During the absence of Gov. Mike Beebe, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Bob Johnson, Speaker of the House Robbie Wills, D-Conway, became acting Governor of Arkansas from about 3 p.m. Wednesday to mid-morning Thursday. Wills ...

Bob Johnson had hoped to have his mind made up by now about whether to run against incumbent Blanche Lincoln for the Democratic Party nomination ...

... remains convinced that the prevailing requisite need for a Republican challenger to Lincoln (or Bakerâ s good pal Bob Johnson, I guess we now must add) is a demonstrated ability to raise lots of money. And hereâ s the curious and complicated timing ...

So why would state Sen. Bob Johnson, the term-limited president pro tem of the Arkansas state Senate, consider challenging U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln in what would ...

... general, did not immediately return messages left at his home. He was appointed to the commission by Senate President Bob Johnson and elected its chairman by his fellow commissioners. "I think public confidence in this lottery isn't just sinking ...

... announced this week his candidacy for Arkansas state Senate in District 18. The seat is being vacated by Sen. Bob Bob Johnson due to term-limits. Hoyt is a retired educator and is serving his second term as state representative. He was first ...

... All the more remarkable is that Beebe targeted Baker for defeat last year, even as some Democratic legislators, like Bob Johnson, were raising money for Baker. As always, Arkansas politics remains virtually impossible for the outsider to understand ...

... storefront with a loading dock out back. The state Senate has no staff person in the hallway. But the talk is that Sen. Bob Johnson, the president pro tem, is well-represented, or, more to the point, well-wired. One of his three appointees ...

... how to award the scholarships and didn't rule out either Beebe or Halter's proposals. Incoming Senate President Bob Johnson, D-Bigelow, said he's still gathering information on the proposals and won't say which scholarship idea he prefers ...

... had not been changed since 1957 and was among the lowest in the country, generating only $660,000 a year. Sen. Bob Johnson, who takes over as Senate president pro-tem in 2009, characterized the tax hike as an "economic mistake" and predicted ...