Historians, economists and engineers welcomed Biden’s efforts but stressed that it's not nearly enough to overcome the government’s failure for decades to maintain and upgrade the country’s infrastructure. read more >
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge drops out of the race for governor and will seek the lieutenant governor's office instead. read more >
The longstanding practice was halted under President Donald Trump. read more >
Sarah Sanders' celebrity as former President Donald Trump's spokesperson granted her immediate front-runner status and transformed politics in a place where voters are used to hearing about Arkansas taxes, Arkansas roads and Arkansas schools. read more >
Trade war repercussions with China and Trump administration spending to keep farmers solvent in a commodities price crash propelled federal farm subsidy payments in Arkansas to a record $828 million in 2019. read more >
A new economy built on steel lifts the northeast corner of Arkansas. read more >
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders' campaign said she has raised another $4.2 million for her bid for Arkansas governor. read more >
At a time when red state governors like Ron DeSantis in Florida and Kristi Noem of South Dakota are carrying forward Donald Trump's rhetoric and policies, Gov. Asa Hutchinson is doing the opposite. read more >
As farmers begin planting corn and soybeans, they’re seeing the strongest prices in years and a chance to put much of the recent stomach-churning uncertainty behind them. read more >
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders' campaign on Thursday said she has raised nearly $5 million in her bid to be Arkansas' next governor, breaking the record for quarterly fundraising in the state. read more >
The Biden administration is drilling down on the argument that higher corporate tax rates would ultimately help an ailing economy, saying the resulting infrastructure investments would boost growth. read more >
A federal judge has thrown out a rule allowing pork plants to speed up production lines because the U.S. Department of Agriculture didn't properly consider the risks to workers. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he will not back Donald Trump if the former president runs for the White House in 2024, saying “it’s time” to move on to different voices in the Republican Party. read more >
State Sen. Jim Hendren, nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson, says he's leaving the GOP, citing Donald Trump's rhetoric and the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol by the former president's supporters. read more >
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin on Monday dropped out of the race for governor and will instead run for attorney general. read more >
Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump’s former chief spokeswoman and one of his closest aides, announces she’s running for Arkansas governor. read more >
President Biden says he wants his administration to invest more in infrastructure than the country has seen since the Eisenhower administration. read more >
I am no constitutional scholar, but the deadly insurrection against Congress for doing its constitutional duty and subsequent fallout proves that even the president of the United States didn’t understand the constitutional process by which he was elected (and then sent packing). read more >
Corporations and industry groups have donated at least $170 million in recent years to Republicans who rejected President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump, according to a new report by a government watchdog group. read more >
If this is the very best the Republican Party has to offer, it’s time for a new conservative party. read more >
