by - December 16, 2013 6:04 pm
Democrats today are trumpeting an internal poll showing that the Senate and Governor’s races in Arkansas are virtually tied. John Brummett – frequent critic of internal polls – was first…
by - December 10, 2013 6:15 pm
A new poll points to good news for the Tom Cotton for Senate campaign although it should be noted that the pollster was paid for by Citizens United – a…
by - December 9, 2013 9:09 pm
Donnie Copeland tells me this evening that he is considering another run for Lieutenant Governor. Copeland ran unsuccessfully in 2010 narrowly losing the Republican primary against incumbent Mark Darr 48%…
by - December 4, 2013 11:47 pm
Let me pause here to praise both the Democratic and Republican candidates running for Senate. Over the next year, we will hear the differences between the two – and there are…
by - December 2, 2013 6:07 pm
Arkansas has a fairly good Freedom of Information Act thanks in large part to the work of Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller in the 1960‘s. However, a giant-size hole exists in the law…
by - November 25, 2013 6:02 pm
If you missed it last week, the Democratic — but less-than-filibuster-proof — majority in the U.S. Senate voted to do away with an age-old rule that required 60 Senators to…
by - November 16, 2013 8:45 pm
There is an important timeline that should be examined in the evolving story involving Dennis Milligan’s attempt to bullying Rep. Duncan Baird out of the Republican primary for state treasurer….
by - November 15, 2013 11:16 pm
Dennis Milligan continued his media circuit Friday (Nov. 15) appearing again on The Paul Harrell Show, which airs in northeast Arkansas. Yesterday’s interview occurred shortly before Harrell had heard the…
by - November 14, 2013 6:31 pm
Earlier today Talk Business reported on the latest heated developments in the State Treasurer’s race. It was a story first reported by the Arkansas Times. It boils down to this….
by - November 13, 2013 7:55 am
My first thought when I saw the Tommy Moll for Congress press release yesterday touting his endorsement from national conservative blogger Erick Erickson was to give it the due consideration…
by - November 8, 2013 6:20 pm
The two themes of the U.S. Senate race continue: Mark Pryor hearts Obama. Tom Cotton hearts the Tea Party. Both are true, but I am not sure either one agrees…
by - November 5, 2013 7:50 pm
Early voting began today for the primary runoff in the Jonesboro State Senate District 21 race to replace Sen. Paul Bookout who resigned. Around 700 voters turned out with a little…
by - October 28, 2013 5:00 pm
State Rep. Ann Clemmer tells me today that she will have an announcement on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 at the Old Supreme Court Room at the State Capitol. Multiple sources…
by - October 24, 2013 5:23 pm
An internal poll leaked to The Tolbert Report shows an eight-point lead for Republican Asa Hutchinson over his Democratic opponent Mike Ross. The statewide poll was conducted by OnMessage, Inc….
by - October 23, 2013 5:01 pm
Sen. Mark Pryor continued his awkward dance today on the issue of Obamacare. Poll after poll has shown that Arkansans do not like the health insurance overhaul and are concerned…
by - October 22, 2013 9:25 pm
Talk Business shook up the political world early Monday morning when we broke the news that Second District Congressman Tim Griffin would not seek a third term in office on…
by - October 17, 2013 9:27 pm
An internal memo obtained by the Tolbert Report from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) gives insight as to how high of a priority it is placing on the Arkansas…
by - October 16, 2013 6:11 am
Last week I said the U.S. Senate campaign in Arkansas will involve two themes repeated over and over: (1) From Cotton: Pryor ♥ Obama/ObamaCare, and (2) From Pryor: Cotton ♥ the…
by - October 10, 2013 5:07 pm
Get ready for a long campaign season. The general election is over a year away and both Sen. Mark Pryor and challenger Cong. Tom Cotton are taking to the airwaves….
by - October 8, 2013 9:10 pm
An off-year election took place Tuesday (Oct. 8) in Jonesboro as voters headed to the polls to narrow their candidates to replace former Democratic State Senator Paul Bookout. In August,…
