by - April 27, 2014 9:30 am
This week in 1990 the Arkansas Governor’s race was ignited. Gov. Bill Clinton was battling a surge from Democratic challenger Tom McRae, while two Republicans – Tommy Robinson and Sheffield…
by - April 27, 2014 9:11 am
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 - April 27, 2014 7:45 am
Jackie McPherson is a blue-collar, conservative Democrat and he says he’s running for Congress to work across party aisles. The Democratic nominee challenging incumbent GOP First District Cong. Rick Crawford…
by - April 26, 2014 5:40 pm
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 - April 26, 2014 5:12 pm
Timing played a role in Dr. Tom Kimbrell’s decision to leave his job as Arkansas commissioner of education and become Bryant superintendent. This is the time of year when school…
by - April 26, 2014 2:03 am
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 - April 26, 2014 1:18 am
After emergency surgery to repair an acute aortic dissection, U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R ) is recovering at a Rogers hospital. Boozman, 63, was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Rogers…
by - April 26, 2014 1:13 am
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 - April 26, 2014 12:59 am
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board voted to approve the Queretaro, Mexico, campus of Arkansas State University on Friday (April 25). The Queretaro campus is scheduled to open in August…
by - April 26, 2014 12:46 am
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…
by - April 25, 2014 6:03 am
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department could be forced to cancel some of the two dozen projects totaling $250 million planned the rest of this fiscal year if Congress doesn’t…
by - April 25, 2014 6:03 am
Arkansas is known as being a large exporter of farm-raised goods, such as rice and soybeans. But another export in Arkansas could be getting a push for incentives during the…
by - April 25, 2014 6:02 am
From Justin Lewis with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7: Horses may not be rushing out of the starting gate at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs this time of the…
by - April 25, 2014 5:10 am
Gov. Mike Beebe announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Staci Croom-Raley, Maumelle, reappointed to the State Board of Private Career Education. Appointment expires April 15, 2021. Billie Dougherty,…
by - April 24, 2014 6:28 pm
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox struck down the state’s voter ID law – Act 595 of 2013 – late Thursday (April 24) declaring the controversial measure unconstitutional because it…
by - April 24, 2014 6:23 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court’s denial of a petition for rehearing in a case brought by Attorney General Dustin McDaniel could threaten all pending and future litigation in the state, McDaniel said.
by - April 23, 2014 5:46 pm
The three Republican candidates for Congress in central Arkansas’ Second District appealed to socially conservative voters Wednesday in a forum sponsored by the Family Council that touched on education, abortion,…
by - April 23, 2014 1:25 pm
From the office of Sen. John Boozman: U.S. Senator John Boozman remains in recovery following successful heart surgery at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. Boozman, 63, was taken to the…
by - April 22, 2014 11:11 am
U.S. Sen. John Boozman underwent emergency heart surgery Tuesday morning (April 22) after experiencing pain in his chest and arm, his office said. Boozman, 63, was taken to the hospital…
by - April 21, 2014 9:28 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services rolled out a spate of new statistics related to the private option program, which saw its funding renewed in the most recent legislative fiscal…
