Arkansas Blog

A proposal to turn campaign surplus over to dark money groups. A terrible idea. Is Tim Griffin a motivating factor?

A Missouri probe shows how deeply that state's attorney general was involved in advancing national Republican interests. So what about Arkansas A.G. Leslie Rutledge?

Here's an idea: Join with other states in agreeing not to participate in corporate welfare bidding wars,

The legislature acts on an emergency basis to help businesses on unemployment taxes. The unemployed? They don't have a lobbyist,

Particularly if you are a young Black male.

Guns and vote suppression lead the legislative action.

Vote suppression is popular the Republican-dominated legislature.

The Little Rock School District continues to work to repair several of its campuses that were damaged in last week's winter storm. The entire district moved to virtual learning Monday and five campuses — Cloverdale Middle, Jefferson Elementary, Pulaski Heights Elementary, Pulaski Heights Middle and Watson Elementary — shifted to virtual learning all week. 

Amendment to make it even worse failed because of prosecutors' opposition.

The move should triple the clinic's shot volume.

Vaccine now available to 65 and older.

Pine Bluff has a disastrous water problem and no fixes in immediate sight.

The latest UAMS forecast calls for continued growth in COVID-19 cases.

School tests must continue, but they may be changed significant this year, the Biden administration says. What will Arkansas do.

Won't somebody help the unemployed of Arkansas get their benefits? Somebody?

Jim Hendren is getting plenty of national publicity. But is he generating support where it matters, back home in Arkansas

Monuments to slavery's defense were reduced in 2020, but many remain, including in Arkansas.

Proposed ban is part of "sweeping": attack on rights of LGBTQ people, ACLU says.

Talk about political stunts. Leslie Rutledge is full of them today.

Women's rights? Not worth much in Arkansas, politicians demonstrated today.