by - April 17, 2012 9:31 am
Gov. Mike Huckabee, who has been a stalwart supporter of Fourth District Republican Beth Anne Rankin for Congress, sends a video message to supporters today that takes aim at Rankin’s chief rival, Tom Cotton.
by - April 16, 2012 5:45 pm
Pres. Barack Obama can count on one fewer Democrat in the U.S. Senate to support his plan to increase taxes on those making more than $1 million a year.
by - April 16, 2012 4:10 pm
Two of the most heated GOP State Senate primary races involve Districts 1 and 7, which saw candidates hit the broadcast and cable TV airwaves this week.
by - April 16, 2012 11:02 am
It was a homecoming of sorts for former U.S. President Bill Clinton Sunday (April 15) as he returned to his alma mater paying homage to his longtime friends — Dale and Betty Bumpers.
by - April 15, 2012 8:24 pm
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination was in Fort Smith on Saturday and joked that part of his visit was to do “a bit of scouting” in Arkansas now that Texas A&M is joining the Southeastern Conference.
by - April 12, 2012 4:28 pm
On the heels of news involving a Republican Party of Arkansas employee sending hundreds of text messages to former Razorback football coach Bobby Petrino, the state GOP said today they are reviewing part-time employee Alison Melder’s employment status.
by - April 11, 2012 6:32 am
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said he thinks progress is being made on resolving issues important to Arkansas companies doing business in China and in convincing job prospects to come to the Natural State.
by - April 10, 2012 9:12 am
An audio file of the confrontation and arrest of Arkansas Surgeon General Joe Thompson by the Little Rock Police Department will no doubt be a major piece of evidence in an upcoming court hearing.
by - April 9, 2012 6:05 pm
Though he won’t be on the ballot until 2014, U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D) says he won’t campaign actively for Pres. Obama in 2012.
by - April 9, 2012 4:19 pm
The state’s largest labor organization, the AFL-CIO, endorsed a slate of Congressional, legislative and judicial candidates for the May and November elections.
by - April 9, 2012 4:08 pm
A Pulaski County judge ruled Monday that a former state legislator can not appear on the May primary ballot because he was ineligible to serve when he filed.
by - April 9, 2012 10:31 am
Gov. Mike Beebe’s first Chinese interview hit the news wire this morning.
by - April 8, 2012 9:33 am
While there will be plenty of action in the Fourth District between both parties’ primaries, the First District also received an unexpected twist that will have political pundits second-guessing the outcome in advance.
by - April 8, 2012 9:29 am
First District freshman Cong. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, is reportedly reconsidering his pledge to not seek earmarks.
by - April 5, 2012 9:15 pm
Fourth District Congressional Democratic candidate Q. (Quincy) Byrum Hurst may have been late to the game, but he’s putting a campaign team together that might explain why national Republicans have singled him out in recent attacks.
by - April 5, 2012 9:14 pm
Sheffield Nelson, the retired natural gas company executive and supporter of raising Arkansas’ severance tax, told a Sherwood Chamber of Commerce audience that Gov. Mike Beebe (D) was misinformed in his recent reversal of position.
by - April 5, 2012 9:13 pm
A legislative panel today failed to endorse state spending from a multimillion-dollar federal grant to implement a key component of the national health care reform law.
by - April 4, 2012 3:23 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) approved a proposed ballot initiative that would change campaign and ethics laws in Arkansas.
by - April 4, 2012 11:11 am
Arkansas’ Fourth Congressional District picked up all or part of 8 counties in the western part of the state under new redistricting boundaries and the analogy of frontier territory couldn’t be more appropriate.
by - April 4, 2012 6:51 am
A lawsuit has been settled in a case involving expense reimbursements for Arkansas legislators.
