Three counties in rural Arkansas Sevier in the southwest; Perry, northwest of Little Rock; and Woodruff in the Delta were among the five with the highest percentage change in visitor spending from 2021 to 2022.
The Republican Party of Arkansas filing fee for Republican congressional candidates has doubled from $15,000 for the 2022 election to $30,000 for the 2024 election.
The Democratic candidate hoping to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton in Arkansas abruptly dropped out of the race Tuesday, citing a family health concern, leaving Democrats with no one to contest the seat. Josh Mahony announced on Twitter that he was ending his campaign, two hours after the filing deadline for Arkansas expired. Mahony did not immediately return messages seeking comment Tuesday afternoon.
Less than two months after declaring himself exhausted in what was supposed to be his farewell address, Grant Tennille was reelected on Saturday to a four-year term as chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.