by - February 22, 2014 4:42 pm
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., endorsed a proposal to raise the state minimum wage incrementally to $8.50 over the next three years, signing a petition to support the ballot effort….
by - January 28, 2014 10:29 pm
President Barack Obama delivered his fifth annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night (Jan. 28) in Washington, and Arkansas members of the House…
by - October 15, 2013 1:14 pm
Fundraising reports released Tuesday (Oct. 15) show U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, with a slight fundraising advantage over U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., as Cotton fights to keep Pryor from…
by - August 8, 2013 12:10 pm
Remington Arms Co. broke ground on a $32 million expansion in Lonoke that should employ around 60 new workers. The expansion will include construction of a new building and is…
by - July 31, 2013 12:33 pm
How close can a person get to confirming their intention to run for an office without actually saying yes? Pretty darn close, it turns out. Just ask Lt. Gov. Mark…
by - June 15, 2013 9:40 pm
Arkansas Democrats gathered at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock on Saturday (June 15) to raise funds, rally and prepare for next year's highly anticipated election, which will see…
by - June 12, 2013 8:32 am
It was a day that shook Arkansas politics to its core. Aug. 13, 2008. That day, a gunman walked into the Democratic Party of Arkansas headquarters in downtown Little Rock…
by - June 7, 2013 1:01 pm
In a wide-ranging speech to the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Breakfast today (June 7), U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., spoke about the housing market, the overall…
by - June 7, 2013 12:35 pm
Two new polls show widespread state opposition to immigration reform, including a measure being considered at the federal level. A poll released Friday (June 7) by the Federation for American…
by - June 2, 2013 10:32 am
United States Senator Mark Pryor, while not a favorite of many in state and national pundits, is still talking “straight and tough.” And like it or not, every day that…
by - May 24, 2013 12:43 pm
A group called “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” is out with a new TV ad today which steps up their criticism of U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., for his vote against…
by - May 23, 2013 12:42 pm
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., who faces re-election in 2014, offered a lengthy interview with radio station KASU 91.9 FM (Jonesboro) and discussed a number of hot button issues including…
by - May 13, 2013 4:52 pm
Politico Senior Reporter Jonathan Martin says he doesn’t believe U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., will have to take another vote on the controversial Manchin-Toomey gun control legislation. Martin, appearing on…
by - April 29, 2013 2:03 pm
Future elections and a review of political positions are now part of the political conversation following the end of the first session of the 89th Arkansas General Assembly. The chairman…
by - March 17, 2013 11:15 am
The big guns came out Saturday night (Mar. 16) to help incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor formally launch his re-election effort for 2014. At a Little Rock Statehouse Convention…
by - February 24, 2013 12:30 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) remains immensely popular with Arkansas voters who give his job performance a supermajority thumbs-up. The Arkansas legislature and U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., remain in positive…
by - January 30, 2013 6:30 pm
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., has been appointed chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. The position will give Pryor…
by - October 12, 2012 4:59 pm
U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D) and his wife, Jill, are divorcing after 20 years of marriage. Pryor, 49, who will stand for re-election in 2014, has been a U.S. Senator…
