Tolbert Report

The Tolbert Report

The second-ever fiscal session kicks off on Monday and one of the key questions is if the legislature will take up any non-budgetary bills. This is allowed but has a…

A Half-Million Dollars? Eureka!

I have had a numbers of readers ask me this afternoon: how does someone suddenly find a half-million dollars in their departmental budget? And I tell them, I have no…

BREAKING: Jon Woods Plays That Devil’s Rock-n-Roll Music

Sen. Bill Pritchard has something he thinks you really need to know about his Republican primary opponent, Rep. Jon Woods. It is something so sinister that once you know it…

Democrat’s Comments Sink to a New Low

Coming after a week where Democrats said Republicans “don’t like Jesus,” “don’t care about the elderly,” and want to implement “soylent green” policies, you would not think the situation could…

Hallum: No Knowledge of Grand Jury Investigation

I caught up with Rep. Hudson Hallum (D-West Memphis) today at the state capitol and asked him about the grand jury convening today in Little Rock and also about some…

Questions Remain On Hallum’s Financial Reports

As several Crittenden County election officials appear before a grand jury in Little Rock, questions still remain on Hudson Hallum’s very expensive special election campaign for the remaining term of…

NRCC Moves Cotton to ‘Contender’ Status

The National Republican Congressional Committee will upgrade Tom Cotton to “Contender” status Tuesday, which is the third stage of their “Young Guns” program. “We are looking forward to working with…

Iowa Woman Arrested For Trying To Blackmail The Duggars

An odd bit of news today out of Iowa. Apparently, a lady named Teresa Hunt was arrested after she attempted to blackmail the company that produces the Duggar’s TLC show,…

FBI Issues Subpoenas Related to Crittenden County Elections

Multiple sources have confirmed to The Tolbert Report today (Feb. 4) that FBI agents have delivered subpoenas to election officials in Crittenden County to appear before a grand jury in…

Democratic Consultant Suggests Republican Promotes “Soylent Green” Policies

I have to say that as much as I enjoy twitter, it got weird today. It all started with a press release from the Democratic Party of Arkansas which took…

Reports Show Congressional Republican Candidates With Huge Advantage

The Clark Hall for Congress Campaign and the Democratic Party of Arkansas have both been trying to make hay out of Hall raising $233 more in the fourth quarter of…

Arkansas Komen Speaks Out FOR Planned Parenthood Funding

As the son of a breast cancer survivor, I have always been supportive of the efforts for the Komen Foundation and have participated almost every year in the Race for…

Garry Smith Steps In It

It seems Democratic Rep. Garry Smith of El Dorado stepped into a bit of a mess this week when speaking to the newly formed Union County Democratic Club. Perhaps he…

Three More Republicans To Keep A Close Eye On

Talk Business & Politics has listed its Top 10 Legislators To Watch heading in to the 2012 fiscal session, which starts Feb. 13. Here are 3 more Republicans to keep…

Cliff Lee Pitches For Hester For Senate

Rep. Tim Summers and Bart Hester are locked in one of the biggest Republican primaries right now for the new State Senate seat in Bentonville. Summers has gotten some WalMart…

Is Hale Who Arkansas Democrats Are Looking For?

I talked about my trip down to Gillett for the Coon Super in my column last week for the Arkansas News Bureau. One story was an interesting conversation with Congressman…

Arkansas House: The Battle for 51

I wrote last week about the battle for control of the Arkansas Senate as Republicans seek to take a majority with 18 seats and Democrats try their best to prevent…

“Retire Pryor” Website Launched (UPDATE)

The 2014 elections might seem a long way off, but one group is already gearing up to try to defeat Sen. Mark Pryor. In a website reminiscent of the old…

Woods Highlights Pritchard Tax Increase Votes in Candidate Forum

There are a handful of interesting state legislative primaries developing around the state – one of which is the Republican primary in Senate District 7 where incumbent Sen. Bill Pritchard…

Griffin At March for Life: “Life Is A Gift From God”

A gray, cold misty Sunday afternoon did not deter around one thousand pro-life supporters from turning out at the Arkansas State Capitol for the 34th annual March for Life. Organized…