Monroe County Argus Editorial:  The past few months have been particularly harrowing in American society with a level of political violence we have...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders may not have changed the outcome of whether or not the University of Arkansas and Arkansas...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistLawmakers mainly do two things.The first thing lawmakers do is enact policies. That’s what Americans tend to care...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistLove it or hate it, the LEARNS Act is one of the most consequential laws passed in Arkansas in decades. Not...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistSometimes politicians try to win elections by governing well. Sometimes they try to win by manipulating the system. An...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistA federal judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction against a new Arkansas law that would have closed the state’s...

Rick KennedyColumnistAs 2025 enters its second half, I am reminded again of Ronald Reagan’s now-famous question from the 1980 campaign, "Are you...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistAll six members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation voted for both numbers. The $4.1 trillion is the amount the One...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistHallie Shoffner, a sixth generation farmer, quit farming this year after she created six different spreadsheets and...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistFor fans, the numbers that matter most are wins and losses. For athletic directors, it’s also about dollars and...

Rick KennedyColumnistAs the winner of the APA's Best News and Political Column in 2022, 2023, and now 2025, I can attest it is not an easy award to...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistThe U.S. House of Representatives last Thursday passed President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), with all...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistIf the debt-ridden federal government were to pay $55 million a year less for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

Andrew BagleyPublisherI imagine many readers of our newspapers, particularly those in Helena (this is running in all three of our newspapers so...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistThe number of Arkansas families applying for LEARNS Act state funding for private or homeschooling expenses has more...