by - May 1, 2012 10:03 pm
Endorsements are a collection of medals that candidates and campaigns covet as they seek to build coalitions of support and shape their public image of invincibility or momentum. But do they really make a difference?
by - May 1, 2012 12:04 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe elaborated on a number of issues, including the looming Medicaid crisis, his trade trip to China and control of the state legislature in our latest “Talk Politics” interview.
by - April 30, 2012 9:37 pm
Tuesday morning, May 1, at 10 a.m., Talk Business & Politics will launch its latest installment of “Talk Politics,” our Q&A session with Gov. Mike Beebe (D).
by - April 29, 2012 10:46 pm
Will the West Memphis 3 case play a role in the upcoming First District Congressional election?
by - April 27, 2012 9:31 am
President Barack Obama appears safe with First District Democratic primary voters, who offer insight on their political leanings in our latest survey.
by - April 26, 2012 3:50 pm
Last week, a survey of Republican voters in south Arkansas stated their overwhelming opposition to an increased tax on individuals making more than $1 million annually. Democrats in Arkansas feel quite differently.
by - April 26, 2012 6:40 am
In less than a month, First District Democrats will have voted for a Congressional nominee to challenge incumbent Republican Cong. Rick Crawford. Who it will be is a total mystery.
by - April 25, 2012 11:55 am
In his latest column, Dr. Jay Barth lays out arguments — and some expressed reservations — for the passage of a potential November ballot measure that would change the state’s campaign and ethics laws.
by - April 25, 2012 6:58 am
Talk Business blogger Jason Tolbert says Tom Cotton has “all the momentum” heading into the May 22 primary.
by - April 25, 2012 6:39 am
The Arkansas Department of Human Services announced it will cut $2.2 million from programs related to preventing child abuse due to a reduction in federal funding.
by - April 23, 2012 9:38 am
Fourth District Congressional candidate Beth Anne Rankin, R-Magnolia, has hit the TV airwaves with her first commercial spot of the 2012 GOP primary season.
by - April 23, 2012 8:32 am
Grant Tennille, director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says he’s already building on Gov. Mike Beebe’s trade trip to China.
by - April 21, 2012 3:43 pm
An interim oversight committee of the Arkansas Legislature once again raised objections over state Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford’s plan to tap federal money for state health insurance exchange planning, but Bradford’s request to seek $7.7 million was granted.
by - April 19, 2012 2:49 pm
When House Revenue and Tax Chairman Rep. Davy Carter, R-Cabot, proposed a complete review of the Arkansas tax code, he may not have known what a history lesson he asked for.
by - April 19, 2012 10:49 am
On Saturday (April 14), the Libertarian Party of Arkansas (LPAR) nominated candidates for the 2012 election cycle during their state convention.
by - April 18, 2012 11:42 pm
As a follow-up to our GOP Congressional primary questions, Republican voters weigh in on a variety of additional political topics.
by - April 18, 2012 7:50 pm
After a recent arrest following a run-in with Little Rock police, Gov. Mike Beebe says that state Surgeon General Joe Thompson’s job is safe.
by - April 18, 2012 3:43 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) says it feels like he crammed 5 years worth of business development into 12 days during his economic trade mission to China.
by - April 18, 2012 5:43 am
With a little more than a month until Election Day, the Republican primary in the Fourth Congressional District is a two-way horse race between the 2010 GOP nominee, Beth Anne Rankin, and her well-funded, first-time challenger, Tom Cotton.
by - April 17, 2012 10:05 am
Jonesboro Prosecuting Attorney and First Congressional District Democratic candidate Scott Ellington didn’t light up the first quarter fundraising circuit, raising only $19,955 in the month of March when he was a formal candidate.
