A state legislator says that to counter domestic violence, there needs to be something more than a protective order to keep an abusive person from hurting someone.
The chairman of the Republican National Committee on Saturday admonished one of his potential successors for giving members a CD featuring a song called "Barack the Magic Negro."
A bill to make financial institutions spell out what they've done with bailout money is going to be reintroduced in the Senate.
Grandparents from across the state shared stories at the State Capitol Friday about not being able to see their grandchildren. They're trying to get state lawmakers to pass a bill that would grant them more visitation rights.
The speaker of the House says grim new unemployment data heighten the urgency for the Bush administration to act to prevent "the imminent insolvency of the domestic auto industry."
The lawyer for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says federal investigators illegally monitored his client's conversations.
One of the nine black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 says she has been overwhelmed by the number of people across the country who have offered to help her attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. But Elizabeth Eckford says she simply cannot go.
Helmetless motorcyclists should be able to prove that they have enough health insurance to pay for any injuries they may incur while driving, a state lawmaker proposed Wednesday.
Gay rights advocates are asking President-elect Barack Obama to reconsider his choice of Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.
Former President Bill Clinton's foundation, based in three cities including Little Rock, has raised at least $41 million from Saudi Arabia and other foreign governments that his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton may end up negotiating with as the next secretary of state.
Lt. Governor Bill Halter pushed for a state lottery, now he's pushing his plan on how to run it. Halter has released a nine page document laying out exactly how he'd like the lottery to run.
A bipartisan Illinois House committee reviewing an impeachment inquiry against Gov. Rod Blagojevich is again under way, this time with a representative of the scandal-plagued governor.
President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be interior secretary is vowing to be a "strong voice" for the west, and for the nation.
An Illinois House panel's unprecedented meeting to decide whether to impeach scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich is over for the day.
President-elect Barack Obama says he still plans to lead an administration that's diverse not just ethnically, but also politically.
New York Gov. David Paterson says Caroline Kennedy has told him she's interested in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
A spokesman for President-elect Barack Obama says Obama's aides have had no "inappropriate discussions" with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or his staff concerning the search for a Senate replacement.
The speaker of the Illinois House is taking the first step toward possibly impeaching embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Arkansas' electors cast their votes for John McCain and Sarah Palin Monday, formally throwing the state's support behind the loser in the presidential contest for the first time in four decades.
Illinois lawmakers will gather soon to consider a special election to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. But it's clear that ousting disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich is at the top of many to-do lists.
The number of voters in this year's presidential election was the highest ever.
Former state Sen. Doyle Webb of Benton was elected today as chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party. Webb says he will make the party stronger by nurturing local organizations.
Fresh from gains in last month's election but still struggling in a Democratic-dominated state, Arkansas Republicans will meet Saturday to elect a new party chairman.
For the thousands of Arkansans who choose not to work outside the home to care for their children, some good news. Senator Denny Altes is trying to get tax credits for stay-at-home moms and dads.
U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) Thursday voted against the auto bailout bill, saying it would only commit more taxpayer dollars to a failed business plan.
The chief of staff to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has resigned, three days after he was arrested on government corruption charges along with his boss.
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