by - July 3, 2013 8:07 am
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected the ballot title submitted by a group seeking to push forward on an initiative to legalize marijuana. The group, Arkansans for Medical Cannabis,…
by - July 3, 2013 7:52 am
Less than a week after a gay rights group submitted the wording for a proposed ballot measure that would repeal the 2004 state constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage, a…
by - July 2, 2013 5:11 pm
An official with the U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that the Obama administration will delay penalties for large employers who do not provide health insurance coverage to workers under the Affordable Care Act.
by - July 2, 2013 4:50 pm
An air quality permit approved by the state’s environmental agency remains a crucial hurdle to clear for the Big River Steel Mill, the $1.1 billion superproject planning to locate in…
by - July 2, 2013 3:29 pm
Rep. Andrea Lea (R-Russellville) says she will run for Arkansas Auditor of State. Lea, who is term-limited, is the chair of the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs committee. She…
by - July 2, 2013 11:20 am
Arkansas’ fiscal year ended nearly $300 million in the black as net general revenues broke a record $5 billion. For the full year, which ended June 30, net available general…
by - July 1, 2013 8:43 am
On Monday, Leslie Rutledge announced she will seek the Republican nomination for Arkansas Attorney General. Republican David Sterling has also declared he will run for the Attorney General post. Current…
by - June 30, 2013 9:49 pm
After worldwide travels and careers in politics, young couple Reagan and Brian Eisele consider themselves “caretakers” of the Oark General Store in northern Johnson County.
by - June 30, 2013 8:59 am
State Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway) and Arkansas Times senior editor Max Brantley discussed recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, the Defense of Marriage Act, the Texas legislature’s debate on the 20-week…
by - June 28, 2013 11:24 pm
State Republicans had a spring in their step as they met for the annual Reagan-Rockefeller dinner in Little Rock on Friday night (June 28). The event, headlined by Kansas Gov….
by - June 28, 2013 4:42 pm
President Abraham Lincoln’s immortalized speech stands the test of time, but he wasn’t the main speaker on that famous day.
by - June 28, 2013 11:05 am
Rodney Baker, a 36-year employee of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, has been named as the organization’s next executive vice president. Baker will assume his new role effective Nov. 1, upon…
by - June 28, 2013 9:45 am
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) named Tim Atkinson of North Little Rock to be the new President of the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority (ASTA). The ASTA Board of Directors selected…
by - June 28, 2013 2:48 am
Editor’s note: Cong. Steve Womack (R) represents Arkansas’ Third Congressional District. He was first elected to Congress in 2010 and serves on the House Appropriations Committee and is on the…
by - June 28, 2013 2:02 am
CNN and its worldwide audience can partially thank Bill and Hillary Clinton for the cable news giant’s medical superstar – Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
by - June 27, 2013 7:44 pm
From Rob Moritz with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau: An Arkansas gay rights group on Thursday submitted the wording for a proposed ballot measure that would repeal the…
by - June 27, 2013 7:26 pm
The one thing that nobody ever mentions when they talk about the 1957 integration of Little Rock Central High School is the way the building looks from the outside. It’s…
by - June 27, 2013 5:39 pm
A 68-32 vote on immigration reform was a display of bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate, but it split Arkansas’ senatorial delegation. The U.S. Senate voted to approve the immigration…
by - June 27, 2013 11:17 am
Cong. Tom Cotton (R), who is widely believed to be the top GOP challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor (D), is the target of a new ad expected to…
by - June 27, 2013 10:37 am
Saying she was “looking forward” to her trial, former State Treasurer Martha Shoffner (D) pleaded “not guilty” in federal court on Thursday (June 27). A July 29th trial date was…
