Opinion

As chairman of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas since 2015, Dr. Michael Pakko has helped a lot of candidates run long shot campaigns.

When legislators gather at the Arkansas State Capitol starting April 10 for their every-two-year fiscal session, they’ll be discussing the governor’s budget, her plan for increasing state employee salaries, and legislation to limit the state’s growing collection of noisy crypto mines.

One of my favorite parts of this job is visiting with people who come into our office to talk about whatever’s on their mind.

You are no longer wearing a mask when in public; few of us are.

It’s NCAA Tournament time again.

Politics rarely surprise me anymore.

It’s not every day that a man tells you he has $400 million to get rid of

There aren’t many competitive races in this year’s primary elections

Dear Mr. Loftis, Thank you for finally sharing with the public, a bit about what has been going on ‘behind the scenes’ in Carroll and adjacent counties — specifically about what sounds like a TRAVESTY in so many ways (referring to the cover story entitled: “Feathers fly at legislative meeting” in the Tuesday Feb. 13, 2024, issue of the Carroll County News, and State Senator Bryan King’s followup article entitled “Agriculture officials should resign” [February 20, 2024 issue of the Carroll County News p.4A]).

The state Agriculture Department has failed Arkansas farmers badly at a time when poultry growers are struggling to survive.