Trial delayed for Arkansas U.S. Capitol rioter
Richard Barnett of Gravett holds a piece of mail as he sits inside the office of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images A trial date for Richard Barnett of Gravette — photographed in the office of U.S. Speaker of the […]
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Hillary Clinton talks democracy in NWA
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered questions posed by Angie Maxwell, director of the Diane Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios Former first lady of Arkansas, presidential candidate and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Wednesday night. Her appearance, for which Angie […]
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Election skeptic Wes Allen wins Alabama GOP secretary of state nomination | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama state Rep. Wes Allen won the Republican nomination in an Alabama runoff election for secretary of state. Allen has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election, and should he win November’s general election, he would become the state’s top elections official. Allen defeated State Auditor Jim Zeigler in the runoff election, which was prompted […]
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Group questions Arkansas attorney general’s ethics with complaint
Photo courtesy of attorney general’s office The 65 Project, a nonpartisan group, filed an ethics complaint against 15 state attorneys general, including Arkansas’ Leslie Rutledge, on Wednesday. The group claims the AGs used their offices to advance unfounded claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent. Why it matters: With the midterms just weeks away, the […]
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Fingerprints not feasible for Arkansas voter rolls
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Lack of available technology and privacy concerns will prohibit the use of biometrics — like fingerprints or retinal scans — for state voter rolls, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Driving the news: With the midterms a few weeks away, unfounded claims of fraud in the 2020 election continue to contribute to a polarized […]
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Election skeptic Wes Allen wins Alabama GOP secretary of state nomination | #elections | #alabama
Alabama state Rep. Wes Allen won the Republican nomination in an Alabama runoff election for secretary of state. Allen has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election, and should he win November’s general election, he would become the state’s top elections official. Allen defeated State Auditor Jim Zeigler in the runoff election, which was prompted […]
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Alabama GOP Gov. Kay Ivey election ad leans into Trump ‘stolen election’ claims | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey leaned into former President Donald Trump’s favorite talking points about the “stolen election” in a recent campaign ad focusing on election integrity. Ivey, who is running for a second term as governor, blamed “the fake news, Big Tech, and blue-state liberals” for stealing “the election from President Trump.” She touted the […]
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