Arkansas Politics

Set to take new post, Secretary of State-elect John Thurston shares ideas Following Gov. Asa Hutchinson's lead, Secretary of State-elect John Thurston plans to take to his new office in January the same government-transformation princ... by Hunter Field - November 12, 2018

Tax-delinquent land sales focus of Arkansas official-elect Tommy Land, Arkansas’ land commissioner-elect, plans to take a vacation, but then, it’s to work. by Hunter Field - November 12, 2018

Dark money hangs over Arkansas judicial races In winning re-election by more than 90,000 votes, Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson last week dispelled questions about how she was perceived by voters wh... by John Moritz - November 11, 2018

Voting equals '14 in Miller County Voter turnout for this year's election was up in Bowie County in Texas and static in Miller County in Arkansas, compared with turnout for the previous midterm ... by KARL RICHTER TEXARKANA GAZETTE - November 11, 2018

Changes coming for Washington County's Quorum Court Washington County's Quorum Court will have a different look in January when nine new justices of the peace are seated, with women holding a majority of the seat... by Tom Sissom - November 11, 2018

Arkansas political adviser indicted on child porn A formal grand jury indictment was filed Friday in federal court in Little Rock charging Arkansas political consultant Harold "H.L." Moody Jr. with six child po... by Linda Satter - November 10, 2018

Arkansas coroner subpoenaed, told to produce records sought by newspaper The Desha County prosecutor issued a subpoena Friday commanding the county coroner to provide records in court requested under the state public records law six ... by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - November 10, 2018

Arkansas House to keep rule on committee seats; speaker to control assignments House Speaker Matthew Shepherd told a newly elected chamber Friday that there is "no consensus" on doing away with a 2017 rule granting the speaker the power to... by John Moritz - November 10, 2018

Benton County Election Commission questioned over missing thumb drive Benton County's Election Commission was peppered with questions about how a computer thumb drive was overlooked on election night and what would be done to make... by Mike Jones - November 10, 2018

897 uncounted votes in Northwest Arkansas discovered on lost thumb drive Benton County election officials failed to count almost 900 votes Tuesday night because of an overlooked thumb drive. by Mike Jones - November 9, 2018

Arkansas House of Representatives District 5 November 9, 2018

Election results These are unofficial results from Tuesday’s city, county and school elections in Madison and Phillips counties. November 9, 2018

Womack: budget reform bill is close A bipartisan budget process reform bill should get committee approval next week and go before the next session of Congress, 3rd District Rep. Steve Womack said ... by Doug Thompson - November 9, 2018

Sessions out, his aide's in U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday at President Donald Trump's request and was replaced with his chief of staff who will now take charge of ... by Democrat-Gazette staff and wire reports - November 8, 2018

Scott, Kurrus look to runoff in Little Rock mayor race Speaking between meetings at his campaign headquarters downtown the day after Election Day, Frank Scott Jr. estimated that he'd gotten about an hour of sleep th... by Rachel Herzog - November 8, 2018

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