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December 20, 2015

Democrat running for lieutenant governor of Arkansas used to be a stripper

Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in Arkansas John Burkhalter said being a male stripper in Little Rock was one of the many “tough jobs” he had in his past.

December 20, 2015

Arkansas Dem Mark Pryor in college thesis: Desegregation an ‘unwilling invasion’

Arkansas Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor argued that the federal government’s desegregation of Arkansas’s largest public school in 1957 was an “unwilling invasion” that took “a local problem out of the local authorities’ hands” and led to deep suspicions of democracy in the state, according to a copy of his college thesis obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

December 20, 2015

Supreme Court likely to allow Muslim inmate's beard

Supreme Court justices appeared united Tuesday as they picked apart prison rules in Arkansas that allow full Afros and mustaches, but no beards, in a case about a Muslim inmate's claim that his religious beliefs require that he be allowed to keep a half-inch beard.

December 20, 2015

Dems struggle to get out from under ObamaCare in Senate races

The politically divisive legacy of ObamaCare has vulnerable Democrats trying to downplay their past support of the legislation ahead of Election Day – by criticizing the president’s execution of the law or by sidestepping the issue altogether.

December 20, 2015

Dem Arkansas Sen. Pryor invokes Ebola outbreak fears in new TV attack ad

The Arkansas senator's campaign has been running a new television spot that opens with TV news clips about the outbreak, which has killed more than 1,400 people in West Africa. 

December 20, 2015

Clinton donor bans Free Beacon from University of Arkansas archives

A Hillary Clinton donor who serves as dean of the University of Arkansas libraries has banned the Washington Free Beacon from the school’s special collections archives, after the news outlet published revealing stories about Hillary Clinton based on documents available at the university library.

December 17, 2015

Arkansas inmate who performed self-castration loses federal appeal for gender reassignment

An Arkansas inmate who performed self-castration has lost a federal appeal requesting that the state provide hormone therapy related to gender reassignment.

December 16, 2015

Florida man to display gay rights 'Festivus Pole' at capitols in Oklahoma, other states

A Florida man said Wednesday his plan has been approved to display in the Oklahoma Capitol rotunda a "Festivus Pole" based on a fictional holiday depicted in the popular 1990s sitcom "Seinfeld." Chaz Stevens, of Jupiter, Florida, will display a "Festivus Pole" next Wednesday in the building's first-floor rotunda near an existing display of giant nutcrackers and a gift-laden sleigh.

December 16, 2015

Arkansas judge denies board's allegations he had sexual relationships with defendants

An Arkansas judge is denying allegations that he had inappropriate sexual relationships with defendants.

December 11, 2015

The Latest: Arkansas State University chancellor praises community response after campus scare

The latest on a Thursday incident at Arkansas State University in which an armed man drove onto campus, prompting a lockdown (all times local): 8:30 a.m.