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An ethics complaint has been filed against Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood for, among other things, asking an embattled candidate for an appeals court judgeship to delete text messages to and from her in 2014.

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Voters have strong opinions when asked about an Arkansas version of a recently enacted Texas law aimed at restricting abortions. The Texas law was allowed…

Voters have strong opinions when asked about an Arkansas version of a recently enacted Texas law aimed at restricting abortions. The Texas law was allowed

The Central Arkansas Library System’s campaign for a Little Rock property-tax increase will “go live” after the Sept. 14 Little Rock sales-tax referendum has concluded, according to comments made during a library system board meeting Thursday.

The Central Arkansas Library System's campaign for a Little Rock property-tax increase will "go live" after the Sept. 14 Little Rock sales-tax referendum has concluded, according to comments made during a library system board meeting Thursday.

Controversial topics drowned out the typical bread-and-butter business of the legislative session, and that played out in public opinion. A new Talk

A protracted pandemic, a contentious legislative session, and a contrarian stance against Trumpism may have taken a toll on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s job approval rating with Arkansas voters. But that’s a far cry from last October when voters’ opinions gave him a 69-23% rating. Nearly a year ago, Hutchinson boasted a 62-19% job approval rating during the height of social protests and a spike in coronavirus cases. Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Gov. Asa Hutchinson is doing? 52% App...

30% Approve 31.5% Don’t Know “These results mostly follow trends we’ve seen before,” said Roby Brock, Talk Business & Politics editor-in-chief. “In recent years, statewide and national Democrats have been upside down in their approval ratings, and Sen. Boozman, a long-serving Republican officeholder, has traditionally been a mixed bag of undecided opinions. It’s unique to him. We’ll have to see if this election cycle is different.” Biden lost Arkansas in the November 2020 electi...

A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College poll of 535 Arkansas voters shows Biden and Boozman with negative job approvals, although Boozman has a large undecided block on his performance.