by - February 22, 2025 8:20 am
The Jim Guy I knew
I was 12 years old when I first “met” Jim Guy Tucker. I didn’t really meet him, but I saw him in a TV ad running for the U.S. Senate…
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by - February 13, 2025 4:32 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker dies at 81
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker died in Little Rock on Thursday (Feb. 13) at the age of 81 after battling an illness. Tucker, a Democrat, was a former Arkansas…
by - April 2, 2017 9:47 am
Former Gov. Tucker says state executions ‘very hard’ to carry out
Former Governor Jim Guy Tucker is one of three living Arkansas governors to have carried out a state execution – the other two being Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee. With…
by - October 7, 2013 12:36 am
Jim Guy Tucker, Ed Bethune Debate Federal Government Shutdown
Two former Second District Congressmen and old political rivals – Jim Guy Tucker (D) and Ed Bethune (R) – renewed their debate skills in a Talk Business discussion hosted by executive editor Roby Brock.
by - July 10, 2013 3:27 am
Jim Guy Tucker: For Two Decades, The Soda Tax Has Served Arkansas Well
This guest editorial was written by Jim Guy Tucker, who served as Arkansas Governor from 1992-96 and oversaw the passage of the soft drink tax. The Medicaid program has been…