by - May 14, 2013 6:42 pm
I reported last month that Lt. Governor Mark Darr is taking a look at running for Congress in the Fourth Congressional District in 2014 if incumbent Cong. Tom Cotton decides…
by - May 14, 2013 6:27 am
I first reported back in March on some questions that had come up regarding the non-profit organization run by Republican gubernatorial candidate Curtis Coleman as a follow-up to a story…
by - May 11, 2013 8:21 pm
Former Congressman Mike Ross has been busy speaking around the state gearing up for the Democratic primary for Governor against former Lt. Governor Bill Halter. Yesterday, his tour took him…
by - May 9, 2013 10:55 pm
An e-mail went out from a pro-gun control group called Americans For Responsible Solutions thanking Congressman Tim Griffin for co-sponsoring a new House gun control bill. The problem is that…
by - May 9, 2013 5:01 pm
The Republican primary for Governor might get a bit more crowded. Yesterday, The Tolbert Report picked up on a rumor that a northwest Arkansas Republican legislator was considering jumping into…
by - May 9, 2013 7:32 am
It seems almost too odd to be true, but former Sen. Blanche Lincoln is giving some advice to Sen. Mark Pryor on what he should do regarding his upcoming vote…
by - May 8, 2013 5:23 pm
It looks like our neighbors to the north are going to punt, at least for now, on Medicaid expansion. According to Politico, Missouri state legislators chose to send the issue…
by - May 7, 2013 5:27 pm
North Little Rock attorney David Sterling has already been making the Republican rounds appearing at numerous events as a candidate for Attorney General, but today he sent out a press…
by - May 6, 2013 9:49 pm
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was in Arkansas last week. I was not able to attend but Arkansas Young Republicans Central Arkansas Chairman Heather Browning was there and passes along this report……
by - May 4, 2013 6:00 am
Sources close to State Rep. Andrea Lea (R-Russellville) confirm that she is strongly considering running for State Auditor next year and has begun taking tentative steps to put together a…
by - May 1, 2013 9:25 pm
It looks like our neighbors to the south are seeking to take a cue from the Arkansas legislature in modeling a health care plan similar to the Arkansas private option…
by - April 26, 2013 10:37 pm
Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson offers his most candid thoughts to date on Arkansas’ new health care plan.
by - April 25, 2013 6:21 pm
Last month, I reported on issues surrounding the Curtis Coleman Institute for Constitutional Policy. At that time, the Institute’s tax exemption application was still pending before the IRS, which they…
by - April 24, 2013 6:02 pm
Arkansas House Speaker Davy Carter appeared on Alice Stewart’s morning show on Wednesday morning the day after the legislative session finished up. Carter said he was pleased with what he…
by - April 24, 2013 7:52 am
With the legislative session behind us, it is that time of the year when everyone begins speculating on what races may lie ahead. It also gives us a chance to…
by - April 22, 2013 10:06 pm
Some appropriation bills – such as the appropriation from DHS that funded the private option plan – get tons of scrutiny before passage. But most budget bills seem to fly…
by - April 21, 2013 9:44 pm
It has been a full day since we broke the story of an article in the Benton County Republican Committee newsletter that suggested a desire to shoot state lawmakers over…
by - April 20, 2013 3:54 pm
The debate over the “private option” health care plan has reached a fever pitch within the Republican Party. Some have even suggested a “call to arms.”
by - April 17, 2013 9:56 pm
Former Congressman Mike Ross officially kicked off his campaign for governor Wednesday and did so in a very odd way. Ross has usually taken a pro-life stance throughout his career…
by - April 17, 2013 7:14 am
Sen. Mark Pryor has a big vote coming up on gun rights with votes beginning on Wednesday. Pryor has a mixed record on guns, most recently earning a C- from…
