Phyllis Beard, city director-elect in District 2, was standing at Malvern and Grand avenues this past week waving at supporters. She was holding a giant “Thank You” sign. “I wanted to thank all my campaign volunteers, supporters, contributors and, most…
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Incumbent Frank Scott Jr. Has Been Reelected as Mayor of Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAs of 11:11 p.m. CST on Tuesday, November 8, 41% of the votes are in, according to Politico, Scott Jr. has received 51.1 % of votes with 30,322 total votes, while Steve Landers received 39.2% of votes with 23,273 total…
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Opponents Claim Issue 4 Would Create a Lucrative Monopoly for Medical Cannabis Industry
The Arkansas Legislature has not been happy about some of the previous ballot issues approved by voters, such as those raising the minimum wage, creating the medical marijuana industry and legalizing casinos in Crittenden, Garland, Pope and Jefferson counties. The…
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Early Voting Has Officially Begun in The Natural State
With just two weeks until Election Day, early voting has begun in some Arkansas locations. Here are the tools and information you need to find when and where you can vote, as well as what you’ll be voting for. The…
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Group Discusses Plan to Pass Issue 3, Religious Freedom Amendment
The Family Council Action Committee, a conservative 501(c)(4) public policy organization based in Little Rock, announced at a conference in the State Capitol its three-prong plan for passing the “Arkansas Religious Liberty Amendment,” which is Issue 3 on the upcoming…
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Op-Ed: Recreational Marijuana Would Cause Local Workforce Issues
Arkansas Farm Bureau has advocated for the agriculture industry and rural communities for nearly 90 years, and we represent more than 180,000 member families across the state. On November 8, Arkansas voters will be asked to cast ballots that would…
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Arkansas is the Least Politically Engaged State as of 2022
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWith only 66.8% of the voting age population having voted in the 2020 presidential election and 53.4% in the 2018 midterm, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Politically Engaged States, as well as accompanying…
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Too Many Chiefs: Tumult within LRPD Spills Over into Mayoral Elections
The last few months have proved to be volatile for the Little Rock Police Department (LRPD), following the retirement and resignation of two consecutive police chiefs. As violent crime and public safety come to the forefront of Little Rockers’ minds,…
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Sanders Announces Campaign Senior Staff
by AMP Staffby AMP Staff(Photo Courtesy of Sarah Huckabee Sanders official Facebook) Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced the senior staff of her campaign for Governor of Arkansas. The list includes many locally-based staffers and advisors who previously worked on her father’s presidential campaign. …
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Jones to Succeed Jegley as Prosecuting Attorney for Sixth Judicial District
Will Jones has defeated public defender Alicia “Lisa” Walton in the Sixth Judicial District’s election for prosecuting attorney. The Sixth Judicial District Office of the Prosecuting Attorney serves the largest judicial district in Arkansas and is responsible for prosecuting criminal…