The politician, who made plenty of arrests (and plenty of enemies) as Pulaski County sheriff in the early 1980s, was a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and served in the Navy before beginning his storied career in law enforcement.
Mike Huckabee
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We can blame one of the clumsiest politicians in Arkansas history for next week’s special session
Chalk up the messy and expensive flap over an appropriation for Game and Fish to the naïveté and perhaps outright ignorance of one the great buffoons of Arkansas history, Gov. J. Marion Futrell.
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CNN commentator and former Huckabee advisor Alice Stewart has died
The 58-year-old Georgia native was an Emmy-winning journalist, communications director for five presidential campaigns, and a Harvard Fellow.
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Why Democrats aren’t winning elections in Arkansas (and how the tide could turn)
Republicans hold legislative supermajorities, all six federal positions and every statewide elected office. Most counties are as Republican today as they were Democratic barely a decade ago. So what happened?
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Sanders-backed candidate loses GOP legislative primary runoff in Hope
Republican Dolly Henley won a contentious primary runoff election for a legislative seat in southwest Arkansas on Tuesday, defeating Arnetta Bradford, the governor’s preferred candidate.
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Arkansas governor gets rolled by Easter egg misinformation
Some leading Republicans, including Sarah Sanders and her dad Mike Huckabee, have egg on their faces after falling for two Easter-related right-wing conspiracy theories.
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Republican infighting over south Arkansas legislative runoff continues, pitting Sanders against old-guard GOP
Add Rep. DeAnn Vaught of Horatio to the list of Republican legislators crying foul over shenanigans in the GOP runoff for state representative in House District 88. Voting records reveal Sanders’ preferred candidate, Arnetta Bradford, never voted until 2022.
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Corrections board member accused of covering up child abuse must go, lawmakers say
The messaging today from Republican lawmakers sounds as if it’s an effort to get on the same page as the governor.
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Mike Huckabee’s latest kids’ book touts Trump, and it can be yours for $2***
Former Arkansas governor and current first dad Mike Huckabee has ads out for the latest installment in his right-wing misinformation and indoctrination series for kids. It’s a love letter to Donald Trump.
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From the Vault: Max Brantley on his first assignment
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Arkansas Times, the editor emeritus weighs in on his first assignment and his favorite stories.