Arkansas’ Gov. Sanders sets the tone with executive orders on inauguration day
A screenshot of Sanders’ inaugural address. Courtesy Arkansas PBS Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proved to Arkansans on Tuesday that she’s a person of decisive action. What happened: Within hours of being sworn in as the state’s first woman governor, Sanders signed seven executive orders focused on the budget, government and schools. Why it matters: She’s […]
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Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders selects 13 for first cabinet
Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced her intentions to nominate 13 of 15 state-level secretaries, starting her first term with a mostly clean slate. The list includes three reappointments and four out-of-staters, along with six current state government staffers and business leaders. Two appointees come from posts in conservative administrations in […]
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A look back at Northwest Arkansas’ 2022
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios We reviewed the most-read stories from this year and considered their collective impact on our community. While it all seemed to happen in a mere blink, 2022 brought its fair share of change and forced public discourse on social issues, setting the political stage for next year. Why it matters: To paraphrase […]
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McConnell blames poor midterm ‘candidate quality’ on Trump | #elections | #alabama
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday cited former President Donald Trump’s endorsements in the 2022 midterm election primaries as the reason for “candidate quality” issues that resulted in several major defeats for the Republican Party last month. “We ended up having a candidate quality [issue],” McConnell told reporters. “Look at Arizona, look at […]
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders nominates public safety secretary
Sarah Huckabee Sanders after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2021. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she will nominate state police troop commander Mike Hagar to her cabinet. If confirmed by the Arkansas Senate, Hagar will serve as secretary of public safety and director of the state […]
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Clintons create platform for discussions on equality
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art last week, and Chelsea Clinton speaking at the Heartland Summit in Bentonville in May. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios People from around the globe convened at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock Friday to talk about women’s rights being indistinguishable from human […]
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Before inauguration, Sarah Huckabee Sanders plans her 2026 bid
Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders gives her acceptance speech. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios Even as her team is busy planning an inauguration ball, Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders has her eye on re-election. Driving the news: This week the Sanders administration announced an agenda for her inauguration festivities Jan. 7 and 10, 2023 and appointed her chief of […]
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Democrats dissing Mayor Adams could lead to next ‘Rudy Giuliani’: Al Sharpton
Rev. Al Sharpton on Saturday ripped fellow Democrats who are blaming Mayor Adams’ tough-on-crime policies for why the party suffered key midterm election losses in New York, warning they could be enabling the next Rudy Giuliani. Speaking before 100 people at his his National Action Network headquarters in Harlem, Sharpton said he’s “real mad” at […]
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Political volatility is becoming an economic risk | #alaska | #politics
Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios The world’s wealthiest economy — with the deepest and most liquid market — is a riskier place than it used to be for investors. And politics is a big reason. Why it matters: “Political risk” is an investment thesis used to evaluate developing economies with histories of weak governance and social instability. […]
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams warns Democrats of ‘wrong attitude’ toward top voter concerns
Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams lambasted Democrats for having the “wrong attitude” when addressing top voter concerns in an op-ed Sunday — after months of blaming fears of rising crime on “perception” and declining to take Gov. Kathy Hochul to task over the hot-button issue. “New York is the safest big city in America, but […]
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