LITTLE ROCK — In an executive order Friday, Gov. Mike Beebe granted up to a week of paid emergency leave for state employees affected by severe weather.

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LITTLE ROCK — The third week of the legislative session ended Friday with House members meeting briefly to approve two bills before heading home, some in storm-devastated parts of the state.

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SPRINGDALE — The local poultry industry was hit hard by Tuesday’s ice storm that encased much of the region in 1.5 inches of ice. Tyson Foods, Simmons Foods, Georges and Cargill have experienced power outages and loss of production for the past three days and had begin thawing on Friday, officials from the companies said.

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Gov. Beebe issued a reminder today that state employees may qualify for up to a week of paid leave to cope with weather emergencies.

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Michael Steele, the Maryland politician, was elected today as chairman of the Republican National Committee, its first black leader. For obsessive compulsive GOP coverage, you can’t go wrong with local blogger Jason Tolbert.

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FAYETTEVILLE–Two years ago today, Debbie Eden stood on the side of Rolling Hills Drive in Fayetteville, watching her church burn to the ground.

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Commentary Only two days after the inauguration of Barack Obama as president, Washington welcomed yet another assembly of citizens, this one protesting the new chief executive’s lifting of restrictions on public funding for abortion.

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Crowds At Inauguration Show Real Emotion Phyllis Tickle tried to pay close attention to the prayers at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, which isn’t surprising since she has written a whole shelf of books on rites of public and private prayer.

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NEW YORK — Many American Muslim leaders are eager to help President Barack Obama improve the U.S. image in the Islamic world, but they worry that their contribution might not always be welcome. The broad suspicion that has dogged them at home since the Sept. 11 attacks continues to keep many U.S. groups from working [...]

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