Author: Jason Tolbert

Jason Tolbert

Emails Draw Questions of When Governor Knew of Forestry Problems

Gov. Mike Beebe’s office and DF&A Director Richard Weiss have called a press conference today at 1:30 pm to discuss the ongoing financial mess with the Forestry Commission. I am…

Pritchard Hits Woods for Iowa Caucus Trip

Believe it or not, today’s Iowa Caucus has become an issue in a northwest Arkansas State Senate primary where incumbent Sen. Bill Pritchard is criticizing his Republican primary challenger Rep….

Iowa Caucus Enters the Home Stretch

I had an interesting discussion today at lunch with my extended family about whether the Iowa Caucus coming up this Tuesday even matters. My column this week for the Arkansas…

Dates Set for Three Republican Debates in Fourth Congressional District

Dates have been set for at least three Republican debates in the Fourth Congressional District where Republicans hope to retake this seat left open by Democratic Congressman Mike Ross who…

Forestry Chief Says Governor’s Office Canceled Funding Meeting Because Of Election

A very intense meeting of the Uniform Personnel Classification and Compensation Plan Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council occurred today at the state capitol. If you have not been keeping…

Coleman Requested State Funds Be Directed To His Institute

As previously reported, former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Curtis Coleman has told supporters that he is seriously considering a run for Governor in 2014. Part of that strategy includes increasing…

Voter Approval Amendment Supporters to Try Again

As reported on Talk Politics last week, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel struck down the language in a ballot title for a constitutional amendment aimed at requiring direct approval of voters…

Curtis Coleman’s Campaign-ish Billboard

I reported last week that Curtis Coleman is discussing a run for governor in 2014. He told the Arkansas News Bureau that this decision is 18 months away. However, an…

Beebe Office Points to September Letter of Support for Keystone Pipeline

The recent announcement of layoffs by Welspun here in Arkansas due to the delay of the Keystone Pipeline along with the passage of a bill supporting moving forward with the…

Democrats Distance Themselves From Occupy Movement

It looks like Democrats are beginning to distance themselves from the Occupy Wall Street movement as evidenced today when a meeting between OWS and the Democratic Progressive (i.e. liberal) Caucus…

Arkansas Twitter and Facebook Fun With Burris And Hutchinson

My left-leaning blogging colleague Michael Cook is on a relentless campaign to recruit more Democrats to engage on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media tools. He is making dents and…

Republicans Davis and Meggs Declare Candidacies for the House

A few more GOP candidates have recently announced runs for the Arkansas House of Representatives as Republicans battle to gain enough seats to take the majority for the first time…

Congressional Rumors – Gen. Wesley Clark and D.C. Morrison (UPDATED)

It is getting close enough to next year’s elections that the rumors are starting to fly. I picked up on a couple this morning. Max Brantley posted last night that…

Curtis Coleman Begins Organizing for 2014 Governor’s Race (UPDATED)

The race for governor is a long way off with Gov. Mike Beebe’s final term lasting until January 2015, but at least one Republican is already laying the groundwork for a future campaign.

Minority Leader Burris Points to Obama as Responsible for Health Care Exchanges

Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford issued a press release today that follows talking points from the Democratic Party of Arkansas blaming Arkansas Republican state legislators (although never mentioning Republicans by name) for a federal health benefits exchange instead of a state-run exchange.

Cotton Signals Support for Keystone Pipeline

Fourth District Congressional candidate Tom Cotton joined Congressman Tim Griffin and a committee of Arkansas state legislators today in supporting the building of the Keystone Pipeline from Canada to Texas. …

Republicans To Hire Victory Director This Week (UPDATED – Lambert)

The Republican Party of Arkansas has still not hired a new executive director to replace Chase Dugger who left this summer to join Southern Meridian Consulting. However, this week they are expected to make a final decision for hiring a Victory Director.