by - November 9, 2014 11:31 am
Asa’s good start
There was some slight snickering in certain circles when early in his advertising now Governor-elect Asa Hutchinson simply said: “As your governor, we will hit the ground running and never…
Tag: 2014 gubernatorial race
by - November 4, 2014 8:17 pm
Hutchinson lands Governor’s office after historic win over Ross (Updated)
Former U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson, R-Fort Smith, is now Gov.-Elect Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., following a bitter year-long battle for the state's top office. Hutchinson defeated former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross,…
by - October 21, 2014 7:52 pm
New poll shows Hutchinson with an 8-point lead over Ross in gubernatorial race
Asa Hutchinson, the GOP nominee for Arkansas Governor, has an 8-point lead over his Democratic rival, Mike Ross, according to a new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll. The question…
by - October 16, 2014 7:40 pm
Arkansas gubernatorial debate includes coal, taxes and health care
Asa Hutchinson (R) and Mike Ross (D) both want the state to join a lawsuit by 12 other states against proposed EPA regulations that would reduce carbon emissions by coal…
by - October 7, 2014 9:35 pm
Ross, Hutchinson debate positions on education, guns and taxes
On day one as governor, Mike Ross would have state agencies review regulations that are more than three years old to see if they are still needed or if they…
by - October 5, 2014 8:08 pm
Ross pushes fair pay for women plan, Hutchinson fires back
Democratic candidate for governor Mike Ross recently unveiled a “Fair Pay & Equal Opportunity Plan” he said is meant to correct disparities in pay between men and women. The plan…
by - September 20, 2014 10:42 am
Hutchinson, Ross camps claim victory in first televised debate
Democrat Mike Ross and Republican Asa Hutchinson sat face to face across a table during a sometimes testy, occasionally snippy gubernatorial debate Friday night on KARK-TV that featured confrontations over…
by - September 14, 2014 2:12 pm
Pryor, Ross bring their election pitch to Fort Smith barbecue dinner
More than 300 people came to a Sebastian County Democratic Party-sponsored barbecue dinner Saturday night (Sept. 13) for a chance to hear from the party's top of the ticket candidates,…
by - September 7, 2014 9:03 pm
Governor’s race options features candidate who would sell Governor’s Mansion
If you’re tired of Republicans and Democrats, there may be an alternative for you in the November election. In the Governor’s race, the focus has been on major party candidates…
by - August 26, 2014 3:13 pm
Ross opens NWA campaign office, rails against ‘lowest of all lows’ television ad
Mike Ross took time during the opening of his Northwest Arkansas campaign headquarters in Springdale to blast a new television ad from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) alleging that the…
by - August 24, 2014 10:03 am
Asa Hutchinson announces teacher coalition
Republican gubernatorial nominee Asa Hutchinson announced the formation of a “Teachers for Asa” coalition, which identified that one of its efforts would be to find a long-term fix to the…
by - August 20, 2014 5:51 pm
Mitt Romney endorses Hutchinson in Arkansas gubernatorial race
The 2012 Republican presidential nominee paid a visit to Northeast Arkansas, endorsing fellow Republican Asa Hutchinson in this year’s gubernatorial election. During an afternoon press conference at the Arkansas State…
by - August 3, 2014 4:55 pm
Superficial politics
It has all the attributes of a school yard dust up. Or even juvenile finger-pointing just like at home between two siblings. You know, one of those, “he said it…
by - August 1, 2014 10:35 am
Hutchinson, Ross pitch their cause at Fort Smith chamber forum
The race for Arkansas governor made a stop in Fort Smith Friday (Aug. 1) with Republican Asa Hutchinson and Democrat Mike Ross each addressing a crowd of 325 at the…
by - July 30, 2014 7:01 pm
Hutchinson tops Ross in recent Arkansas gubernatorial poll
A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey of 1,780 likely state voters shows Republican Asa Hutchinson with a 46-41% lead over Democrat Mike Ross in the Arkansas Governor’s race….
by - July 15, 2014 11:01 am
Ross outlines plan to curb crime, reduce prison population
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, a former Congress from Prescott, released a plan Tuesday that he said would boost funding by at least $8.5 million to reduce crime, relieve prison…
by - July 11, 2014 6:19 pm
Ross, Hutchinson take aim at each other in Governor’s debate
With four gubernatorial candidates on stage at a Hot Springs debate held by the Arkansas Press Association, Mike Ross and Asa Hutchinson took plenty of shots at each other. Joshua…
by - July 6, 2014 6:53 pm
Hutchinson talks more about jobs, environmental regulations
Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson has been touting his jobs plan for Arkansas, which includes tax competitiveness, workforce education, health care and regulatory reform, education choice and computer science expansion….
by - July 6, 2014 1:44 pm
More needed from Hutchinson, Ross
There is some confusion surfacing in the Arkansas Governor’s race. Here we sit just past the 4th of July heading into the November election cycle with two distinct Arkansans vying…
by - June 17, 2014 7:17 pm
Hutchinson pitches his jobs and tax plans to manufacturers
Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson addressed the onshoring of jobs to the United States and what he said was a burdensome regulatory environment during a speech to the Fort Smith…