A back-bench legislator's support for an extremist gubernatorial candidate isn't big news, but I'll mention anyway that Republican Rep. Richard Womack of Arkadelphia has endorsed Curtis Coleman for governor.
I've written here and in last week's column about the lingering taste of partisanship in supposedly non-partisan Arkansas judicial races, as exhibited recently by Court of Appeals Judge Rhonda Wood, who's expected to run for the Arkansas Supreme Court next year.
Roby Brock at Talk Business reports that Mike Ross, the former congressman recently turned lobbyist-in-waiting for the Southwest Power Pool, has resigned from his government affairs job.
Remember when Secretary of State Mark Martin put Curtis Coleman, A Tea Party-style Republican and occasional candidate, in charge of a committee to review the office?
Jason Tolbert reports on an effort by Tea Partyer Curtis Coleman, failed past Senate candidate and potential failed future gubernatorial candidate, to shake down some Arkansas legislators to direct state taxpayer money from General Iimprovement Funds to his so-called Institute on Constitutional Policy.
Wackiness is stacking up like cord wood. A mid-morning roundup:
1) HOG CENSORSHIP: UA Athletic Director Jeff Long says he complained to the SEC — COMPLAINED TO THE SEC!