Category Archives: Pulaski County, Arkansas

Over to you. No podcast or daily video today. We’ll return to regularly scheduled programming next week. The post Friday night line appeared first on … Continue reading →

A coalition of citizens’ groups is getting loud about two Republican-sponsored measures that will make it much harder for grassroots campaigns to get citizen-led initiatives … Continue reading →

Arkansas logged 178 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, with Benton, Washington and Pulaski counties as the hottest spots. The state now … Continue reading →

The Catholic Church holds the view that gender and biological sex are one and the same, but the church also opposes bullying, and that’s why … Continue reading →

There’s nothing quite like sipping a margarita on the rocks with a salt rim (or sugar, or neither) and basking in the glow of a … Continue reading →

From the Arkansas State Police: Flores Reynaldo, 33, of Progreso, Texas was arrested by Arkansas State Troopers this afternoon following a five hour stand-off with … Continue reading →

National attention for Governor Hutchinson piles up for his overridden veto of the bill prohibiting transgender medical care for minors. From the Washington Post: The … Continue reading →

Arkansas has recorded 244 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, for a total of 331,505. That’s up from a 163 case increase yesterday. … Continue reading →

The Senate voted 26-7 today to approve SB  614 to cripple paid canvassing to put constitutional amendments and initiated acts on the state ballot. The … Continue reading →

Board of Directors Meeting, April 6, 2021

A truly bad day at the Arkansas legislature for the futility of speaking up against the all-consuming culture war of the so-called religious right. The … Continue reading →

Due credit to the governor leads the daily news roundup. The line is open. The post A busy legislative day with one bright spot in … Continue reading →

New cases up, but a decline in deaths and number hospitalized. All courtesy of @ArkansasCovid. The line is open Here is state summary; The post … Continue reading →

North Little Rock police said Friday they were seeking Tahmarcus Deshon Stewart, 17, of North Little Rock, on a first-degree murder warrant in the shooting … Continue reading →

Arkansas Times · The Legislature Needs To Go Home Edition On this week’s podcast, Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about this legislative session that … Continue reading →

KATV reports a fire at the enormous Amazon distribution center under construction at Little Rock Port. Coverage here.  And more from KARK. The post Fire … Continue reading →

A day without the legislature doesn’t mean a day without legislative offense. The news roundup and open line. The post The Friday news roundup and … Continue reading →

Arkansas Republicans killed any hope for a meaningful hate crimes law getting passed this session, arguing that policing thoughts is beyond their purview. But preventing … Continue reading →

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The COVID-19 report shows that the number of new cases in Arkansas increased by 211 in the last 24 hours to 330,609. Deaths rose by … Continue reading →

A bad thing happened in House committee Wednesday. It approved House Bill 1280, after previous failures, to allow cities and county boards to meet in … Continue reading →

The Little Rock School District Board held a special meeting tonight to consider staffing changes at Hall STEAM Magnet, which the board recently voted to … Continue reading →

The Little Rock Farmers Market is returning to the River Market on Saturday, May 1, after shutting down operations for a year due to the … Continue reading →

In addition to Little Rock, Fayetteville notes its mask mandate ordinance remains in effect. North Little Rock Mayor Terry Hartwick has also announced continuation of … Continue reading →

The mask mandate is still on in Little Rock, Mayor Frank Scott Jr. said at tonight’s Board of Directors agenda meeting. Governor Hutchinson lifted the … Continue reading →

The daily update: The governor’s comment: Our decline in active cases continues today. There are almost 2,500 fewer active cases than the report on March … Continue reading →

The first concert scheduled for the 2021 season at Simmons Bank Arena has been canceled. “Hip Hop in the Rock” was to be put on … Continue reading →

Blogger Russ Racop is something of a high-tech Say McIntosh, the irrepressible pamphleteer of yore. He can be intemperate — cursing the mayor in an … Continue reading →

Bentonville, Arkansas, is home to Walmart’s headquarters. It’s also a town in which the Walton Family Foundation works like a parallel state, creating a kind … Continue reading →

SUPHA XAYPRASITH-MAYS Supha Xayprasith-Mays, a Little Rock businesswoman, announced today as a Democratic candidate for governor. She joins James “Rus” Russell as an announced Democratic candidate. … Continue reading →

40/29 reports that Bentonville Fire Capt. Benjamin Snodgrass, charged with assaulting a man in Hot Springs account of his Asian heritage, has resigned from the … Continue reading →

Transgender discrimination continues its victorious march through Arkansas. Governor Hutchinson has signed another bill designed to let health care workers and insurance companies refuse services … Continue reading →

News is taking a holiday today, though vaccinations and a Little Rock sales tax, plus a possible bigotry-motivated crime in Hot Springs, are worth talking … Continue reading →

#arpx #arleg these bills aren’t even enacted or in effect and they’re already causing harm. Not merely economic harm but to trans people and those … Continue reading →

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has joined 12 other Republican states in suing to overturn President Biden’s executive order pausing federal leasing for oil and … Continue reading →

Court filings in recent days show more legal headaches for former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, the governor’s nephew, who has pleaded guilty to taking bribes … Continue reading →

I don’t think I’m alone in holding warm feelings about the U.S. Postal Service for its universal service to citizens in the most remote outposts … Continue reading →

Arkansas will get $2.77 million in a $188 million settlement reached by 47 states and the District of Columbia with Boston Scientific Corporation of deceptive … Continue reading →

The bill to more than double the size of the school voucher program was defeated on its first run in the Senate, but the big … Continue reading →

The state Senate swiftly overrode Gov. Hutchinson’s veto of the legislation requiring refunds of under $40,000 assessed on businesses for violation of health guidelines issued … Continue reading →

Governor Hutchinson’s weekly briefing on COVID-19 brought another day of relatively modest growth of COVID cases, but he acknowledged he was not happy with the … Continue reading →

Arkansas Times · The Bad and Getting Worse Edition On this week’s podcast, Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the no good very bad … Continue reading →

Kind of quiet, with attention turned to the Hogs’ win, but there’s still plenty to talk about. The line is open. The post Today’s news … Continue reading →

Amanda Rapp, 40, of Russellville was sentenced Friday to 262 months, or more than 21 years, in federal prison for her part in two kidnappings … Continue reading →

Arkansas is joining the federal government in pushing the income tax return deadline to May 17. From Governor Hutchinson: Governor Asa Hutchinson, after consultation with … Continue reading →

“The journey to Hong Kong is 19 days total, 14 days of that without seeing land. I am 22, heading to a university job in … Continue reading →