by - October 27, 2012 7:51 am
For our weekend political readers: LEAVING A MARK “Consider the 44 men who have been president. How many would you say have left an indelible mark?” So how did Lincoln…
by - October 25, 2012 8:51 pm
The four Congressional candidates vying for the seat currently held by Rep. Mike Ross (D) met for a final debate at AETN in Conway on Thursday.
by - October 25, 2012 8:36 pm
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission named Mike Knoedl to serve as the agency’s director. Knoedl, who began his career with the AGFC in 1985, has served as the agency’s…
by - October 25, 2012 6:38 am
Voters in Arkansas who identify as “Independents” consider themselves closer to the Republican Party versus the Democratic Party by a more than 3-to-1 margin.
by - October 24, 2012 8:44 pm
Columnist Steve Brawner offers a primer and prediction of what may happen with the largest line-item in the state’s budget: K-12 education.
by - October 24, 2012 4:33 am
Minus Rep. Rick Crawford (R), three candidates for U.S. Congress in Arkansas’ First District participated in a debate at AETN’s studios in Conway on Tuesday (Oct. 23). Rob Moritz with…
by - October 24, 2012 4:30 am
Second District Congressman Tim Griffin (R) and his Democratic opponent, Herb Rule, mixed it up in Conway on Tuesday (Oct. 23) with two other third party candidates in an AETN…
by - October 23, 2012 1:48 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe’s job approval ratings remain strong, but the Governor’s popularity may not translate far down the ballot in this November’s elections.
by - October 23, 2012 10:49 am
Arkansans for Compassionate Care, the group supporting the medical marijuana initiative, has launched a major media campaign in Arkansas to promote Issue No. 5.
by - October 22, 2012 6:35 am
Supporters of a temporary half-cent sales tax for a four-lane statewide highway network have managed to turn opposition in a different direction.
by - October 22, 2012 6:17 am
A new Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll of 868 likely Arkansas voters shows that attitudes toward a medicinal marijuana proposal have shifted.
by - October 20, 2012 8:58 pm
A potential joint venture between UAMS and St. Vincent’s Health System received extra scrutiny from a legislative panel on Friday.
by - October 19, 2012 1:22 pm
For our weekend political readers: COULD THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE BE A TIE? With the tightening of the Presidential race, some have started to speculate that the Electoral College could end…
by - October 19, 2012 8:02 am
Arkansas’ State Drug Director, Fran Flener, will hold a press conference on Friday morning to discuss her opposition to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act.
by - October 19, 2012 6:20 am
Arkansas school districts are being encouraged to set back 10-12 percent of federal funds in preparation for automatic spending cuts that might occur as a result of sequestration – the…
by - October 18, 2012 3:09 pm
Talk show host Montel Williams, a supporter of medicinal marijuana, was in Little Rock on Thursday and he accused opponents of the measure of creating an ad he claims is “racist.”
by - October 15, 2012 8:58 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, an already declared candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, raised more than $1 million for his 2014 bid during his first three months of fundraising.
by - October 15, 2012 8:20 pm
The Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) said it will oppose the “Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act” because the proposal does not incorporate pharmacists and due to conflicts with federal law. The group left the door open to potential future support for a medical marijuana measure under a different scenario.
by - October 13, 2012 9:32 pm
The Delta Grassroots Caucus, a powerful and influential group of political leaders across the 8-state Mississippi Delta, has leveled harsh criticism regarding comments made by three Arkansas Republicans.
by - October 12, 2012 4:43 pm
U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D) and his wife, Jill, are divorcing after 20 years of marriage. Pryor, 49, who will stand for re-election in 2014, has been a U.S. Senator…
