by - February 12, 2015 4:16 pm
On Wednesday, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist and TB&P contributor John Brummett penned an online column arguing that modern Arkansas Democrats don’t seem to stand for anything other an winning. Brummett argues…
by - February 9, 2015 5:21 pm
Last week an impressive thing happened in Arkansas politics. A Republican-controlled state Legislature voted overwhelmingly to continue the Private Option, aka Obamacare, for the next two years. A Republican-controlled state…
by - February 5, 2015 5:50 am
A proposal to abolish the Lottery Commission and have its operations placed directly under the authority of the Department of Finance and Administration comes before a Senate Committee on Thursday….
by - February 3, 2015 9:39 am
In less than three weeks, the Democratic Party of Arkansas will meet in Little Rock to hold its first state committee meeting since Republicans took full control of all state…
by - January 23, 2015 7:21 pm
Today in dismissing a complaint against Attorney General Leslie Rutledge the Arkansas Ethics Commission may have exposed a massive loophole in our state’s campaign finance law. The complaint, filed by…
by - January 22, 2015 7:06 pm
Arkansas weather and politics often change quickly. On Sunday, it was a sunny 68 degrees in Little Rock and today it’s raining and winter cold. Along those same lines, I’ve…
by - January 9, 2015 5:21 pm
This Saturday is the 72nd annual Gillette Coon Supper, which is a wonderful event for the local community and raises money for worthy causes. I’ve been to the Coon Supper…
by - December 9, 2014 6:06 pm
Exactly one month from today, horse racing season officially opens at Oaklawn, the earliest it’s ever been. Attending horse races at Oaklawn is an Arkansas tradition. Along with the fun…
by - December 8, 2014 6:47 pm
On Monday, U.S. Senator Mark Pryor delivered his farewell address on the Senate floor in a speech that interwove his Christian faith and personal belief that both sides of the…
by - November 24, 2014 7:44 pm
When bad news needs to be publicly released, one strategy to mitigate the political damage is to dump the news on a Friday evening. The bad news is reported on…
by - November 15, 2014 3:08 pm
Twenty-years ago, “Dumb and Dumber” was a mega-hit putting the Farrelly Brothers on the map and it solidified Jim Carrey’s status as a comedic superstar. Twenty years later, they finally…
by - October 27, 2014 12:07 am
Election Day is just over a week away and new polls show the major races tightening and the early voting numbers are dramatically up over the last mid-term election. Over…
by - October 23, 2014 7:11 pm
Coming into the home stretch of this election the campaigns continue to sharpen their positive and contrasting messages. The latest example is Mike Ross’s new TV ad, “On Our Side,”…
by - October 7, 2014 1:27 pm
The political television ads are clogging up the airwaves making it tough for voters to discern one spot from another. But two new ads from the Democratic Governors Association might…
by - October 7, 2014 5:23 am
Lost in the midst of Leslie Rutledge’s campaign implosion last week is an important factor that must be noted. Nate Steel, Democratic nominee for Attorney General, is running a smooth…
by - September 25, 2014 5:19 am
Lately it seems as if every other day there is a new poll to discuss, but recently the public polls we”ve seen have been conducted by partisan-leaning groups. It doesn”t…
by - September 24, 2014 2:02 pm
This week, Second District GOP Congressional candidate French Hill hit the panic button, in my estimation. On Tuesday, Hill began running a negative ad against his Democratic opponent, Pat Hays,…
by - September 18, 2014 8:55 am
Democratic Lt. Governor candidate John Burkhalter released a new TV ad Thursday that contrasts his experience with his opponent, GOP Congressman Tim Griffin. This is the first TV ad Burkhalter…
by - September 17, 2014 7:44 am
Mike Ross is airing a new positive TV ad this evening and Cook’s Outlook has the exclusive first look. You can view the new ad at the bottom of this…
by - September 16, 2014 1:29 pm
It”s time to do a quick check-in on the Attorney General”s race between Democrat Nate Steel and Republican Leslie Rutledge. It”s crunch time for candidates and all are scrambling to…
