by - April 11, 2012 10:56 pm
The two chairmen of the state’s major political parties in Arkansas continued an ongoing debate regarding the effect of the national Presidential race on Arkansas elections. Chairman Will Bond for…
by - April 10, 2012 7:47 pm
It appears Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor has had quite a turnabout on his support for President Obama since he enthusiastically spoke on his behalf in North Little Rock in 2008….
by - April 10, 2012 2:16 pm
Technically, Rick Santorum suspended his campaign today but for all practical purposes this means he is dropping out. In his short speech at a press conference in Pennsylvania, he thanked…
by - April 9, 2012 11:47 pm
For the second time in the last month, Arkansas conservatives are scratching their heads and asking: what is Congressman Rick Crawford thinking? As discussed previously, Crawford baffled many a few…
by - April 5, 2012 7:15 pm
The House Rules Committee met on Wednesday in what was a relatively uneventful meeting. They did some minor tweaking to the rules, which as best I can tell did not…
by - April 5, 2012 12:15 pm
Today, House Republicans unveiled what they hope to accomplish in next year’s legislative session if they are given a Republican majority. They call the plan “The SIMPLE Plan” for each…
by - April 3, 2012 11:49 am
The Republican Primary continues along today after a ten-day break since Louisiana voted giving Rick Santorum nearly 50 percent of the vote to Romney’s 27 percent. However, today’s primaries promise…
by - April 2, 2012 12:32 pm
The Little Rock Police Department has confirmed to the Tolbert Report that Arkansas Surgeon General Joe Thompson was arrested Saturday night in Little Rock. According to the police report, Thompson…
by - April 2, 2012 8:18 am
Conservative Arkansas is a group known primarily for their work in highlighting the need for reform of state legislative expense reimbursements. But today they are weighing in with endorsements in…
by - March 30, 2012 12:10 pm
You might not know it, but Democratic primary voters in Arkansas this year actually have a choice besides President Barack Obama. Tennessee Attorney John Wolfe, Jr. filed to run in…
by - March 29, 2012 4:55 pm
All four members of the Arkansas Republican delegation indicated this week that they plan to back a pro-life measure affecting the District of Columbia. Congress acts much like a state…
by - March 27, 2012 8:03 am
With the latest Talk Business poll numbers on the same day that Arkansas Democrats are opening up the Arkansas for Obama headquarters, you have to wonder how many Democrats will…
by - March 26, 2012 7:51 pm
Lieutenant Gov. Mark Darr used his column this week to encourage Arkansans to vote in the upcoming primary election, but he also spoke in favor of passing a state voter…
by - March 26, 2012 5:38 pm
I reported a few weeks back that Democratic Speaker Robert Moore was claiming a homestead credit for his home in Little Rock rather than in the district in which he…
by - March 23, 2012 2:54 pm
Arkansas columnist John Brummett tweeted an interesting item today noting several high profile Arkansas politicos that might be running for office in the next cycle. Among them was Gov. Beebe…
by - March 23, 2012 7:10 am
My column for the Arkansas News Bureau this week looks at Congressman Rick Crawford’s most recent proposal to pass a new surtax on incomes over a million dollars in exchange…
by - March 22, 2012 10:39 pm
Republican strategist and CNN contributor Mary Matalin spoke at Philander Smith College in Little Rock Thursday night as part of their ‘Bless The Mic’ lecture series. She noted that last…
by - March 22, 2012 6:34 pm
In case you have missed it, our former Gov. Mike Huckabee turned Florida resident/media star has been making a push to unseat the king of conservative talk radio, Rush Limbaugh,…
by - March 21, 2012 8:09 am
Sen. Bill Pritchard (R-Elkins) took a break from criticizing his opponent Rep. Jon Woods (R-Springdale) from being a good time party rock-n-roller to instead trying to tie him to President…
by - March 20, 2012 7:01 am
Voters in Illinois today will continue the slow progression of the Republican Presidential Primary. Due to the rules of the state, a general moderate Republican make-up, and the amount of…
