LITTLE ROCK – The legislature concluded a quick, three-day special session after approving income tax cuts that will save 1.6 million Arkansas taxpayers about $500 million. The tax savings will …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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8/14/22
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Comedian Carl Reiner was good at living well — and he lived well until the age of 98. I recently watched his 2017 HBO documentary, “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast.” …
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By TOM PURCELL
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8/7/22
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When high court theocrat Samuel Alito wrote his screed abolishing the constitutional right to an abortion, he insisted – quoting the late rightwing justice Antonin Scalia – that the issue …
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By DICK POLMAN
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8/7/22
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“Memories/Light the corners of my mind…” – as sung by Barbra Streisand. While grocery shopping with my mother in the 1970s, I enjoyed peeking at the “Golden Age” …
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By DANNY TYREE
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8/7/22
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In an ideal world, the landmark compromise on climate change, Medicare, and energy spending that Senate Democrats announced at the end of last week would barely require a second glance. That’s …
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By JOHN L. MICEK
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8/7/22
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I’m a lucky American. Thanks to my wife Colleen’s job as a travel agent, in the last two weeks I’ve been to Europe and back. I was able to tag along with Colleen, as I often do, …
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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8/7/22
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President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas quietly approved a plan to complete a section of the border wall near Yuma, Arizona, filling four major gaps in …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN Arkansas' Fourth District
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8/7/22
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Americans United for Life ranks Arkansas as the No. 1 pro-life state in the nation, and today I’d like to talk about a few of the organizations and people that give meaning to that designation. …
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By GOV. ASA HUTCHINSON
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8/7/22
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LITTLE ROCK – When it meets in special session the legislature will consider a $50 million grant program for school safety measures. The governor proposed making grants available for schools …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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8/7/22
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My father is turning 89 this week and he’s getting especially sentimental of late. The other day, from his hospital bed, he said he hoped he’d been a good father. He said these words with …
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By TOM PURCELL
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7/31/22
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According to the National Gardening Association, the number of households growing their own vegetables, fruit and other foods has tripled since 2008. (Coincidentally, the number of households …
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By DANNY TYREE
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7/31/22
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The grinding sound you’re hearing is the Rupert Murdoch propaganda machine chewing up Donald Trump and spitting him out. That’s the good news. We’ll get to the bad news shortly. …
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By DICK POLMAN
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7/31/22
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I write this sitting at a cafe in front of the Italian Parliament, waiting for the president to resign. After two years of watching my own countrymen try and get rid of our leader in two partisan and …
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By CHRISTINE FLOWERS
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7/31/22
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In the nearly 21 months since the last presidential election, millions of Americans have given the benefit of the doubt to former president Donald Trump as he unleashed a torrent of accusations that …
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By CARL GOLDEN
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7/31/22
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Senate Democrats are resurrecting President Biden’s shortsighted “Build Back Better” bill after reaching an agreement with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). The bill, besides raising …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
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7/31/22
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Recently, the American Farm Bureau Federation recognized me with the Golden Plow, the highest honor it awards sitting members of Congress. The success I’ve had in shaping ag policy is thanks, …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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7/31/22
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LITTLE ROCK – åWell-attended meetings at the state Capitol usually indicate that legislators are addressing an important issue. That was certainly the case when the joint Senate and House …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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7/31/22
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According to the Washington Examiner, 2022 has handed New York City an alarming spike in citizen complaints about outdoor odors. (“I hope you appreciate me doing my civic duty. It’s not …
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By DANNY TYREE
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7/24/22
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I was 11 during the summer of 1973 when the Watergate hearings were televised. The memory is still very clear in my mind, and it was a watershed moment for a young girl who thought her country was …
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By CHRISTINE FLOWERS
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7/24/22
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Donald Trump is out there speaking and drawing fired-up crowds in places like Illinois. It’s obvious that he’s still the most popular figure and dominant force in the Republican Party. …
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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7/24/22
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