Recent stories by Michael R. Wickline
Governor picks attorney to lead Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed attorney J. Eric Hagler as the director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, the state Department of Finance and Administration announced this morning.
“The lottery ...
August 6, 2020
State general revenue in July exceeds forecast by $79.9M
Fueled by better-than-expected individual income and sales and use tax collections, state general revenue in July increased by $245.9 million over the same month a year ago to $766.8 million and excee...
August 4, 2020
Kanye West files for presidential run in Arkansas
Kanye West filed to run for president as an independent candidate in Arkansas prior to today’s deadline at noon, according to the secretary of state’s office.
Independent candidates for president and...
August 3, 2020
Arkansas Racing Commission denies Cherokees’ appeal on casino license decision
A divided Arkansas Racing Commission on Thursday denied the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation Businesses’ appeal of the commission’s decision to award a casino license in Pope County to the Mississippi-b...
July 30, 2020
Election commissioners decline to approve ballot title for proposed casino amendment
The state Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday declined to sign off on a proposed ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize the creation of 16 more casinos in A...
July 29, 2020
Arkansas election board OKs ballot title for proposed redistricting amendment
The state Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday voted to sign off on the ballot title and popular name for a proposed constitutional amendment that would change who redraws the boundaries ...
July 22, 2020
Supporters of redistricting ballot measure submit petition signatures
Proponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how legislative and congressional districts are redrawn said they turned in more than 98,000 signatures of registered voters on thei...
July 6, 2020
State general revenue in June drops $47M from year ago, but exceeds March forecast
The state’s general revenue collections in June declined by $47.1 million over a year ago to $696 million and exceeded the state’s March 23 forecast by $77.3 million.
Individual income tax collection...
July 2, 2020
Attorney General Rutledge announces gubernatorial bid
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Wednesday that she is running for the Republican nomination for governor in 2022.
She joins Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin in seeking the GOP nomination. In August, Griffi...
July 1, 2020
Helena's Richey resigns from House seat
State Rep. Chris Richey, D-West Helena, has submitted his resignation from the state House of Representatives, effective at 5 p.m. today.
Richey, who has served in the House since 2013, started work ...
June 30, 2020