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Vince Insalaco, chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.
Government & Politics

Insalaco Won’t Seek New Term Chairing Arkansas Democrats

The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party says he won't seek another term, weeks after the general election in which Republicans expanded their majorities in the state Legislature. read more >
Government & Politics

Arkansas Delegates Look for Rebound at Democratic Convention

Arkansas' delegates hope having Hillary Clinton at the top of the ticket will energize a state party that's been routed by Republicans over the past three elections. read more >
Joyce Elliott
Government & Politics

Arkansas Democrats Select Delegates for Party Convention

The Arkansas Democratic Party has selected its delegates for the national presidential nominating convention in Philadelphia. read more >
Government & Politics

Arkansas Democrats Pin Hopes on Anti-Trump Message (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)

With the prospect of billionaire Donald Trump leading the GOP ticket this fall, Democrats in the state relish the idea of pinning the reality TV star to Arkansas Republicans. read more >
Donald Trump by Andrew Cline | Hillary Clinton by a katz / Shutterstock.com
Government & Politics

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Win in Arkansas’ Primaries

Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary in her adopted home state of Arkansas Tuesday, while billionaire Donald Trump claimed the Republican vote despite the state's top GOP leaders lining up behind his rivals read more >
Government & Politics

Filing Period Offers Answers About 2016 Race in Arkansas (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)

Dozens of legislative races around the state could offer answers on how both parties are adjusting to their newfound roles roughly a year after the GOP completed its sweep of statewide offices. read more >
Conner Eldridge
Government & Politics

Arkansas Election Season Kicks Off With Filing Period

Roughly a year after Republicans completed their sweep of statewide offices in Arkansas, the 2016 campaign begins officially in the state Monday with the start of the one-week filing period for candidates. read more >
Ted Dick
Government & Politics

Democratic Party of Arkansas Names New Director

The Democratic Party of Arkansas has hired Ted Dick of Montana as the new executive director. read more >
Hillary Clinton.
Government & Politics

Hillary Clinton Returns to Arkansas, Now Behind GOP Lines

As she ramps up her presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton is returning this weekend to a state that's part of her home territory - a place she's so well known her name adorns landmarks including the national airport and a children's library. read more >
Jason Rapert
Government & Politics / Legal

Arkansas Republicans Shift from Marriage Fight (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)

In Arkansas, the GOP backlash against same-sex marriage included a governor who accused justices of disregarding Arkansans' beliefs and a conservative activist calling the decision "illegitimate." But it didn't include a call for the state to defy the nation's highest court. read more >
Gary Stubblefield
Government & Politics

Special Session Renews Push for Earlier Arkansas Primary

A special legislative session planned later this month is raising hopes among some Arkansas Republican lawmakers that they'll get another chance to move up the state's presidential primary as part of a southeastern regional nominating contest. read more >
Vince Insalaco, chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.
Government & Politics / Health Care / Insurance

Democrats Praise Governor’s Call to Continue Private Option

The Democratic Party of Arkansas is praising Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson's call on lawmakers to continue the state's compromise Medicaid expansion through the end of next year. read more >
Government & Politics

Midterm Shows Long-Term Arkansas Shift (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)

Angry with a president who will be out of office in a little over two years, voters resoundingly ended Arkansas' tradition as a Democratic holdout in the South and handed Republicans control of the state. read more >
Leslie Rutledge
Government & Politics

County Clerk Cancels Leslie Rutledge’s Voter Registration

An Arkansas election official removed Republican attorney general hopeful Leslie Rutledge from the voter rolls saying she also is registered to vote in Washington, D.C. The GOP candidate called the move politically motivated. read more >
Bill Clinton
Government & Politics

Bill Clinton to Headline Rallies for Arkansas Democrats

Former President Bill Clinton will headline a series of rallies for Arkansas Democrats next week, lending a hand in the party's efforts to fend off a Republican takeover of his home state's top offices in the November election, party officials announced Monday. read more >
Government & Politics

Arkansas Races Attract National Figures (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)

The parade of national Republican Party figures through Arkansas touting the GOP's candidates underscores just how much the party is counting on a state that had once been considered a Democratic stronghold. read more >
Government & Politics

Bill Clinton to Headline Arkansas Democrats Event

Former President Bill Clinton is headed back to Arkansas to raise money for the state Democratic Party. read more >
Vincent Insalaco relaxes in a cozy corner of Starving Artist Cafe in Argenta.
Government & Politics

Mike Beebe Supports Vince Insalaco As New Democratic Party Chairman

Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Will Bond says he's stepping down as chairman after two-and-a-half years on the job. read more >