politics

The road to the general election is crowded. And it’s certain to be full of twists, turns and perhaps a few unforeseen bumps, too. That’s because last year, Arkansas completed its historic redistricting process. Each decade, following the U.S. census,…

Former Arkansas state legislator Charles Blake has joined the diverse Arkansas public affairs firm Think Rubix as Vice Principal, the firm announced Thursday. In his new role, Blake, a skilled policy maker, political strategist, entrepreneur and civil servant, will steward…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will kick off its inaugural Inclusive and Inspiring Speaker Series with best-selling author Heather McGhee Wednesday, April 13. The virtual conversation, which is free and open to the public, will take place from…

“A thief believes everybody steals.” This pertinent proverb, credited to the late novelist and editor, E.W. Howe, has been bouncing around my brain a lot lately. It’s just one of those maxims that seems to only get better the longer…

Former Arkansas Razorbacks football player, Chris Bequette, announced this week that he would run for Arkansas lieutenant governor, becoming the fifth Republican to seek the state’s No. 2 office. Bequette, who played for the Razorbacks in 1984-87, announced his bid…

Republican Trent Minner, of Conway, has officially announced his candidacy for State Representative, District 72, which includes Faulkner County. Minner is described as a lifelong conservative, and currently serves as an assistant attorney general in the Public Protection Department where he…

Hendrix College in Conway announced Wednesday that an endowment has been established in honor of politics professor emeritus Dr. Jay Barth.  The Dr. Jay Barth Odyssey Endowment will support student engaged learning experiences that highlight the values of public service…

“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people.” — Thomas Jefferson Political cynics have embraced the phrase, “We get what we deserve,” to describe American politics today. The outlook picked…

Northwest Arkansas’ political clout has grown with its population, but Little Rock has long been the center of the political world in Arkansas, and its status as capital, largest city and home to an influential statewide media market means it…

by Dustin Jayroe The arrival of Facebook, Twitter and numerous social media outlets has, in a sense, re-molded society as we now know it. Just as we look at the late 1980s through the early 2000s as Major League Baseball’s…