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Davis: The Other Side Of The ‘Cotton Effect’

Republican Tom Cotton is running for U.S. Senate. That announcement is what drove hundreds of supporters to Dardanelle on August 6. That announcement is also what set the GOP dominoes…

Sen. Bookout Receives $8,000 Fine, Reprimand From Ethics Commission (UPDATED)

State Sen. Paul Bookout (D-Jonesboro) was handed an $8,000 fine and a reprimand from the Arkansas Ethics Commission for his misuse of nearly $50,000 in campaign funds. Information disclosed after…

Tolbert: Ethics Commission Expected To Act On Sen. Bookout Complaint

The Arkansas Ethics Commission will meet for its regular monthly meeting Friday morning (Aug. 16) in Little Rock where it is expected to take up the complaint filed against Sen….

Beebe, Ross To Make Announcement Saturday

The Mike Ross for Governor campaign says that Gov. Mike Beebe (D) and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross will “make an announcement on Saturday at the State Capitol in downtown…

Cook: Asa Hutchinson Tied To Mark Martin’s Illegal Hiring Practices

Since a Circuit Judge ruled earlier this week that Secretary of State Mark Martin’s hiring of private practice attorneys violated state law a few new wrinkles have developed in this…

Sabin Leaving Oxford American Post To Head Argenta Innovation Center

State Rep. Warwick Sabin (D-Little Rock) will leave his post as publisher of the Oxford American magazine and take the helm of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, an entrepreneurship non-profit…

Tolbert: Internal Highway Dept. Memo Indicates AG Representation Could Be Broader Issue

As reported earlier, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled on Monday that Secretary of State Mark Martin was in violation of Arkansas Statue 25-16-702 in his use of outside…

Private Option Repeal Effort Falls Short Of Signature Goal

Arkansans Against Big Government, a group formed to push for a repeal of the legislature’s recent private option health insurance plan, failed to get the 46,880 signatures needed to qualify…

Rep. Collins Joins Lt. Governor’s Race

State Rep. Charlie Collins (R-Fayetteville) waded into the Arkansas Lt. Governor’s race on Wednesday (Aug. 14). Collins, who chairs the House Revenue and Tax Committee, has been a proponent of…

Cook: Mark Pryor And Tom Cotton’s Obamacare Gambles

Mark Pryor voted for Obamacare. Tom Cotton opposes Obamacare and wants to repeal it. Game over, right? Tom Cotton wins handily in a state where President Obama and Obamacare are…

Drivers Reminded To Stop For Stopped School Buses

On April 17, participating school bus drivers across Arkansas counted 589 drivers illegally passing from the front or the rear while the bus was stopped and the red lights were…

Pryor, Cotton Zig-Zag State And Continents

Last week’s travels with Sen. Mark Pryor (D) and his new GOP challenger, Cong. Tom Cotton (R), took us on a whirlwind series of trips across the state. This week, both men ramped up their travels with Pryor touring northwest Arkansas and Cotton taking a Congressional trip to Israel.