by - July 11, 2012 3:57 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery says it should produce about $97.58 million for scholarships from its net revenues for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Two million dollars of the increase can be attributed to a contract renegotiation with lottery vendor Scientific Games.
by - July 11, 2012 8:23 am
Tim Wooldridge, who was in a First District run-off for the Democratic Congressional nomination in 2010, is throwing his support in 2012 to incumbent Republican Congressman Rick Crawford.
by - July 10, 2012 12:37 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D), already a candidate for Governor in 2014, appeared on the latest live-stream installment of Talk Politics to discuss the federal health care ruling, Arkansas’ execution law, and the current slate of ballot initiatives.
by - July 10, 2012 12:03 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe has asked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for a Secretarial Disaster Designation to cover all 75 counties in Arkansas.
by - July 10, 2012 12:10 am
This morning, Tuesday, July 10 at 10 am, Talk Business & Politics will launch its latest installment of “Talk Politics,” our Q&A session with Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D).
by - July 9, 2012 2:54 pm
With the retirement of long-time Arkansas House of Representatives Tim Massanelli, Speaker Robert Moore named Buddy Johnson as his replacement.
by - July 9, 2012 1:29 pm
Ken Aden, the Democratic nominee in the Third Congressional District, announced Monday (July 9) that he would withdraw from the race.
by - July 7, 2012 9:16 am
Four citizens’ initiatives are likely to join two legislative-referred proposals for consideration on the November ballot.
by - July 7, 2012 1:47 am
The Presidential election is coming into picture for the fall as the Obama and Romney campaigns sharpen their focus.
by - July 6, 2012 7:58 am
A group wanting to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes submitted more than 67,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office on Thursday in their bid to qualify for the November ballot.
by - July 5, 2012 5:30 pm
Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, a Republican, said Thursday he questions the motives of those pushing a proposed ethics reform ballot initiative.
by - July 4, 2012 11:10 am
A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence is on display through Sept. 17 at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.
by - July 3, 2012 3:54 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery ended the fiscal year more than $10 million ahead of its previous annual sales.
by - July 2, 2012 9:50 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced a $2 million Medicaid settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline.
by - July 2, 2012 9:44 pm
Stephens Media columnist Steve Brawner takes a stab at the health care decision rendered by the Supreme Court.
by - July 2, 2012 9:41 pm
Auditor of State Charlie Daniels says his office returned $8,722,422 to owners of unclaimed property in fiscal year 2012, an increase of 26% over the total claims paid in 2011.
by - July 2, 2012 11:43 am
Gov. Mike Beebe said Monday that he’s “inclined” to expand the state’s Medicaid rolls under a provision in the federal law that was ruled constitutional last week.
by - July 2, 2012 1:02 am
QualChoice CEO Michael Stock and Arkansas Surgeon General Joe Thompson think health care reform in Arkansas and the U.S. needs more “skin in the game” from consumers before changes might improve efficiencies, costs or delivery.
by - July 1, 2012 9:33 pm
The state’s online checkbook opened to the public this weekend and its biggest cheerleader, Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, says it will strengthen accountability to the public.
by - June 29, 2012 5:11 pm
There was no shortage of political drama at home and abroad. A round-up of this week’s most interesting stories for our weekend political readers.
