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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ economy and culture are thriving, but the state’s politics are a mess, speaker Rex Nelson told the Political Animals Club of Northwest Arkansas on Friday. “We have a largely incompetent state Legislature combined with a dysfunctional governor’s office,” Nelson told the crowd of at least 150 people attending the lunch meeting in Fayetteville. Nelson, a newspaper columnist and author, was director of policy and communications for then-Gov. Mike Huckabee — the father of current governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Sanders’ office had no comment when reached. The state’s history is littered with disasters and setbacks, both natural and…

From battles over racial diversity in college admissions and religious freedom when same-sex couples serve to President Joe Biden’s plan to eliminate student loan debt, the U.S. Supreme Court finished one of the most significant terms this week. In each case, a majority of justices issued rulings that exhilarated conservatives and angered liberals who again called for action to combat the high court’s rightward tilt. Chief Justice John Roberts ended the term with a plea for respect for the judiciary, which has come under scrutiny for its decisions inside, but also questions of ethics orbiting certain judges outside the courtroom….

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ economy and culture are thriving, but the state’s politics are a mess, speaker Rex Nelson told the Political Animals Club of Northwest Arkansas on Friday. “We have a largely incompetent state Legislature combined with a dysfunctional governor’s office,” Nelson told the crowd of at least 150 people attending the lunch meeting in Fayetteville. Nelson, a newspaper columnist and author, was director of policy and communications for then-Gov. Mike Huckabee — the father of current governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Sanders’ office had no comment when reached. The state’s history is littered with disasters and setbacks, both natural and…

The impasse comes at an extremely complex time, as the US continues to supply weapons to Ukraine to defeat an increasingly unstable Russia, and confronts China as it continues its breakneck military modernization efforts. “Senator Tuberville is taking military candidates as political hostages,” said Arnold Punaro, a retired major general of the Marine Corps and former staff director of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “It can’t be helped, these are political hostages of a policy they don’t agree with by the current administration.” Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the withholding in protest of the Pentagon’s…

Western governors gathered for a three-day conference this week to discuss key issues facing the region, from health care to water and wildfires. Mountain West reporter Emma VandenEinde joined us to discuss what they discussed. The first day began with a speech by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan. Defending the work of the Biden administration, Regan said Biden has worked to provide billions of dollars to states through the bipartisan Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. “Unlike before, we have some resources and now we can leverage our partnerships and relationships to make sure we’re all working for…

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – A second special session is now underway at the Texas Capitol, after lawmakers failed to agree on a property tax relief bill during the first special session. The Texas Attorney General’s Office and the Texas Comptroller’s Office are questioning whether suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton should still be paid after he was fired. And the US Supreme Court has ruled against affirmative action, calling it unconstitutional. CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink covers these stories and more on this week’s episode of Eye on Politics (original air date: June 29). Each week, CBS News Texas…

The nation’s highest court ruled Thursday that colleges can no longer use race as a factor in admissions. Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the opinion for the conservative majority, he said the admissions programs of Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated the Equal Protection Clause. However, affirmative action has been banned in Florida for two decades, leading many to question the decision’s impact in the Sunshine State. The Florida Board of Governors released this statement following the historic decision: “This decision will have no impact on Florida’s state university system. The Free State of Florida has not…

Imelda Padilla declared victory in a runoff election for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council on Friday, June 30, after her political rival, Marisa Alcaraz, had conceded, and shortly before the office of the county registrar released an updated vote count that showed Padilla still holding a double-digit lead. “My journey as a Northeast San Fernando Valley Champion began when I was 15 years old and joined the LA Youth Council. That experience sparked a lifelong passion for organizing and serving the Valley’s working families, seniors and youth. So today really feels like it’s been 20 years,” Padilla…