Bill Bristow of Jonesboro hasn’t made much of an impression with voters yet in his Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate, but he’s caught the attention of editorialists with his […]
Max Brantley
Retired senior editor of the Arkansas Times.
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Ethics lessons from Huckabee
The state Ethics Commission and its staff deserve praise for last week’s handling of an investigation of Lt. Gov. Mike Huckabee’s campaign finances. In a unanimous bipartisan vote, the Commission […]
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Huckabee gets a bipartisan scolding
Ethics panel finds “inaccurate” records, “unreasonable” expenses.
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And a happy news year
The week leading into New Year’s is usually a wash-out in the news business. Government more or less shuts down until after the bowl games. Not this year. First up […]
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What’s Huckabee got to hide?
No law guarantees ethics in government, but financial disclosure laws help, the more detailed the better. But you couldn’t prove it by the Arkansas Ethics Commission’s action last week on […]
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Rough road for Tucker
Gov. Jim Guy Tucker led a cheering section of political candidates who endorsed the need for a major highway construction program. Now comes the hard part — persuading the legislature to raise taxes.
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A woman’s place: The House
Meet Blanche Lambert, Arkansas’s election night surprise, whose politics are a bit surprising, too.