by - July 7, 2013 7:48 pm
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs), the House Majority Leader during this year’s legislative session, said Saturday that he is leaning towards running for Congress in 2014 if the Fourth Congressional…
by - July 7, 2013 9:00 am
Congressman Tim Griffin (R) says the Obama administration’s delay of an employer reporting mandate related to federal health care is a “welcome relief” for businesses, but he views the move as a political delay.
by - July 7, 2013 7:16 am
Regina Stewart Hampton says she will seek the Democratic nomination for Arkansas Auditor of State. Current Auditor Charlie Daniels (D) says he will not run for re-election. Hampton is a…
by - July 5, 2013 9:01 am
Home-brewing beer is now legal in all 50 states. Why did it take a generation to achieve?
by - July 4, 2013 12:10 pm
The Political Animals Club of Central Arkansas will host a panel of journalists and political analysts with a view towards the 2014 election cycle. The event will be held Wednesday,…
by - July 4, 2013 12:06 pm
Questions have arisen about a new law allowing home-schooled students to participate in extracurricular sports and activities at their local public school. Some supporters says additional regulations would help answer…
by - July 4, 2013 12:05 pm
Why do we celebrate July 4th as Independence Day, the birth of the United States of America? There is plenty of historical debate on the subject.
by - July 3, 2013 11:15 am
Governor Mike Beebe (D) appointed Diane Zook of Melbourne to the State Board of Education. The appointment expires June 30, 2020. Zook replaces Jim Cooper. Beebe also announced the following appointments…
by - July 3, 2013 8:14 am
From David Goins with our content partner, KARK Ch. 4 News: Arkansas’ plan to provide health coverage for more than 200,000 people lacking insurance is less than three months away….
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.
