by - March 9, 2014 11:33 pm
Dustin McDaniel is in his final nine months as Attorney General and political observers wonder how he plans to stay involved in politics after he leaves office. In a letter…
by - March 9, 2014 9:11 am
Political columnist John Brummett and Political Animals Club President Rex Nelson said Democrats will be fighting headwinds of a Republican tide that has been dominating Arkansas for a third consecutive election cycle. They also offered their take on the U.S. Senate race.
by - March 9, 2014 9:10 am
From KATV’s Scott Inman: The next presidential election is still two-and-a-half years away, and no one has officially entered the race. But, the money is already flowing. Former Secretary of…
by - March 9, 2014 8:13 am
The advancement of women is not just a woman’s issue; it’s an economic issue. That’s what the organizers of the upcoming Women Can! Conference believe. “In many homes today, women…
by - March 8, 2014 2:36 pm
Democratic gubernatorial front-runner Mike Ross received the endorsement of the statewide teachers’ union on Saturday and his probable Republican challenger wasted no time tagging Ross with a “liberal” label. Ross…
by - March 8, 2014 9:49 am
Jurors in the trial of former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner heard taped testimony between Shoffner and Steele Stephens, a dismissed investment broker who steered cash to the former Democratic officeholder….
by - March 8, 2014 9:34 am
On the day he signed the funding measure for Arkansas’ private option into law, Gov. Mike Beebe used his weekly radio address to discuss the future fate of the program….
by - March 8, 2014 9:17 am
For our weekend business and political readers: FILM CAPITAL OF THE WORLD NO LONGER Forbes reports California has fallen to fourth in the most popular places worldwide to shoot a film….
by - March 7, 2014 5:13 am
John Lyon with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau, reports: A former subordinate of former Arkansas treasurer Martha Shoffner testified in federal court Thursday that she warned Shoffner that…
by - March 7, 2014 5:08 am
State lawmakers spent the tail end of the week debating how to spend nearly $125 million in surplus funds for the next biennium. A litany of funding requests ranging from…
by - March 6, 2014 5:42 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Jeffery “Scott” Baxter, Jonesboro, to the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System Board of Trustees. Appointment expires…
by - March 6, 2014 2:54 pm
The CEO of Union Pacific Corp., the railroad transportation giant, told a Little Rock audience that he sees positive signs in the U.S. economy, particularly in the agricultural, chemical and…
by - March 6, 2014 8:38 am
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Timothy L. Brooks to the federal bench on Wednesday in a rare 100-0 vote. Brooks, a Fayetteville attorney, will serve as U.S. District Judge for…
by - March 5, 2014 10:02 pm
After reports surfaced, led by the Blue Hog Report blog, Judge Mike Maggio of Conway said he will not be a candidate for the Arkansas Court of Appeals. Maggio was…
by - March 5, 2014 7:26 pm
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” did a segment this morning looking at the Senate race in Arkansas between Sen. Mark Pryor and Cong. Tom Cotton. The whole segment “One of the Last…
by - March 5, 2014 1:18 pm
Today Republicans are all aflutter because they believe, incorrectly, that Senator Mark Pryor attacked Tom Cotton”s record of military service this morning on MSNBC. On social media today, Republic Party…
by - March 5, 2014 3:05 am
The Republican Governors’ Association has launched another ad hitting Mike Ross and his ties to Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Sources tell the Tolbert Report that the ad buy…
by - March 5, 2014 2:04 am
There’s still a primary awaiting Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson, but you wouldn’t know it — not by the recent (and heavy) back and forth between his campaign and Democratic…
by - March 5, 2014 1:03 am
Editor’s note: Harvey Joe Sanner is a retired rice farmer from Des Arc and is participating in #iFarmImmigration month by discussing the agriculture industry’s need for immigration reform. Agriculture is…
by - March 4, 2014 11:06 pm
This week, candidate filing closed which means we now know for certain who will be on the ballot. This year both political parties will fight for control of the State…
