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Before standing on the U.S. Capitol lawn to watch Friday's inauguration, scores of Arkansans had a pre-dawn breakfast with their congressmen. "We wanted them to have a cup of coffee and something warm before they go out and face the elements," U.S. Rep. French Hill of Little Rock said.
City Director Kathy Webb , who served three terms in the state House of Representatives, has been holding education seminars on the workings of local and state government to help folks get involved. The 91st General Assembly convenes Jan. 9, so next up: "Session 101," on the legislature.
Jonathan Zayas snuggles with his 1-year-old son Nathaniel as he is greeted by his wife, Mabell, on Friday at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field after his return home to Arkansas for the holidays. He had been working in Florida.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A look at where Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman and Democratic challenger Conner Eldridge stand on several issues in Arkansas' U.S. Senate race: Boozman opposed the Affordable Care Act and has repeatedly voted for its repeal.
New polling shows a tightening presidential race, though a giant 50-0state Washington Post poll indicates an electoral college advantage for Hillary Clinton. Arkansas was solid for Donald Trumpo.
DRAWING ON A WIN: Nate Powell, a graphic novelist who graduated from North Little Rock High School, recently won his second Eisner Award at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Powell worked with authors U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Andrew Aydin.
Tony Blair and the two U.S. presidents he worked with as Britain's prime minister said Thursday they're worried about the growing divisiveness that is making it harder for people to work together to find solutions. Blair swapped stories with former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush as the three former world leaders addressed graduates of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program.
Arkansas in 2015 passed a law, with Gov. Asa Hutchinson's support, to provide legal protection fo r discrimination against gay people . The trick was to provide a "religious" pretext for unequal treatment in employment, housing and public services.