Written by The Hotline Editorial Staff
The HotlineSeptember 11, 2006
Arkansas News’s Brummett writes that GOPers “know their candidate” for gov “is seriously behind, probably by a double-digit margin, and that it’s about time to drop a big negative one on” AG Mike Beebe (D).  “An October surprise may not wait.”  Ex-Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R) “probably […]

America’ idealog and chief - Said Bush, we know by “ history and logic” that “ promoting democracy is the surest way to build security. ” But history and logic teach, rather, what George Washington taught: The best way to preserve peace is to be prepared for war and to stay out of wars that […]

Governor
 
 
 
 

 
 

 Mike Beebe

 

Asa Hutchinson

Contributions
 

 $679,665

 

$526,373

Expenditures
 

 $308,361

 

$447,464

Cash on Hand
 

 $1,660,000

 

$1,240,000

LITTLE ROCK - Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mike Beebe eclipsed Republican Asa Hutchinson in fundraising last month, despite a campaign swing through the state by President Bush for Hutchinson, campaign finance reports showed Friday.
Beebe raised $679,665 last month, bringing his total contributions to nearly $5 million. Hutchinson raised $526,373, bringing his total […]

A legislative committee voted Friday to increase the daily tax-free payment, or “per diem,” lawmakers get for attending meetings.
   The Arkansas Legislative Council approved raising the per diem from $125 per day for meetings in Little Rock to $130 per day.
   The rate for attending meetings in Hot Springs went from $125 to $136. The […]

Several legislators said Thursday that they expect the General Assembly will significantly cut the state sales tax on groceries in the legislative session that starts Jan. 8.
Lawmakers will grapple with the best way to do it, they said.
“I have a sense of a mood in the General Assembly that this is a better possibility than […]