Hearing scheduled in case about ex-Ark. lawmaker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A judge in central Arkansas could decide whether votes will be counted for a former state lawmaker who resigned this year after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit election fraud.
Green Party candidate Fred Smith initially asked a judge to remove former Democratic Rep. Hudson Hallum's name from the ballot after Hallum
...DesJarlais only Tenn. congressman with tough race
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two years after upsetting the incumbent Democrat, U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais is the only Tennessee member of Congress facing a serious challenge.
Tuesday's election has Tennesseans casting ballots in that race, other congressional contests, a U.S. Senate race and the
...State GOP poised for first super majority
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Republicans are poised to get their first super majority - or more - in both chambers of the Legislature on election night.
Currently in the Senate, Republicans have a 20-13 advantage. The margin is 64-34 in the House, with one independent. To get a super
...State budget hearings begin this week in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam is starting the annual state budget hearings for the fiscal year 2013-14 this week in Nashville.
Haslam, Finance and Administration Commissioner Mark Emkes and David Thurman, the state budget director, will preside over the hearings that begin Tuesday and will last through next Tuesday.
Proceedings can be
...Medical marijuana, other issues on Ark. ballot
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas could continue to see a culture shift in the state, with voters now considering a medical marijuana measure.
Voters in 2006 lifted a constitutional prohibition against charitable bingo. And two years later, they authorized a state lottery. Now they could allow
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