Broadway (D-Bryant) to head the Arkansas Department of Higher...
Ross Questions Postal Service Process
U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, says recent actions by the U.S. Postal Service create doubts as to the veracity of claims by the USPS that...
Pryor Hopeful On Debt Ceiling, Pans Gop Medicare Proposal
John Lyon with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau, covered Sen. Mark Pryor (D) and his trip to a senior citizen center in west...
Bradford To Make Another Run At Health Insurance Exchanges In Fiscal Session
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford told members of a Joint Public Health Committee today that he planned to ask for legislative approval of controversial health...
Brummett: Truckers Need To Live With Tax Deal
John Brummett with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau, contemplates the controversy surrounding a tax break for truckers that was given in exchange for...
Ua Poll Dissects Tea Party Issues
Newly released results from a national poll conducted by the University of Arkansas' Blair Center and the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute examines voter data regarding the...
Beebe Opposes Tax Break For Truckers If Diesel Fuel Tax Increase Shelved
Part of a quid pro quo between truckers, Gov. Mike Beebe and state lawmakers is in question thanks to the state trucking association's request to...
Regulators To Consider Permanent Moratorium In Response To Earthquakes
The director of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission will ask his board to consider a "permanent moratorium" on disposal wells in an 1,150 square...
