by - June 1, 2017 7:41 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, may have a Democratic challenger in 2018. On Thursday, June 1, local activist and Catholic High School teacher Paul Spencer said he’s filed paperwork…
by - May 31, 2017 10:10 am
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., says in theory he’s okay with Jared Kushner’s possible communications with Russian officials and with President Donald Trump’s signals to the Middle East and Europe,…
by - May 28, 2017 10:04 am
Rep. Joe Jett, chairman of the House Revenue and Tax committee and a member of the Legislative Tax Reform Task Force, says he is “open-minded” and refuses to be “put…
by - May 28, 2017 9:32 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, was complimentary of President Donald Trump’s Middle East terrorism stance and he said a portion of his Congressional work is centered on more transparency…
by - May 23, 2017 6:07 pm
There won’t be a gun fight on the floor of the Arkansas House anytime soon, but there will be another shootout of competing philosophies, especially when it comes to the…
by - May 21, 2017 9:59 am
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., has held a variety of roles in public service, but many may be unaware of his time spent working on a Special Counsel case…
by - May 21, 2017 9:59 am
Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach fears flooding damage to the state’s agriculture sector will top $200 million and that’s one justification for keeping millions of dollars in tax exemptions…
by - May 18, 2017 6:37 am
On his cell phone in the Miami International Airport, Gov. Asa Hutchinson was coming home to Arkansas with tax reform and a children’s cause on his mind just one day…
by - May 17, 2017 7:04 pm
Robert S. Mueller, a former prosecutor who served as the FBI director from 2001 to 2013, has been named as special counsel to investigate the influence of Russia in the…
by - May 15, 2017 1:51 pm
The Legislation and Executive Committees of the Arkansas Bar Association have recommended a sweeping constitutional proposal to be considered by the ABA’s House of Delegates, the governing body for the…
by - May 14, 2017 9:38 am
For State Senators – and working moms – Missy Irvin and Joyce Elliott, there’s a lot of success to point to for women’s issues in the most recently concluded regular…
by - May 14, 2017 9:33 am
Arkansas’ senior senator applauded former FBI Director James Comey’s service, but understands he was a lightning rod for the criticism that led to his dismissal. That said, Sen. John Boozman,…
by - May 9, 2017 5:42 pm
Robert Coon and Jessica DeLoach Sabin are our guests on today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily program. Sabin is a longtime contributor to Talk Business & Politics, while Coon is…
by - May 8, 2017 2:30 pm
It’s a round-robin of topics for politicos with Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist John Brummett’s Monday conversation. On this edition of Talk Business & Politics Daily, Brummett discusses the factors impacting the…
by - May 7, 2017 10:33 am
After a regular and special session, four state executions, and floodwaters threatening lives and commerce, Governor Asa Hutchinson has been in overdrive the first five months of 2017. “It’s been…
by - May 4, 2017 10:42 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, whose First Congressional District has many parts underwater, is hoping to tour flooded areas when he returns home this weekend and he’s already leaning on…
by - May 4, 2017 9:35 am
Newly named Arkansas House Minority Leader, Rep. David Whitaker of Fayetteville, says he won’t wake up every morning looking to be an obstructionist. He’ll fight when necessary and work across…
by - April 30, 2017 9:54 am
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, R-Ark., said the earliest Arkansas could see a restart of the execution process is in mid-May when a stay of execution for Jason McGehee will expire….
by - April 30, 2017 9:54 am
Senate President Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, said he thinks it’s premature to investigate circumstances surrounding state prison officials’ acquisition of lethal injection drugs. The state Senate’s leader also said this week’s…
by - April 30, 2017 9:53 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, says he ‘leans yes’ on the current healthcare measure being debated among Republican caucuses in Congress. Womack said that the MacArthur amendment, brought forward as…
