by - November 15, 2012 2:54 pm
Rep. Davy Carter, R-Cabot, pulled off an upset against Rep. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, to capture the post of Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives. Those who will be House…
by - November 13, 2012 1:54 pm
Talk Business and Hendrix College conducted its first post-election survey to further understand the motivations and demographics of Arkansas voters in last Tuesday’s election cycle. In a survey of 1,126…
by - November 12, 2012 10:13 am
That the historically politically conservative region that stretches from Fort Smith up through to Bentonville voted for a tax increase and favored the medicinal use of marijuana is proof that…
by - November 8, 2012 2:43 pm
The first sign of the political shift in Arkansas was delivered today (Nov. 8) in the Arkansas Senate, with election uncertainty continuing in northeast Arkansas. With Republican gains in the…
by - November 7, 2012 9:05 pm
One day after Republicans made historic gains and appear in control of both chambers of the General Assembly, Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe said he expects bipartisanship to be the order…
by - November 7, 2012 6:57 pm
Incumbents held on to the elected offices in Crawford County Tuesday night (Nov. 6) during the General Election and the Van Buren City Council welcomed a new member. County Clerk…
by - November 7, 2012 4:31 am
Fayetteville voters chose to stay with Mayor Lioneld Jordan for another four years, instead of returning to challenger and former Mayor Dan Coody, who preceded Jordan’s first term. Benton County…
by - November 7, 2012 4:04 am
Republican candidates captured all four Arkansas Congressional races, the first time in modern Arkansas history that members of all Congressional districts in the state are Republicans. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack,…
by - November 7, 2012 3:59 am
Early projections were that Republicans would win an overwhelming victory and that appears to have happened in the Senate. Several House seats are still up for grabs, however. Of the…
by - November 7, 2012 3:45 am
Republicans firmly won the Arkansas State Senate for the first time since Reconstruction, but control of the Arkansas House is still an undecided matter. With expectations for huge gains in…
by - November 7, 2012 3:35 am
Republicans appeared on track for a shutout in most of the contested legislative races in the Fort Smith region during the General Election (Nov. 6). Going into Tuesday night, Republicans…
by - November 7, 2012 3:11 am
Arkansans will soon have a new billion-dollar highway program, but it appears state voters narrowly rejected a medical marijuana proposal and by a wider margin rejected a change in financing…
by - November 7, 2012 1:53 am
Benton County's incumbent County Judge Bob Clinard, R, was handily beating independent Ronnie L. Smith, according to the county's sparse tallies after midnight Wednesday. Paper ballot shortages early in the…
by - November 7, 2012 1:32 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors welcomed one new member and saved a seat for one of its own Tuesday night (Nov. 6) during the General Election, while voters overwhelmingly…
by - November 6, 2012 11:57 pm
Sebastian County Judge David Hudson (R) will keep his job, with Denora Coomer taking the Sebastian County Circuit Clerk race and Sharon Brooks earning a second term as Sebastian County…
by - October 31, 2012 12:48 pm
Issue No. 2, a legislatively-referred proposed constitutional amendment, doesn’t have a cheerleading group or a set of detractors and that has left voters undecided and unsure of its fate. State…
by - October 30, 2012 12:56 pm
Officials report turnout for the first week of early voting in Benton and Washington counties to be heavier than in the last presidential election. Arkansas allows early voting 15 days…
by - October 29, 2012 8:06 pm
Early voting for the 2012 general election is underway, and Sebastian County is seeing a slight uptick in voter participation when compared to the 2008 presidential election. During the first…
by - October 26, 2012 5:31 pm
The U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas announced Friday (Oct. 26) the assistant attorneys who “will lead the efforts” connected to a U.S. Department of Justice…
by - October 24, 2012 1:54 pm
If results of the 14th annual Arkansas Poll play out on Nov. 6, then Arkansans will overwhelmingly vote for Mitt Romney, will support the highway tax plan and will oppose…
