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Account of Max Brantley, retired senior editor of the Arkansas Times. Have covered Arkansas news for 52 years. Louisiana native.
Antifas galore in Little Rock for a No Kings rally and, for good measure, a Pride Parade.
October 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Antifas galore in Little Rock for a No Kings rally and, for good measure, a Pride Parade.
Care about animal welfare? Call Sen. John Boozman.
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Care about animal welfare? Call Sen. John Boozman.
It is this simple.
May 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It is this simple.
Quids for quos? LR mogul Warren Stephens gave Trump inaugural committee $4 million the day he was announced as pick to be ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was one of many special interest donors, it should go without saying.
April 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Quids for quos? LR mogul Warren Stephens gave Trump inaugural committee $4 million the day he was announced as pick to be ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was one of many special interest donors, it should go without saying.
Was Elon at Trump’s tariffpalooza? Is the cheesehead to be ghosted for the Wisconsin wipeout?
April 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Was Elon at Trump’s tariffpalooza? Is the cheesehead to be ghosted for the Wisconsin wipeout?
A cowardly fake town hall where call screeners will prevent you from asking why he won’t meet people in person and why he supported a budget slashing Medicaid.
March 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A cowardly fake town hall where call screeners will prevent you from asking why he won’t meet people in person and why he supported a budget slashing Medicaid.
I joined several hundred outside Rep. French Hill’s office today to demonstrate unhappiness with his silence at the Elon/Trump damage to Arkansas and its people.
March 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I joined several hundred outside Rep. French Hill’s office today to demonstrate unhappiness with his silence at the Elon/Trump damage to Arkansas and its people.
Arkansas Democratic Party Chair Grant Tennille calls out MIA millionaire banker French Hill for lying when he claimed not to support cutting Medicaid.
March 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Arkansas Democratic Party Chair Grant Tennille calls out MIA millionaire banker French Hill for lying when he claimed not to support cutting Medicaid.
In case you wondered: former Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be paid $20,000 for talking to UA law students. Better him than HRH Sarah, particularly given recent remarks. FOI allows me to see this. But not to see what HRH Sarah spends jetting around world.
February 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In case you wondered: former Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be paid $20,000 for talking to UA law students. Better him than HRH Sarah, particularly given recent remarks. FOI allows me to see this. But not to see what HRH Sarah spends jetting around world.
Forget about more federally financed EV charging stations in Arkansas
February 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Forget about more federally financed EV charging stations in Arkansas
Hmmmm. In light of www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
February 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hmmmm. In light of www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Rep. Tyler Dees thinks indoctrinating and discriminating private schools should be ‘outside legislative jurisdiction,’ including on cell phone rule, despite receiving tens of millions in public money. Make it make sense.
February 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Rep. Tyler Dees thinks indoctrinating and discriminating private schools should be ‘outside legislative jurisdiction,’ including on cell phone rule, despite receiving tens of millions in public money. Make it make sense.
UFC won’t penalize fighter Bryce Mitchell of Searcy, Ark.,for praising Hitler for going after Jews and queers but UFC leader Dana White observes he is one of the dumbest human beings. From 40/29 report:
January 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
UFC won’t penalize fighter Bryce Mitchell of Searcy, Ark.,for praising Hitler for going after Jews and queers but UFC leader Dana White observes he is one of the dumbest human beings. From 40/29 report:
Elizabeth Warren. Amy Klobuchar, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Jasmine Crockett, AOC and Michelle Obama are just a few strong women who’d like a word with scowling, public-ducking Queen Sarah.
January 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Elizabeth Warren. Amy Klobuchar, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Jasmine Crockett, AOC and Michelle Obama are just a few strong women who’d like a word with scowling, public-ducking Queen Sarah.
So three dozen or so state troopers maybe went to DC as an unneeded addition to inaugural security and feds may pay. But the hefty governor’s chauffeur team went too and its expenses to Ark. taxpayers remain secret.
January 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
So three dozen or so state troopers maybe went to DC as an unneeded addition to inaugural security and feds may pay. But the hefty governor’s chauffeur team went too and its expenses to Ark. taxpayers remain secret.
How many Arkansas state troopers and vehicles have been deployed to accompany Gov Sarah Sanders to Trump inaugural? A lot, suggests lawyer Tom Mars, a former state police director. (He’s joking about suspension of traffic enforcement. I think.)
January 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
How many Arkansas state troopers and vehicles have been deployed to accompany Gov Sarah Sanders to Trump inaugural? A lot, suggests lawyer Tom Mars, a former state police director. (He’s joking about suspension of traffic enforcement. I think.)
Being an election denying insurrectionist pays off. But really. Isn’t there an oxymoron lurking in this appointment?
January 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Being an election denying insurrectionist pays off. But really. Isn’t there an oxymoron lurking in this appointment?
Here is some systemic racism in Arkansas that should be taught in our schools. Maybe he could testify before the post-racial Arkansas legislature. Would Book Ban Dan allow Jonesboro library to purchase?
January 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Here is some systemic racism in Arkansas that should be taught in our schools. Maybe he could testify before the post-racial Arkansas legislature. Would Book Ban Dan allow Jonesboro library to purchase?
Two-hour advance checkin required for media gallery attendance for Queen Sarah’s state of the monarchy address.
January 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Two-hour advance checkin required for media gallery attendance for Queen Sarah’s state of the monarchy address.
Airport update. Wondering if travelers who spent night in terminal were given reprieve from that incessant taped message from Mayor Scott?
January 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Airport update. Wondering if travelers who spent night in terminal were given reprieve from that incessant taped message from Mayor Scott?
LR Airport update with snow falling. Three plane loads of people who hoped to go to DFW wound up in LIT instead.
January 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
LR Airport update with snow falling. Three plane loads of people who hoped to go to DFW wound up in LIT instead.
Sources: A UCA graduate currently working in North Carolina is Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott’s pick to be city manager. Does he have the six city director votes necessary to ratify? Answer next week.
January 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Sources: A UCA graduate currently working in North Carolina is Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott’s pick to be city manager. Does he have the six city director votes necessary to ratify? Answer next week.
Karen Baker will be sworn in as Supreme Court chief Justice Wednesday near her home at Van Buren County courthouse by Judge HG Foster. Book it: Had the sleazy Rhonda Wood won this race, Sarah or similar would have done honors before many cameras.
December 31, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Karen Baker will be sworn in as Supreme Court chief Justice Wednesday near her home at Van Buren County courthouse by Judge HG Foster. Book it: Had the sleazy Rhonda Wood won this race, Sarah or similar would have done honors before many cameras.