This biennially orgiastic process is worse than congressional earmarking.

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One of the main themes driving the current session of the Arkansas General Assembly has been the debate over tax cuts.

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Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commissioner, a long-time colleague of Gov. Mike Beebe, passed away.

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I certainly had fun blogging about the early discussion of the race for House Speaker in 2013 but a post this evening from content partner Roby Brock got me thinking.  As Brock points out, we are approaching the halfway point in the session and there is so much unfinished business. His list includes tax cuts, [...]

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By Robbie Neiswanger Arkansas News Bureau • rneiswanger@arkansasnews.com FAYETTEVILLE — Character questions were swirling around former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett before he packed his bags and headed to Indianapolis for the NFL Combine last week. So it certainly didn’t take long before the subject was broached during a question-and-answer session with the media Saturday. “First one, huh?” Mallett told [...]

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The Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Delvon Johnson was leaving nothing to chance with Arkansas struggling to put Auburn away. Johnson caught a pass from Julysses Nobles and slammed the ball through the rim with 6 seconds left to lift the Razorbacks to a 57-55 win over Auburn on Saturday and a second straight dramatic victory. “The [...]

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Jamie, where are you? Need the standard Conway Chamber of Commerce defense of the squeaky clean, road-protecting, bonanza-producing gas drillers. Please, put our minds at ease. From the New York Times on the dangers of hydrofracking following a review of 200 wells in Pennsylvania: With hydrofracking, a well can produce over a million gallons of [...]

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Leslie Newell Peacock A nice quiet day for me, though the demonstrator shown above in the River Market took to the streets to suggest a pretty serious sacrifice. Worth noting: * Judge eats Mike Huckabee alive as he tries to explain how same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. * I mentioned yesterday that the attorney general had rejected some wording on [...]

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By Robbie Neiswanger Arkansas News Bureau • rneiswanger@arkansasnews.com FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said nothing is easy in baseball, but knew his young team didn’t endure many nail-biting moments in its season-opening sweep of Delaware State. That hasn’t been the case against Utah. And two tight games has given him an opportunity to learn something about [...]

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The Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE — Top-ranked Florida leads the team standings after the second day of the Southeastern Conference indoor track and field championships. The Gators had 41 points after competition Saturday, leading fifth-ranked Arkansas by two points. The championships conclude Sunday. The Gators, who last won the SEC indoors in 2004, are trying to snap Arkansas’ six-year [...]

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