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Good Sunday morning! Here’s a meeting that will raise eyebrows. President-elect Donald Trump is huddling with Hollywood power broker Ari Emanuel today. Yes, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s brother. Trump’s meetings start around noon today. Other huddles...

Since 2009, the Arkansas Times has solicited suggestions from readers and a variety of experts on how to make Arkansas a better place to live. 2012 Give art jobs to teen-agers By Leslie Newell Peacock John Gaudin has so many ideas for North Little...

Congress was in no rush to reform itself in the early 2000s, even as more and more of its members decamped for the lobbying world and started collecting fat paychecks. But the 2005 arrest of “super lobbyist” Jack Abramoff shamed Congress into action...

With the legislature reconvening in Jackson this week, we will finally get an answer to one of the biggest question marks of the 2015 cycle, as the House will decide whether to seat incumbent Rep. Bo Eaton or his Republican challenger Mark Tullos. In...

This is a compilation of Tennessee news and political stories assembled daily by staffers in Gov. Bill Haslam’s office. Haslam Requests SBA Disaster Recovery Assistance for Severe Flooding (TNR) Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has requested assistance...