Mark Pryor News

I don't have any particular Memorial Day rituals, other than making a real effort to think about the meaning of the holiday.

Christie: I'll "welcome" Obama: Ahead of President Obama's trip to New Jersey next week to review the recovery effort in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Gov.

Not much is known about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , known widely here in the United States as North Korea.

Exxon Mobil Corp is still waiting for test results from the ruptured section of its 95,000 barrel-per-day Pegasus pipeline, almost two months after it spewed 5,000 barrels of oil into an Arkansas suburb, the company said on Friday.

A coalition of Central Arkansas government officials has sent a list of requests to ExxonMobil and the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration to be completed before restarting the Pegasus Pipeline.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control group is launching a new ad campaign aimed at Democratic Sen.

Politico reports that the gun control group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is following through with plans to buy TV time - $350,000 worth - criticizing U.S. Sen.

Senators' votes on a recently failed amendment to expand background checks on gun purchase s could have reverberations in the 2014 election, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll suggests .

U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., who faces re-election in 2014, offered a lengthy interview with radio station KASU 91.9 FM and discussed a number of hot button issues including disaster aid, immigration and gun control.

The deceased and fantastically brilliant comedian Mitch Hedberg once quipped that he wore a necklace "cause I wanna know when I'm upside down." Well, when the detached and fantastically buffoonish U.S. Sen.

Several people sent links this morning to yet another odd performance by U.S. Rep.

After intense political pressure from Democrats and Republicans, Arkansas State Treasurer Martha Shoffner has resigned from office in the midst of facing federal charges of extortion and bribery.

Leslie Newell Peacock hopes to follow directly with a little something about a meeting today of Little Rock, Central Arkansas Water, ExxonMobil and other people over the Pegasus pipeline that runs through 18 miles of CAW's watershed, including along the shore of Lake Maumelle, the region's water supply.

The Boy Scouts of America may decide tomorrow to lift its ban on gay scouts . As a symbol of opposition, NBC News found Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Harrison, Ark., whose pastor says his church will no longer sponsor a Cub Scout pack if gay boys are allowed to be members.

Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office.

Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner has resigned. Shoffner, 68, was arrested at her home in Newport on Saturday by the FBI on extortion charges.

Legislation to exempt small farms from Environmental Protection Agency fuel storage requirements has been incorporated into the Senate-passed Water Resources Development Act of 2013 , according to a release from U.S. Sen.

Roby Brock will moderate the Google+Hangout on how Arkansas's faring in the Internet economy.

A number of officials said Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner should resign after she allegedly took cash from a broker who managed state funds.

Not much new to report this morning. If all goes well, I'm going to catch at least three movies today at the Little Rock Film Festival .