Huckabees Turning From Sunshine to Opportunity
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee and his wife, Janet, have acquired a 10,800-SF residence in west Pulaski County. read more >
Nestlé USA Plans $100M Expansion in Jonesboro
Nestlé USA says it will invest more than $100 million to expand its production facility in Jonesboro and hire at least 100 new employees over the next two years. read more >
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Sarah Sanders Eyes Possible Run for Arkansas Governor
Sarah Sanders says she’s seriously looking at running for governor and is taking steps needed in case she decides to do so, but that her GOP appearances are about helping the party next year and aren’t about 2022. read more >
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Ted Suhl Is Still A Felon (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
What’s the matter with me? President Trump commuted the sentence of a man who used religion and bribes for personal gain, and my outrage meter barely registered. read more >
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Trump’s Popularity Could Be Tested If Sanders Runs in 2022
A Sanders candidacy could test whether President Donald Trump and questions about his administration's credibility are political liabilities, even in solidly Republican states. read more >
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Sarah Sanders Leaving White House Job, Returning to Arkansas
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, whose tenure was marked by a breakdown in regular press briefings and questions about the administration's credibility, as well as her own, will leave her post at the end of the month. read more >
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Arkansas Bill Would Allow In-State Tuition for Immigrants
A proposal to extend in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities to some immigrant students is advancing in the Arkansas Legislature after past efforts faltered, including a high-profile push by former Republican presidential hopeful and ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee. read more >
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Horne Forms Company to Run Pine Bluff Radio Stations
Bluff City Radio LLC, the chain of stations owned by Paul Coates and former Gov. Mike Huckabee, has reached a deal for PB Radio LLC to operate its four properties in Jefferson County. read more >
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Government Reorganization Push Faces Pitfalls (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
Promising to cut in half the number of agencies answering to him, Gov. Asa Hutchinson is hoping to emulate a Democratic governor who later defeated him in his first bid for statewide office. He's also trying to avoid the pitfalls faced by former Gov. Mike Huckabee. read more >
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Access to Arkansas Information Isn’t Always Simple (Kelly P. Kissel Analysis)
Government secrecy was a big winner in Arkansas during 2017. But open records advocates say the 50th anniversary for Arkansas' Freedom of Information Act could have been worse. read more >
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Arkansas Political Operative Becomes White House Spokesman
President Donald Trump's newest press team addition has ties in Arkansas. read more >
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Firms Must Pay $32.M for Robocalls for Religious-Themed Film
A federal judge in St. Louis on Thursday ordered a Virginia man and his companies to pay $32.4 million in damages for improper robocalls narrated by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee that promoted a religious-themed movie. read more >
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PR Man Among Women, Aaron Sadler Tells a Human Story
Aaron Sadler chuckles at the idea that he broke the glass ceiling — in reverse — at Ghidotti Communications in Little Rock. read more >
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Rex Nelson, Who’s Done it All, Is Back as a Face of the D-G
Rex Nelson is "home again," doing what he likes best. "That's traveling around and writing about Arkansas," he says. read more >
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Obama was Unpopular in Arkansas, but Legacy Hazy (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
Barack Obama left the White House on Friday with a low approval rating in Arkansas. His legacy, after eight years in office, is hazy as Donald Trump begins serving as the nation's 45th president. read more >
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Arkansas Republicans Eye New Clout Under Trump (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
For the first time since their takeover of Arkansas' statewide and federal offices, the state's Republicans will also see their party in control of the White House and Congress next year. They're hoping that translates into new clout for the state. read more >
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Arkansas’ Delegation Relishes Spotlight at GOP Convention
With three of its top political figures tapped for primetime speeches, Arkansas Republicans heading to the GOP's national convention will have a much higher profile than it did when it was a Democratic stronghold. read more >
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Some Top Arkansas Republicans Not Sold on Donald Trump (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
After eight years of forcing state Democrats to keep their party's standard bearer at arm's length, top Arkansas Republicans are now grappling with a presumptive nominee who wasn't their first, second or even last choice. read more >
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Arkansas Up for Grabs After Huckabee Exit (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee's exit from the presidential race could expose where the rifts lie in the Arkansas GOP. read more >
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Marco Rubio Picks Up Endorsements from Arkansas Leaders
Two Arkansas congressmen and the state's lieutenant governor backed Marco Rubio for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, two days after former Gov. Mike Huckabee ended his White House bid. read more >
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