by - July 28, 2025 12:00 pm
The incumbent and the newbie
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., knew he’d draw a Democratic opponent in his 2026 reelection bid. He might not have been counting on a farmer from Newport. Hallie Shoffner, a…
Tag: U.S. Senate
by - July 1, 2025 12:24 pm
Senate passes Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful’ bill 51-50
Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators voted for the Republican-sponsored Senate version of President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” on Tuesday (July 1), although details of the measure are still not…
by - June 4, 2025 10:00 am
Hallie Shoffner talks ‘farm crisis’ in her bid to unseat Sen. Tom Cotton
A.E. Shoffner decided to move from Orange County, N.C., to Jackson County in Arkansas in the 1860s to start a farm. He primarily grew cotton, and it wasn’t long before…
by - November 14, 2017 1:25 pm
Sen. Boozman calls for Moore to withdraw from U.S. Senate race in Alabama
U.S. Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas is one of a growing number of Republican senators calling for Roy Moore to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Alabama. Arkansas’ other…
by - September 30, 2016 5:35 pm
Democrat Eldridge, Libertarian Gilbert square off in U.S. Senate debate
Democrat Conner Eldridge and Libertarian Frank Gilbert see different threats as the biggest one facing the United States. For Eldridge, “radical and radicalized individuals and groups” such as radical Islamists…
by - August 31, 2016 6:30 pm
Senate candidate Eldridge supports medical marijuana initiative, loans his campaign $35,000
U.S. Senate candidate Conner Eldridge says he supports an attempt to allow medical marijuana in Arkansas, and he leveled pointed attacks against his rival, U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., during…
by - January 21, 2014 3:41 pm
Oklahoma Rep. Lankford announces for U.S. Senate seat
It was just three days ago that U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced he would resign his seat in the U.S. Senate at the conclusion of the 113th Congress, leaving…
by - July 31, 2013 12:33 pm
Lt. Gov. Mark Darr readies for a 4th District bid
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 - May 21, 2013 10:31 pm
Political petulance
The deceased and fantastically brilliant comedian Mitch Hedberg once quipped that he wore a necklace “cause I wanna know when I’m upside down.” Well, when the detached and fantastically buffoonish…
by - February 18, 2013 2:45 pm
Lt. Gov. Darr leaning toward U.S. Senate bid
"Right now, it would be very good." That was the answer Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Darr gave The City Wire on Monday when asked the likelihood that he would challenge…
by - January 16, 2013 3:39 pm
Southside High School student one of 30 Senate pages
William Jenner, a 16-year-old student at Southside High School in Fort Smith, will serve as a Senate Page for the 2013 spring session after earning an appointment from U.S. Sen….
by - June 21, 2012 6:51 pm
Farm Bureau: Farm bill bad for Arkansas
Arkansas Farm Bureau chief Randy Veach warned months ago that details of a federal farm bill could be devastating for Arkansas. On Thursday (June 21), Veach said a Senate-passed farm…