by - April 16, 2013 10:29 pm
Republican State Rep. Jeremy Gillam of Judsonia tells the The Daily Citizen in Searcy on Tuesday that he plans to run for House Speaker for the next legislative session. “Looking…
by - April 14, 2013 7:52 pm
Readers following my coverage and following me on Twitter will likely not be surprised to learn that I support the passage of the private option health care proposal. But I…
by - April 13, 2013 7:26 am
If you missed KARN’s Dave Elswick Show on Friday afternoon, then you missed some exciting radio as Sen. David Sanders squared off against former Rep. Dan Greenberg on the private…
by - April 11, 2013 7:20 pm
We still have over a year to go before the primaries in Arkansas, but it appears it is already getting nasty. A robocall went out this past week that seeks…
by - April 9, 2013 10:30 pm
Rep. John Burris continued his diligent shepherding on the the private option plan Tuesday before the House Public Health Committee, which he chairs. If you missed Burris’ two hour presentation…
by - April 9, 2013 5:58 pm
In the last election cycle, we heard a lot about the undecided voter. You might remember that Saturday Night Live had a great sketch on this odd group that could not…
by - April 5, 2013 5:01 pm
Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln has been working as a “Senior Policy Advisor” to Alston & Baird in Washington D.C. since her departure in 2010. You probably have seen her on…
by - April 4, 2013 5:55 pm
One of the top scholarship programs in Arkansas is on the chopping block in the proposed budget for the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. According to an email sent last…
by - April 3, 2013 5:37 pm
With the news from Talk Business on Tuesday that former Congressman Mike Ross is leaving his nice, high-paying job with Southwest Power Pool for an “opportunity in public service,” I…
by - April 2, 2013 6:22 pm
The debate over Medicaid has dominated this year’s Arkansas legislative session. The most viable option seeking to garner the 75 percent support required is a compromise solution that includes some…
by - April 2, 2013 6:19 pm
With the Arkansas legislative session nearing the beginning of the end, the Senate is already looking to the next term. Their rules differ slightly from the House of Representatives in…
by - March 30, 2013 6:38 am
In case you missed it, Sen. Bryan King offered some harsh criticism to House Speaker Davy Carter on Thursday for a delay on the vote to override Gov. Beebe’s veto…
by - March 24, 2013 1:13 pm
KATV’s Jason Peterson had an excellent report on Friday as part of his “7 on Your Side” series on the non-profit organization run by Republican gubernatorial candidate Curtis Coleman. The…
by - March 23, 2013 8:35 pm
If your Facebook friends are similar to mine, you probably saw several of them post a picture of their ballots on election day last November proudly showing everyone they voted…
by - March 21, 2013 5:08 pm
I wrote on my blog back in 2011 that Huckabee’s hints that he might run for President in 2012 was one big tease. He never could give up the lifestyle…
by - March 14, 2013 8:17 pm
Leslie Rutledge’s departure as legal counsel at the Republican National Committee in D.C. to return to Little Rock to practice law has many political observers wondering exactly what she is…
by - March 14, 2013 4:59 am
I write this week in my column with Stephens Media about the misguided bewilderment from those on the left toward the Republican majorities. For example, my colleague Michael Cook writes…
by - March 13, 2013 5:16 pm
When Congressman Steve Womack was selected to be on the House Appropriation subcommittee over the Department of Defense in January, it was generally assumed that this meant he was staying put…
by - March 7, 2013 6:33 pm
Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson (R-Benton) filed SB812 on Wednesday that would change the requirements for the director of the Department of Higher Education to remove the requirement that the director be…
by - March 6, 2013 7:19 pm
It is official. Arkansas is now the most pro-life state in the country. Today, the House overrode Gov. Beebe’s veto to pass Sen. Rapert’s SB 134 with all 51 Republicans (I…
