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by Roby Brock -

Hutchinson, Sterling Roll Out New TV Spots

Republicans in key primary races continue to roll out their latest TV media ahead of next week’s early voting window. Yesterday, GOP Attorney General candidate Leslie Rutledge unveiled her first…

by KATV Channel 7 -

Candidates Pursue Farm Votes

KATV Ch. 7’s Janelle Lilley pulls together a package story from last week’s Farm Bureau conference where the political candidates who attended expressed their agri bona fides. Nearly every candidate…

by Roby Brock -

AG McDaniel Discusses Death Penalty Problems

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says that while lethal injections are gummed up in the legal system, other antiquated methods of carrying out the death penalty – such as the electric chair or a firing squad – have problems of their own.

by Talk Business & Politics staff -

Pryor Gets Teachers Union Nod

Sen. Mark Pryor (D) received the endorsement of the state’s largest teachers’ union, the Arkansas Education Association, on Saturday. Brenda Robinson, president of the AEA, said Pryor was a “strong…

by Roby Brock -

Clemmer Removes Campaign Treasurer Amidst ‘Unauthorized Disbursements’

Secretary of State Mark Martin’s chief spokesman Alex Reed is at the center of controversy for his roles in Republican Party politics, the Pulaski County Election Commission, and the Ann Clemmer for Congress campaign, which disclosed Reed made thousands of dollars of “unauthorized disbursements” to himself.

by Roby Brock -

Gov. Beebe Defends Common Core In Weekly Address

Citing sliding national rankings, Gov. Mike Beebe (D) defended the Common Core standards movement, which has been assailed by conservative critics and progressive disbelievers in recent months. “The United States is…

by Larry Brannan -

Weekend Digest: The Shaq-o-nomics Edition

For our weekend business and political readers: SHAQONOMICS He is considered one of the best NBA players of all-time, but is Shaquille O’Neal’s career after basketball even more successful? Bloomberg…