Elections

Arkansas AG's campaign cash eclipses opponent's Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has a vast -- 17-fold -- monetary advantage over her Democratic rival, Mike Lee, with about two months left to go in the race, ... by John Moritz - September 19, 2018

Tribe's funds to OK casinos in Arkansas put at $1.4M The Quapaw tribe in August gave $191,000 to the Driving Arkansas Forward committee promoting the proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize four cas... by Michael R. Wickline - September 18, 2018

Donations flow in Arkansas governor race Both of Arkansas' Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates saw significant upticks in campaign contributions last month, according to finance reports ... by Hunter Field - September 18, 2018

Legislative races

2 Arkansas Senate seat foes disagree on a lot State Senate candidates Melissa Fults and state Rep. Kim Hammer are at odds on a range of matters, including medical marijuana, legislation that authorized the ... by Michael R. Wickline - September 9, 2018

Democratic Arkansas House candidate files no reports; opponent says she sent challenger 'friendly reminder' Democratic nominee Kati McFarland has filed none of the required monthly campaign finance reports in her bid to unseat Rep. Jana Della Rosa, R-Rogers, according... by Doug Thompson - August 17, 2018

Glidewell wins race to serve out Files' Arkansas Senate term Former state Rep. Frank Glidewell was elected Tuesday to serve as state senator in District 8 for the remaining 19 weeks of the term left unserved when Jake Fil... by Dave Hughes - August 15, 2018

Governor's race

Donations flow in Arkansas governor race Both of Arkansas' Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates saw significant upticks in campaign contributions last month, according to finance reports ... by Hunter Field - September 18, 2018

Arkansas governor misses debate; foes differ on tax, health plan Democratic and Libertarian gubernatorial candidates on Monday disagreed over cutting the state's top individual income tax rate, continuing Arkansas' Medicaid e... by Michael R. Wickline - September 11, 2018

Hopefuls vying for state offices report finances Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson raised more than $92,000 in campaign funds in July, while Democratic challenger Jared Henderson received more than $31,000, accor... by Hunter Field - August 16, 2018

Judicial

On appeal, Little Rock TV station says free-speech rights violated in election ads case In a court filing Monday, a Little Rock broadcaster claimed its free-speech rights were violated in May when a circuit judge barred it from airing ads harshly c... by John Moritz - July 31, 2018

Arkansas Supreme Court race forecast: Mud, money This fall's Arkansas Supreme Court runoff will include a candidate favored by Washington, D.C.-based groups that spent more than $1 million on TV ads on the rac... by John Moritz - May 24, 2018

Goodson, Sterling in Arkansas Supreme Court runoff Targeted by out-of-state attack ads, Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson survived an initial round of voting Tuesday and advanced to a November runoff electi... by John Moritz - May 23, 2018

Ballot issues

Gov. Hutchinson names special justice for casino cases LITTLE ROCK — A Little Rock judge has been appointed to fill in for the Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice in a pair of challenges to a ballot measure that wo... by The Associated Press - September 19, 2018

Tribe's funds to OK casinos in Arkansas put at $1.4M The Quapaw tribe in August gave $191,000 to the Driving Arkansas Forward committee promoting the proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize four cas... by Michael R. Wickline - September 18, 2018

Arkansas chief justice recuses from 2nd casino measure case LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas' chief justice has now stepped aside from hearing both challenges to a proposed ballot measure that would legalize four casinos in the st... by The Associated Press - September 17, 2018

Editorial endorsements

Do something special We'd say that tonight's the big night, except by suppertime it'll all be over but the counting. The big deal is during daylight hours, when folks will be voting... May 22, 2018

Voting: Just do it There's been a good deal of ink and effort expended on this page lately to explain the benefits of choosing one candidate over another in Arkansas' primary and ... May 15, 2018

Endorsements in a sec We told a colleague the other day, in the midst of endorsement season, that we've never seen so many outstanding candidates for office as we're seeing this year... May 13, 2018

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