Arkansas politics

Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Aug. 3 that he has appointed AJ Gary to the position of Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and J.R. Hankins as Director of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards, after the two positions were…

The Democratic Party of Arkansas has elected Grant Tennille as the party’s new Chair. Tennille is the former head of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission under Governor Mike Beebe’s administration. The DPA’s State Committee elected Tennille at Saturday’s State Committee…

In a new series, Cash & Candor, Arkansas Money & Politics / AY Magazine Editor Caleb Talley aims to shoot it straight when it comes to business and politics in and around the Natural State. Talley comes to AMP by way…

There’s a lot going on in the world; here’s what you might have missed in Arkansas politics, as well as the news on political figures from our state. Donald Trump Supports Arkansas Senator’s Immigration Bill President Donald Trump announced earlier…

State senatorial candidate Dave Wallace has been asked to exit the district 22 race after a wrongful death lawsuit was filed in connection with a deadly bus crash August 28 near Laplace, La. Wallace’s company, Wallace, Rush, and Schmidt Inc.…

Faulkner Circuit Judge David Clark today ordered that the election for Faulkner County clerk proceed but that votes not be counted until he decides at a hearing the day after the election whether Republican candidate Margaret Darter is unable to…

In his weekly column and radio address, Governor Asa Hutchinson responded to the recent removal of Issue 7 concerning medical marijuana from the November ballot, as well as other late-breaking disqualifications on the part of the Arkansas Supreme Court. “It…

The Arkansas Supreme Court has disqualified The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act from the November ballot, finding that supporters did not gather enough valid signatures. More than 12,000 signatures were forfeited, leaving the proposed act 2,465 signatures short of the required…

Three men are vying to be the first new mayor in Conway since 1999, when Tab Townsell took office. Candidates for the nonpartisan position are former Conway Fire Department Chief Bart Castleberry, former Conway Police Department Maj. Mark Elsinger and…

Thursday, Arkansans Against Legalized Marijuana reported raising $47,200 during the month of September to aid in their struggle to strike the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment from the November ballot. Notable donors included ASAPAC, Arkansas Farm Bureau Association and the Arkansas…