Republicans

President Biden’s announcement of a new plan to grant up to $10,000 in student loan relief has quickly become a hot topic of discussion, with many Arkansas politicians quickly issuing statements of support or opposition over Twitter. As expected, the…

by Dwain Hebda To borrow from Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece The Godfather, Michael John Gray, chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, believes in America. Despite the rancor that currently rules the political landscape, despite the setbacks his own party has…

by Dustin Jayroe The U.S. House of Representatives voted today (Oct. 31) in favor of formalizing the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.  The vote to approve the formal procedures passed largely along party lines, with all of the Democrats…

by Mark Carter Growing up, Arkansas politics entailed November general elections often loaded with unchallenged Democrats. Most of the time, it seemed as though Democrats faced their toughest challenges in the primaries. For decades and despite the state’s relative conservative…

by Jeremy Peppas As the partial federal government shutdown continues into the new year, its impact, so far, has been limited in Arkansas. Jay Chesshir, the President and CEO of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, is optimistic the…

By Heather E. Yates – UCA Professor of Political Science The midterms are over, and it is time to sift through the results to understand what the political landscape looks like as the next presidential election quickly approaches. There weren’t…

By Caleb Talley ___________________________________________________________________________ “Let us stand together with renewed confidence in our cause – united in our heritage of the past and our hopes for the future – and determined that this land we love shall lead all mankind…

by Caleb Talley It’s primary season. In less than a month, a number of candidates – local, state and U.S. – will square off in a chance to represent their respective parties. Arkansas will feature a couple of big primary fights,…

by Caleb Talley It’s impeachment season. Democratic operatives’ mouths are watering, as talks to taking over the House and booting President Trump are heating up. Likewise, Republicans are using those talking points to encourage conservative voters to hunker down this…

by Jamie Barker  By now everyone in Arkansas politics has to be sick of reading about the massive Republican shift that has occurred in our state since 2010. There are only so many ways to declare Arkansas a Republican stronghold…