Hudson Hallum

Paul Bookout, a Democratic state senator from northeast Arkansas, resigned after an ethics panel said he spent thousands of dollars from his re-election campaign on personal items such as women's clothing and home theater equipment. "It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the people of the state of Arkansas," Bookout, who's been in the Senate since 2006, wrote. read more >

A judge has sentenced a former east Arkansas legislator convicted of election fraud to three years of probation, including nine months of home confinement. read more >

A former east Arkansas legislator convicted of conspiracy to commit election fraud is to be sentenced this summer. read more >

A July story on how some Arkansans are ditching pay-television for online services like Netflix and Hulu is ArkansasBusiness.com’s most-read story of the year, according to traffic numbers from Jan. 1 to Dec. 17. read more >

Two days after sentencing was set for former state representative Hudson Hallum, convicted of conspiracy to commit election, the proceeding has been postponed. read more >

Arkansas Republicans hope to carve out a majority in the Legislature for the first time in more than a century, even though the racially charged writings of three GOP candidates have surfaced and threatened to hurt their momentum. read more >

State Rep. Hudson Hallum, D-Marion, his father and two others have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit election fraud, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Jane Duke. read more >