Arkansas Blog

The Oyster Bar announces new hours and the return of the full menu

How serious is COVID-19? Football serious

Max Brantley 9/22/20 3:23pm

COVID-19 takes out the Fayetteville-Bentonville West game

Today's news roundup and open line: Will your vote count?

Max Brantley 9/22/20 3:15pm

A suit to protect absentee ballots leads the roundup today.

Lawsuit filed to protect absentee ballots

Max Brantley 9/22/20 2:30pm

A lawsuit was filed today to prevent mass purges of absentee ballots.

Coronavirus today: Emphasizing the positive for the day but a warning about winter

Max Brantley 9/22/20 2:20pm

Coronavirus today: 617 new cases and 12 more deaths. The governor outlines a plan for winter.

Another topic for spin-and-grin: COVID in the schools

Max Brantley 9/22/20 12:47pm

Another COVID-19 ranking, another high (bad) finish for Arkansas.

Rep. Dan Sullivan wants Arkansas colleges to identify courses that cover 'diversity' issues

Max Brantley 9/22/20 11:45am

Rep. Dan Sullivan wants colleges to talk about their diversity courses, including gender identity and racism, and somehow I don't thnk anything good will come of it.

Demonstrators arrested at Conway police department

Max Brantley 9/22/20 10:35am

Conway police arrest Black LIves Matter group for demonstrating in front of the police station.

A question for the governor's spin-and-grin today: Hospitalization rate

Max Brantley 9/22/20 8:54am

Is Arkansas providing an accurate picture of coronavirus hospitalization? The White House weekly report continues to raise a question.

The news roundup and open line: At least it's fall

Max Brantley 9/21/20 4:07pm

Call your senator. Remind them of 2016. No vote on the Supreme Court until the people have spoken.

Writer calls Rep. Hill out on empty praise

Leslie Newell Peacock 9/21/20 4:04pm

A scholar on racism in Arkansas finds the congressman's praise of his scholarship hollow.

Coronavirus today: Been worse. Well, maybe not at LRSD's Southwest High School

Max Brantley 9/21/20 3:03pm

Coronavirus today: 641 new cases and 16 more deaths.

As the casino turns in Pope County

Max Brantley 9/21/20 1:18pm

One case is done in Pope County, but there are more to come. And a local state representative weighs in.

Not yet on new chief judge at Arkansas Court of Appeals

Max Brantley 9/21/20 12:29pm

Brandon Harrison won't take over until January.

Progressive group re-emerges to preserve the people's voice in Arkansas

Max Brantley 9/21/20 12:14pm

Progressive group re-emerges to beat a petition killing amendment. Tom Cotton is not pleases and issuing anti-Semitic dog whistles.

Fun with math in the race for state Senate, District 34

Max Brantley 9/21/20 10:59am

Senate District 34 candidates talked about tax cutting. The Republican didn't tell the whole story. Surprise!

Conway and Conway mayor to public: Get lost

Max Brantley 9/21/20 10:03am

Conway and its mayor don't intend to let citizens speak at City Council meetings. What are they afraid of? Democracy?

Coronavirus today: Arkansas is a country-leading hot spot, research says, but play ball!

Max Brantley 9/20/20 4:29pm

A mere 563 new cases and eight deaths, but Arkansas is among the riskiest states for travel.

Another breathtaking example of staggering Republican hypocrisy: Tom Cotton edition

Max Brantley 9/20/20 11:26am

Shameless.

Look who's knocking state business with China: Asa Inc.

Max Brantley 9/20/20 10:46am

Asa Inc. at work trying to elect a Republican candidate by trashing Asa's outreach to China.

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