Arkansas Politics

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

Former Arkansas senator gets 1-string pretrial release Jeremy Hutchinson, who resigned his state Senate seat Aug. 30 after being indicted on federal wire-fraud and tax charges, was released on his own recognizance T... by Linda Satter - September 19, 2018

Panel backs DHS rules for awarding care hours A state legislative panel on Tuesday approved rules that state officials said would allow them to begin serving more than 1,800 disabled Medicaid recipients on ... by Andy Davis - September 19, 2018

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

1 ethics rule ditched, 1 backed; state senators reject disclosure of less than $1,000 in income The Arkansas Senate ethics committee on Tuesday called for eliminating a new rule that requires senators to disclose their sources of income below $1,000 a year... by Michael R. Wickline - September 19, 2018

Former Arkansas senator who resigned after indictment pleads not guilty Former Arkansas Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of wire and tax fraud that accuse him of misspending campaign donations and underrepo... by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - September 18, 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

Arkansas AG hopeful: Increase fines for ethics violations LITTLE ROCK — A Democrat running for attorney general in Arkansas is proposing increasing the fines for violating the state's ethics laws and expanding what lob... September 17, 2018

Files show execs at nonprofit netted $17M with deal Four former executives of a Missouri nonprofit netted $4 million each through a deal in which the nonprofit paid more than $47 million to a publicly traded comp... by Eric Besson - September 16, 2018

WASHINGTON NEWS: Cotton put on list of political 'doers'; black universities' event hosts Little Rock's Hill WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton appeared on this year's Politico 50, the magazine's "annual ranking of the thinkers, doers and visionaries driving politics r... by Frank E. Lockwood - September 16, 2018

Fayetteville Ward 4 candidates share viewpoints on decision-making, city's trajectory The city's growth is inevitable, and City Council members need to make the hard decisions when it comes to development while still working with the community to... by Stacy Ryburn - September 15, 2018

Former Arkansas lawmaker avoids prison for kickbacks Former state Rep. Micah Neal will spend the next year confined to his home, but he dodged prison time for his role in the kickback case that sent one of his thr... by Doug Thompson - September 14, 2018

Vice President Mike Pence to stump for U.S. Rep. French Hill in Little Rock; Tucker says rival vulnerable Vice President Mike Pence will campaign in Little Rock next week for U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., who political science experts say faces the toughest re-elec... by Hunter Field - September 14, 2018

Arkansas lawmakers rebuff rules on care hours In a divided voice vote, a pair of legislative committees on Thursday recommended against approving rules that would allow the state to resume its use of an alg... by Andy Davis - September 14, 2018

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