One thing is clear: Fred Smith should not be a candidate for the General Assembly.

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On Super Tuesday, 10 states voted for their choice to be the Republican presidential nominee to take on President Barack Obama in November.

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Planning for a coming expense now rather than later seems to make sense, but that is apparently not the way the Arkansas Legislature views the looming Medicaid shortfall.

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The second fiscal session took an unexpected turn in the opening week, making the often-boring budgeting process considerably more interesting.

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The state Legislature convened its second fiscal session this week and, so far, lawmakers look to have only a few bumps as the session quickly rolls along.

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It is an odd time in Arkansas politics and last week was certainly an odd one for the Democratic Party.

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Seems like every election year candidates are asked to take some sort of new pledge. The latest one relates to questionable expense reimbursements that some, if not most, Arkansas legislators receive.

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As a kid, I often would complain, “that’s not fair.” The reply I heard was always the same: “Whoever told you life was fair?” The older I get, the more I realize how true that is.

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GILLETT — The Gillett Coon Supper has become one of the best-known political events in Arkansas, although in reality it is more a community scholarship fundraiser that politicos attend.

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For the last several weeks, Internet sites have been buzzing about provisions in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.

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