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Beebe Says Votes Not There For Teacher Insurance Fix

From our content partner, KUAR FM-89 News: Gov. Mike Beebe (D) says he won’t call a special session of the legislature to address a 50 percent hike in public school…

Gov. Beebe Announces 33 Appointments To Boards And Commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe (D) today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Ben Barham, Cammack Village, to the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. Appointment expires July 31,…

Quarterly Campaign Reports Roll In

The October 15th deadline for quarterly campaign contribution and expenditure reports is upon us. They are compiled from campaign reports and press releases from candidate campaigns. Below is a breakdown…

Poll: Independent Voters Are Ones To Watch

While partisan forces align easily with their party candidates, independent voters are a crucial voting bloc in the 2014 elections. Some say they are the crucial voting bloc. In the…

Lawmakers Anticipate Teacher Insurance Special Session

From David Goins with our content partner, KARK Ch. 4 News: Members of the Arkansas General Assembly say they believe enough support exists to allow Governor Mike Beebe to call…

Arkansas To Lose $52 Million With End Of Stimulus SNAP Boost

Americans depending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will have fewer funds available on Nov. 1 to purchase food for themselves and their families, with Arkansans set to lose $52…

Poll: Term Limits Extension, Official Pay Hurting Ethics Reform Amendment

The addition of a term limits extension and a commission charged with deciding elected officials’ pay appears to have reversed public opinion on an ethics reform proposal. The Arkansas legislature…

Cook: The Arkansas GOP’s Limited Bragging Rights

Based on Talk Business’s recent poll, Arkansas Republicans have a few things to brag about. Yet when considering Arkansas’s political climate, Republicans are falling far short of where they should…

Poll: Asa Still Leads In Governor’s Race

Little has changed since February. In the Arkansas Governor’s race, Republican Asa Hutchinson still maintains a slight lead over presumptive Democratic nominee Mike Ross. In the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College…

Crawford, Boozman To Confer On Farm Bill

This weekend, House Congressional leaders named conferees to House-Senate negotiations on a new Farm Bill, a move that will likely bring resolution to a contentious battle over American agriculture policy….

Sen. Rapert: Consensus Brewing On Teacher Insurance Crisis

Senate Insurance committee chairman Jason Rapert (R-Conway) says he sees lawmakers coming to agreement on short-term and long-term solutions to solve the public school employee insurance crisis and he hopes…

Poll: Pryor, Cotton In Tight Race Already

Despite a rough job approval rating and more Democratic blame than GOP fault for the federal government shutdown, incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Mark Pryor remains slightly ahead of Republican challenger Cong. Tom Cotton in the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College poll.