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Pryor, Cotton Weigh In On VA Director Resignation (UPDATED)

Sen. Mark Pryor met with Central Arkansas VA Director Michael Winn Thursday. Pryor’s office told Channel 7 News that Pryor asked Winn specifically about the issues the inspector general is…

Group Running Attack Ad, Mailer Against Rutledge In GOP Run-off

A new wave of “dark money” is scrambling the GOP Attorney General June 10 run-off between Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling.

Tolbert: Cotton Continues Bio Ads, New Spot Features Wife

The ads from the Tom Cotton for Senate campaign have all had a basic theme to them. At Christmas, he had an ad featuring his mom. A few weeks ago,…

Arkansas’ Energy Producers, Regulators Await New EPA Emission Rules

No one knows exactly how the Environmental Protection Agency’s “dirty air” rules will shake out next week, but Arkansas stakeholders are anxiously waiting to hear the details of President Barack Obama’s controversial proposal to reduce carbon emissions.

Manufacturers, Business Reps Meet With Governor, Workforce Cabinet

Representatives from Arkansas’ manufacturers and other state business leaders met with Gov. Mike Beebe and his workforce cabinet on Tuesday (May 27) for what was described as a “candid” forum…

Hutchinson Rolls Out Public Safety Plan (UPDATED)

GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson rolled out a plan he says is aimed at reforming public safety and reducing drug abuse in Arkansas. “We know crime is more than a…

Beebe Announces 18 Appointments To Boards And Commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Dr. Bryant Ashley, Jr., North Little Rock, to the State Board of Optometry. Appointment expires April 26, 2019. Replaces…

Mike Ross, Asa Hutchinson Agree To Debate

Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross have agreed to an hour-long statewide debate in Little Rock on Tuesday, October 7.

Party Leaders Discuss Election Match-ups, Political Spending

The two leaders of the state’s major political parties offered different views on the trajectory of the general election match-ups, but they tentatively agreed to call out third-party groups who will be spending large sums of money in this fall’s elections.

Weekend Digest: The Shawshank Edition

For our weekend business and political readers: A SURPRISING NEW LESSON FROM THE BEATLES What more could the Fab Four have possibly been able to impart, besides the genius of…

Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt Gets Underway

The annual Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt has officially launched as State Auditor Charlie Daniels is seeking to return more than $220 million in abandoned and misplaced items to their rightful…

Rutledge Picks Up Nation Endorsement For Attorney General (UPDATED)

Leslie Rutledge, who led the Republican ticket on Primary Election Night in the GOP Attorney General’s race, received the endorsement of third-place finisher Patricia Nation on Friday (May 23). The…

Tolbert: Primary Takeaways

Tuesday night, I enjoyed being a part of the Talk Business & Politics and KATV election night coverage. I hope you tuned in for our three hours of live streams,…

Cook: Random Observations About Tuesday’s Primary

Here are some random observations on Tuesday’s primary election results. Turnout This year may have been the lowest voter turnout ever in a mid-term election. As of this moment, it…

Steve Copley: Let’s Raise The State Minimum Wage

Editor’s note: Rev. Steve Copley is the executive director for the Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice and is the chair of the Give Arkansas a Raise Now Coalition, which…

Primaries Settle All Major Races But Attorney General

The surprise is there really weren’t any surprises; however, there was a lot of primary drama. Both political parties picked nominees for Arkansas Governor, while Republicans chose candidates for a slate of federal and statewide general election races.