by - March 22, 2012 6:34 pm
In case you have missed it, our former Gov. Mike Huckabee turned Florida resident/media star has been making a push to unseat the king of conservative talk radio, Rush Limbaugh,…
by - March 21, 2012 8:09 am
Sen. Bill Pritchard (R-Elkins) took a break from criticizing his opponent Rep. Jon Woods (R-Springdale) from being a good time party rock-n-roller to instead trying to tie him to President…
by - March 20, 2012 7:01 am
Voters in Illinois today will continue the slow progression of the Republican Presidential Primary. Due to the rules of the state, a general moderate Republican make-up, and the amount of…
by - March 19, 2012 6:30 pm
In what appears a turnaround from a few months ago when the Democratic Party of Arkansas disputed a report that “the party stands behind the health care law,” they now…
by - March 17, 2012 6:12 am
On Thursday, Politico broke the story – “Freshman Republican Rep. Rick Crawford will propose a surtax on millionaires Thursday morning, a crack in the steadfast GOP opposition to extracting more…
by - March 16, 2012 6:49 pm
I spoke today with Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress, about the proposal from Republican Rep. Rick Crawford to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment…
by - March 16, 2012 8:46 am
An invitation to a fundraiser for State Rep. Hank Wilkins (D-Pine Bluff) includes the names of 20 of his colleagues in the House and the Senate, notably among them are…
by - March 16, 2012 7:04 am
My Arkansas News column this week seeks to answer the question a lot of people are asking – What to do about Fred Smith? It is clear that Smith should…
by - March 13, 2012 10:01 am
The Republican Primary in the south Arkansas Fourth Congressional District is shaping up to be a quite a race. In short, the match up is between the well-funded Tom Cotton…
by - March 13, 2012 7:14 am
A week after Super Tuesday the primary moves south with voting in Mississippi and Alabama and also way down in the south Pacific with Hawaii. All in all, 110 delegates…
by - March 10, 2012 6:04 pm
My inbox today had a fundraising e-mail from the National Democratic Party written by their chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. She discusses the Democrats’ fight against a new Virginia state law…
by - March 9, 2012 5:17 pm
Rep. Darrin Williams (D-Little Rock) was elected Speaker-designate today by the outgoing House of Representatives over Rep. Terry Rice (R-Waldron) on what is most certainly a straight party line vote. …
by - March 9, 2012 8:10 am
Much of the Republican Primary attention this Saturday will be focused on the Kansas Caucuses, which will award 40 delegates based on the results. However, off the mainland, 3 island…
by - March 9, 2012 8:00 am
You get the feeling watching the Romney Campaign this week that they are increasingly frustrated that these pesky voters are keeping the primary going where, in their view, everybody else…
by - March 8, 2012 5:30 pm
When Arkansas Land Commissioner John Thurston ran for office in 2010, he was amazed how little help and advice was available to help candidates who were brand new to politics. …
by - March 7, 2012 5:03 pm
In some ways, it does not matter. Everyone except for perhaps former State Rep. Fred Smith knows he is not eligible to run for state representative due to a felony…
by - March 6, 2012 12:27 pm
You may have seen the latest commercial from Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on his new “Got Your Back, Arkansas” campaign. This is a new consumer education and awareness initiative “to…
by - March 6, 2012 7:08 am
Republicans in ten states will cast ballots today to express their preference for the Republican nominee to take on President Obama in the fall. However due to a change in…
by - March 3, 2012 1:24 am
If you walk into a meeting at the Arkansas House of Representative, Rep. Terry Rice (R-Waldron) would not be the first member to grab your attention. Observers could see him…
by - March 2, 2012 6:47 pm
I write in my Stephens Media Column today about the looming Medicaid shortfall the state has waiting to deal with just over the horizon to the tune of up to…
