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…
by - June 27, 2013 6:44 am
Editor’s note: Dr. Charles L. Welch, the author of this guest commentary, is the Arkansas State University System President. As a native Arkansan, I am tired of hearing about our…
by - June 26, 2013 8:09 pm
It’s been a solid month since Charles Robinson was named by Gov. Mike Beebe to serve out the remainder of State Treasurer Martha Shoffner’s term. What’s been happening at the office?
by - June 26, 2013 4:56 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe took full advantage of the power and influence in a room full of northwest Arkansas business leaders asking them to use their political capital to fight plans to repeal the private option.
by - June 26, 2013 11:19 am
Cong. Tom Cotton, the Fourth District Republican, who is a likely challenger to U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D) in 2014, outlines his arguments for opposing last week’s Farm Bill in…
by - June 25, 2013 8:42 pm
Rob Moritz with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau reports: Three countries have stopped importing poultry from Arkansas because of an outbreak of avian flu in one commercial chicken…
by - June 25, 2013 2:23 pm
In a Monday speech at Georgetown University, President Barack Obama gave a preview of forthcoming major initiatives to address climate change and environmental concerns. The President is expected to unveil…
by - June 24, 2013 9:00 pm
The waiver request to federal officials for the Arkansas legislature’s “private option” took a critical step toward implementation on Monday (June 24). State Medicaid officials released a public notice to…
by - June 24, 2013 5:01 pm
At least five of the six members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation believe former CIA analyst Edward Snowden should be returned to the U.S. and prosecuted for leaking classified government information….
by - June 24, 2013 4:58 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Charlotte Bradley, Hope, reappointed to the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas. Appointment expires…
by - June 23, 2013 8:53 am
The politics of parole, Planned Parenthood, and the private option: Sen. David Sanders (R), Rep. Reginald Murdock (D) and activist Glenn Gallas discuss these hot topics on this week’s Capitol View.
by - June 23, 2013 8:51 am
Political activist Glenn Gallas knows his group, Arkansans Against Big Government, has a daunting task ahead of it, but he’s confident they will succeed. They need to collect 1,000 signatures…
