by - November 7, 2014 12:05 am
Republican Sen. Gary Stubblefield of Branch confirms to The Tolbert Report on Thursday evening that he plans to challenge fellow Republican, Senate President Pro Tempore-designate Jonathan Dismang of Beebe, for the…
by - November 7, 2014 12:04 am
Alexis Rogers with our content partner, KATV News, reports: With Republicans controlling all constitutional offices for the first time in Arkansas since Reconstruction, certain communities have questioned how they fit…
by - November 6, 2014 11:45 pm
With Republicans taking control of the U.S. Senate, all seven Arkansas constitutional offices and strengthening their majorities in the Arkansas General Assembly, there’s no doubt that this week was a…
by - November 6, 2014 11:35 pm
For Marsha Phillips, it was an opportunity to provide a life for her two children and follow in her father’s footsteps. For Hannah Holloway-Towell, it was an opportunity to try…
by - November 6, 2014 11:34 pm
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. The loss by Arkansas farmers of millions of dollars unpaid by Brinkley-based…
by - November 6, 2014 2:18 pm
Standing in front of a portrait of Republican governor Frank White in the Capitol Rotunda, Gov.-Elect Asa Hutchinson announced his transition team’s steering committee and said he would not decide…
by - November 6, 2014 8:03 am
Editor’s note: Former GOP Congressman Ed Bethune, author of this guest commentary, served in Arkansas’ Second Congressional District from 1979 to 1985. He is also a former chairman of the…
by - November 5, 2014 8:45 pm
There was a lot of applause Tuesday night coming from a conference room at the Hilton Garden Inn in Jonesboro. The applause – from Craighead County Republicans – marked a…
by - November 5, 2014 8:36 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe, GOP chairman Doyle Webb and Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford assess the state’s political landscape in the wake of historic and unprecedented gains by Arkansas Republicans.
by - November 5, 2014 6:24 pm
The people in Arkansas sent a clear message Tuesday – deal with the issues – five incoming state legislators said Wednesday. Reps.-elect Dwight Tosh (R-Jonesboro), Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro), Dave Wallace…
by - November 5, 2014 3:19 pm
Governor-elect Asa Hutchinson announced State Senator Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville, as his Chief-of-Staff and Director of Transition. Lamoureux served as a member of the State House in 2003, 2005, and as…
by - November 5, 2014 12:19 pm
I speak to a number of groups week in, week out. Often, I share my analysis and observations about the business and political landscape of Arkansas from what I hope…
by - November 5, 2014 2:03 am
Four of five ballot issues were passed by Arkansas voters on Tuesday (Nov. 4) instituting legislative oversight of the executive branch, raising the minimum wage and new ethics rules and…
by - November 5, 2014 1:39 am
Voters elected several Republican countywide candidates Tuesday in Northeast Arkansas, with the GOP making history in several counties. Three Republican women – Craighead County’s Candace Edwards and Hannah Holloway-Towell, along…
by - November 5, 2014 1:26 am
It was a day of historical proportions Tuesday as Northeast Arkansas Republicans defeated several Democratic incumbents in the state House and grew their majority in the state Senate. The numbers…
by - November 5, 2014 1:11 am
In a historic election, Arkansas Republicans took all four of Arkansas’ seats in the U.S. Congress. Incumbents Rick Crawford (AR-1) and Steve Womack (AR-3) cruised to easy re-election bids in…
by - November 5, 2014 12:50 am
Governor-elect Asa Hutchinson won his fourth try at a statewide office as Republicans swept all the state and federal races as well as dominating control of the Arkansas statehouse.
by - November 5, 2014 12:46 am
Rep. Tom Cotton, unknown three years ago, continued his political ascent Tuesday with a convincing victory in the Arkansas Senate race over Sen. Mark Pryor. “The people of Arkansas tonight…
by - November 4, 2014 11:10 am
October state tax collections rose a healthy 8.1% above last year and pulled 4.7% above forecast, but that simply moved year-to-date numbers into a slightly better position. The Arkansas Department…
by - November 4, 2014 10:09 am
During the month of November, the Clinton Presidential Library celebrates its 10th anniversary, and residents and tourists should find plenty to do. The story of the 10-year anniversary is the…
