Arkansas: The Men With Bad Haircuts and the war on women’s reproductive rights
It isn’t that the Men With Bad Haircuts in the Arkansas legislature are angry at women, or are even attempting to assert dominance over them by insisting that the infamous and medically unnecessary...
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School groups fight back against the billionaires
A new coalition, the Arkansas Opportunity to Learn Campaign, held a news conference today at the Capitol to forthrightly defend Arkansas education against the agenda pushed yesterday by a group led by...
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Arkansas teachers to take 20 percent stake in new steel mill
The agenda for Monday's meeting of the board of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System reveals one of the investors in the $1.1 billion Big River steel millproposed yesterday for Mississippi...
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A final farewell for Hot Dog Mike
A few weeks ago, we reported that the notorious Hot Dog Mike, the wonder of wieners, is pulling out of Arkansas and shipping off to Jersey to help run the family business. Mike's been around for five...
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Thursday: Meshugga Klezmer Band, The Front Bottoms and more
The Meshugga Klezmer Band always offers a lively night out, The Joint, 8:30 p.m., $8. Tireless alt-country rockers American Aquarium play George's Majestic Lounge with Fayetteville's Damn Arkansan, who...
View ArticleMore Mississippi press on Big River Steel
Sour grapes or important cautionary words?Judge for yourself. The Mississippi Business Journal reports on the Big River Steel proposal for Arkansas, which Mississippi had also sought. It raises...
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Fiddling Rapert
Sen. Jason Rapert's unconstitutional bill to ban most abortions in Arkansas, by requiring a fetal hearbeat check for all women regardless of stage of pregnancy, will require an invasive vaginal probe...
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What if they built a jail and nobody came?
Good story from ozarksfirst.com on the brand new $1.2 million Newton County Jail in Jasper. Voters authorized the building, but twice have refused to vote for taxes to pay to operate it. So Newton...
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2013 AT Showcase: Stephen Neeper Band takes Round 2
Congrats to the Stephen Neeper Band, who won Round 2 of the 2013 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase Thursday night at Stickyz. We'll have a recap of the night posted this afternoon.[ Subscribe to the...
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Taking the temperature of the Medicaid expansion debate: Bryan King wants to...
Today’s chances of passing expansion: 38%Last week’s chances: 45%See here for previous entries on the Expand-o-MeterRepublican lawmakers went back to their old standby this week to fight Medicaid...
View Article'Roadside' to close LR Horror Picture Show
Organizers for the Little Rock Horror Picture Showannounced yesterday that "Roadside," the new horror thriller by Arkansas filmmaker Eric England, will close this year's LRHPS, which runs March 22-24....
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2013 AT Showcase Round 2 roundup: The Bad Years
Little Rock four-piece The Bad Years started off Round 2 of the Showcase with a high-energy set of ripping pop-punk that took a page from the late '80s/early '90s East Bay/Lookout! Records playbook, to...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 2 roundup: Flint Eastwood
Little Rock quintet Flint Eastwood undoubtedly brought the most musically eclectic set of Round 2 of the Times Musicians Showcase. Frontman Malik Flint seemed like he was born to hold a mic, and the...
View ArticleUPDATE: The great Medicaid audit: Not today
The world waits for the special Medicaid audit from Legislative Audit, mentioned in David's post earlier.When will it be released?Who knows?I tried to get an answer from Legislative Audit on why normal...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 2 roundup: Stephen Neeper Band
The Stephen Neeper Band played the middle slot of the evening at Round 2 of the Times Musicians Showcase, winning the Round and advancing to the March 1 finals. The five-piece absolutely slayed, with a...
View ArticleLet the eagle soar
The Friday night line is open. Finishing up:* PRAYING FOR CONWAY SCHOOLS: Having had some cutesy responses to past FOI requests for the Conway School District, all now funneled first (improperly I...
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Remembering Mason Mauldin
It's been a little more than a week since the untimely passing of Little Rock musician Mason Mauldin. We spoke to several of Mauldin's close friends recently. Without exception, they had seemingly...
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The War on Women Edition
The war on women being waged in the Arkansas General Assembly, the latest maneuverings on the Medicaid expansion, the super project, Pryor on guns, Boozman on disaster aid and "America's Bridge"— all...
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Arkansas doesn't protect renters
A few weeks ago, we mentioned a report on Arkansas landlord-tenant law reform, commissioned during the last legislative session. Today UALR’s Bowen School of Law held a packed symposium to discuss...
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The morning newspaper: Hot skin and cold cash
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette produced one of those Saturday newspapers of yore, a stack of public record reporting by dedicated beat reporters who understand the subjects they cover and work to...
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