If you want to go to Congress and stay there, you’d better be a good fund-raiser and plan to devote a lot of time to it.

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Gridlock in the nation’s capital not only has the federal government tied up but also stalls movement in Washington, D.C., and its many suburbs.

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Leading a people’s initiative for better government sounds like a great idea in theory, but in practice it can be a bit overwhelming, even in a comparatively small state like Arkansas.

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Many people who run for public office, at least the first time around, claim not to be politicians.

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While much of the nation continues to make progress in reducing the number of high school dropouts, Arkansas is an exception, according to an annual report that tracks the graduation rates of schools across the country.

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Schools across Arkansas have fought a battle for years to keep students from using new technology devices such as smartphones and electronic tablets in classrooms. That mindset is showing signs of changing.

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Perhaps the best thing coming out of the scandal that brought down University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino is that it seems to show high-powered collegiate coaches can be held accountable for their actions.

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Arkansas now has a world-class museum of art, which may come as a shock to much of the rest of the world.

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Settlement of a Pulaski County Circuit Court lawsuit last week clarifies the payment of expenses to state legislators but leaves some important questions unresolved.

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Thirty-five years ago Keith Allen Deaton, then 18, pleaded guilty in Independence County Circuit Court at Batesville to capital felony murder and burglary, then was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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