Candidates in Arkansas wanting to run in the 2014 governor’s race will need a fundraising “entry fee” of $5 million, Asa Hutchinson said. Hutchinson, a Republican former congressman, said at a Fayetteville…
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Gun Issues Spark Discussion At Bentonville Forum
The Arkansas General Assembly probably will approve legislation allowing college professors and staff members to carry concealed handguns on campus, Sen….
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Gun Measures Popping Up In Arkansas Legislature
Items dealing with guns already have begun making their way through the legislative process in Little Rock, only a few…
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Gun Bill Would Curb U.S. Firearm Laws in Arkansas
As legislators returning to Little Rock on Monday (Jan. 14) prepare to grapple with budget, health care and education issues,…
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VIDEO: Hot Legislative Topics
From budget issues and voter identification to gun control and abortion, lawmakers at the 89th General Assembly have plenty of…
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Farmington Election Winners Decline to Serve On Council
The two women who won Farmington City Council seats in the wrong ward last month have submitted documents agreeing to…
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UA Chancellor Gearhart: I’m Not Running For Governor
University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart said Thursday he does not know who created the Draft Dave Gearhart Twitter…
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GOP Speaker-Elect Visits Northwest Arkansas
Rep. Davy Carter, R-Cabot, the incoming House speaker, was at 5NEWS in Fayetteville on Thursday morning (Dec. 13), taping two…
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Jon Woods and Christina Mitchell to Wed Next Year
Jon Woods and Christina Mitchell are engaged to be married. Woods, a Republican state senator-elect from Springdale, popped the question…
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Mayor: Council Winner Elected In Wrong Ward Agrees Not to Serve
One of two women who won Farmington City Council seats in the wrong ward has signed a letter agreeing she…
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Pro-Liquor Faction Crushes Opponents In Fundraising
The group that led the effort to allow retail alcohol sales in Benton County crushed the anti-liquor faction in fundraising…
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Davy Carter Wins House Speaker Vote
Rep. Davy Carter, R-Cabot, was elected state House speaker Thursday (Nov. 15) on a 52-45 vote in the 100-member chamber….
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Moore Concedes House Race; GOP Claims Legislative Control
Republicans gained control both chambers of the Arkansas Legislature for the first time since the post-Civil War Reconstruction, as Mark…
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