Arkansas Politics
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford is squaring off against two challengers in the Republican primary for Arkansas' 1st Congressional District this month.
by Ryan Tarinelli May 16, 2022A political newcomer who was inspired to run for Arkansas House District 77 after watching what transpired in the legislature in 2021 faces an incumbent who ha…
by Stephen Simpson May 16, 2022Real estate agent Natalie James of Little Rock, small-business owner Dan Whitfield of Bella Vista and Jack Foster, a former Pine Bluff City Council member, are…
by Ryan Tarinelli May 15, 2022An auditor for Arkansas Legislative Audit on Friday questioned Gov. Asa Hutchinson's and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's implementation of 2% raises for emp…
by Michael R. Wickline May 14, 2022A judge on Friday declined to grant relief in U.S. Senate candidate Jake Bequette's suit over an error that misidentified him as "Jack" Bequette on ballots in …
by Rachel Herzog May 14, 2022Why would George Soros, billionaire and Democratic donor, spend an unusually large amount of money in central Arkansas in a prosecuting attorney's race?
May 14, 2022It seems Tim Griffin has been around a long time. And we keep endorsing him. Because he keeps running for high office in Arkansas, and winning. Apparently the …
May 14, 2022A judge declined to grant relief in U.S. Senate candidate Jake Bequette’s lawsuit over an error that misidentified him as "Jack" Bequette on ballots in two Ark…
by Rachel Herzog May 13, 2022An Arkansas county has corrected the misspelling of a U.S. Senate candidate's first name on its ballots, and a second county plans to have it fixed today, offi…
by Rachel Herzog May 13, 2022Loretta Hendrix, who unsuccessfully sought an appointment to the Ward 1 seat on the Little Rock Board of Directors previously held by her late mother and later…
by Joseph Flaherty May 13, 2022It's hard not to endorse Greg Bledsoe today. That is, Dr. Greg Bledsoe, surgeon general of Arkansas, holder of an MBA from MIT, and physician to presidents . .…
May 13, 2022The secretary of state for a state is so much different than a secretary of state for the country. The person in Washington tours the world as a diplomat and t…
May 13, 2022Craighead County in northeast Arkansas has corrected the misspelling of a U.S. Senate candidate’s first name on its ballots, and Phillips County plans to have …
by Rachel Herzog May 12, 2022Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. plans to appoint a new permanent chief of police before Election Day in November, he said during a news conference Wednesday,…
by Grant Lancaster May 12, 2022Four Arkansas students have been named winners of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition in their respective districts, earning a spot for their artwork to be …
by Ryan Tarinelli May 12, 2022