by - November 7, 2016 5:08 pm
State elections officials are preparing for a deluge at the polls on Tuesday as early voting in Arkansas soared to new heights over the past two weeks, easily besting previous…
by - October 28, 2016 5:15 pm
Arkansas election officials say citizen turnout for early voting in most counties is well ahead of the 2012 presidential race. According to preliminary data from Secretary of State Mark Martin’s…
by - October 25, 2016 7:47 pm
Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery faced a problem when he was asked to run for sheriff more than 13 years ago. He had a strong desire to serve, but didn’t…
by - August 1, 2016 6:45 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman on Monday (Aug. 1) said comments by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump about the family of a Muslim-American Army captain killed in action were “out of…
by - July 15, 2016 12:02 pm
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday (July 14) picked Indiana Gov. MIke Pence to be his running mate, with Trump set to hold a press conference Saturday to…
by - July 11, 2016 2:58 pm
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…
by - July 7, 2016 5:14 pm
The group pushing to toughen Arkansas’ newly loosened term limits law announced Thursday it had failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Other voter-initiated efforts were planning…
by - June 17, 2016 2:15 pm
Voters will consider up to nine ballot issues in November, members of the Arkansas Municipal League were told Thursday at their Annual Convention, including one that would allow them to…
by - June 14, 2016 7:05 pm
A group hoping to cap noneconomic damages for health care providers and limit attorneys’ contingency fees has raised more than $313,000, including $250,000 from the Arkansas Health Care Association, which…
by - June 1, 2016 5:50 pm
A constitutional amendment that would allow casinos in Washington, Miller and Boone counties has been certified by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, and now backers will begin collecting signatures. The…
by - March 18, 2016 2:03 pm
Conner Eldridge, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, announced on Friday (March 18) his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is a 12-member rule-writing agreement negotiated by the Obama…
by - March 2, 2016 5:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (March 2) that Donald Trump must be more of a “presidential” leader, that Tuesday’s election results represented a big win for his Arkansas Works health…
by - March 1, 2016 8:38 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, cruised to an easy victory Tuesday night, setting up November election battles. In unofficial numbers, Boozman led challenger…
by - February 27, 2016 4:29 pm
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas Saturday nominated four additional candidates for House races and four additional ones for local races, even though its deadline for nominations has passed, in order…
by - February 26, 2016 3:15 pm
Political attack ads and protecting the “integrity of our judiciary” were points raised Friday (Feb. 26) when candidates Circuit Judge Shawn Womack and attorney Clark Mason spoke to the Northeast…
by - February 20, 2016 3:03 pm
A discussion about appointing a new U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and “dark money” in Arkansas’ Supreme Court race were part of the discussion Saturday (Feb. 20) during a candidate forum…
by - February 15, 2016 4:19 pm
Voters around the state head to the polls Tuesday, starting a 10-month campaign season with hundreds of races on the ballot. Early voting begins Tuesday (Feb. 16) around the state,…
by - January 29, 2016 3:20 pm
Change has been the operative word in politics for at least a decade and voters are seeking it in a major way, the co-chairs of the NEA Political Animals group…
by - November 25, 2015 9:46 am
There will be several Republican primaries in Craighead County, an almost complete reversal from 2014 when there were two Democratic primary races and just one Republican primary contest. The same…
by - November 20, 2015 5:33 pm
The 2016 general election may be 354 days from now, but the back and forth leading up to the general election could provide some interesting news, the co-chairs of the…
