Steve BrawnerState ColumnistHow can a Democrat get something done in Arkansas at the state level? Find a niche issue, gain the respect of people...

Monroe County Argus Editorial:Times are tough for many of us these days, particularly when we get our medical bills.  It’s especially hard for...

Andrew BagleyPublisherLast week, I turned fifty.  It’s kind of sobering to think that I have lived for five decades or half of a century.  As if I...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday announced lawmakers had filed two social media-regulating bills she discussed...

Should the big companies that reimburse local pharmacists for their drug costs be able to operate their own pharmacies that compete with...

Sonny AlbaradoArkansas AdvocateA House panel unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that should delight two groups who’ve battled for years over...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistArkansas’ citizen initiative process has been in the news a lot lately, and will continue to be. It’s been in the news...

Andrew BagleyPublisherAt the Helena World and the Monroe County Argus, we cover eight schools.  That is a challenge with a limited staff.  This...

Lauren HarperGuest ColumnistExcessive government secrecy takes many forms, including denying or ignoring FOIA requests and deleting data from...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistSomeday Arkansans may no longer have to undergo the twice-a-year ritual of changing their clocks for daylight savings...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistArkansas state lawmakers in February voted to recess April 16, which means this year’s legislative session effectively...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistSen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, is a numbers guy, and he says electric power rates will increase and must increase....

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistIt would be inaccurate to call the Arkansas ACCESS Act “LEARNS 2,” but there have been similarities in the rollouts....

Andrew BagleyPublisherWhen I opened up  Sunday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on my iPad, I quickly went to the sports section.  Examining the Class...

How do you make Arkansas’ initiative process as clean as possible without making it impossible for citizens to initiate anything?That balance must...