Early Voting starts Monday

I ask for your vote. I'm the only candidate with legislative experience. I want to go to work to fight for more higher paying jobs and to secure affordable healthcare for everyone.

You can vote starting Monday May 5th. Early voting in Jackson County happens in the Village Mall. In White County, you can early vote at the County Courthouse.

Our TV Spot

It is up see www.ljbryant.com. It is on the main page.

Nursing students pick up trash in Newport

"NEWPORT (KAIT) - 45 senior ASU nursing students stepped out of the classroom and hit the streets of Newport to clean up. "

Video coverage at: "http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=8223863"

Fayetteville Shale employing more Arkansans

"LITTLE ROCK - Now that drilling in the Fayetteville Shale play has been under way for more than two years, a larger percentage of Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s jobs on drilling rig crews are filled by Arkansans, a company official said Tuesday."

Full story at: "http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/04/23/News/346030.html"

Trial in Newport

"NEWPORT, AR (KAIT) -- A Randolph County man convicted of murdering a Dalton family almost ten years ago was back before a judge on Monday."

Video coverage at: "http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=8205222"

Gas Prices

I read this online from a legislative website: " In December, 2002, regular unleaded was $1.17 in Arkansas, so the price has tripled in 64 months. If it triples again in the next 64 months, regular unleaded will be in $10.38 per gallon in 2013. "

Jacksonport Flooding pictures

I believe these are pictures of the highway at the park before it went underwater again. "Source: http://www.rivercountry967.com/"

Jonesboro Sun on our flooding

"In Newport and Jackson County the White River remained at its highest in several years as excess water from Norfork and Bull Shoals lakes, both of which flow into the White, had to be released over the weekend. With both the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers at high levels, there is no place for the White and its tributaries to drain into, and that is one of the major causes of the flooding that is occurring along its length, officials say. "

Story at: "http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=32573"

Homelessness in Arkansas

"Gulf Coast residents who evacuated to Arkansas after hurricanes in August and September 2005 pushed the Natural State to the top of the list nationally in terms of the size of its homeless population, according to a report prepared for Congress. "

Full story at: "http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/222853/"

Oprah's show comes to North Arkansas

"ABC, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and KAIT have teamed up to bring 'Oprah's Big Give' to a Region 8 community which fell victim to the February 5 tornado outbreak."

Full story at: "http://www.kait8.com/global/Story.asp?s=8159093"

KAIT reports on our flooding

"JACKSON COUNTY, AR (KAIT) -- Over the past several weeks the standing water in Region 8 has gone up and down. With more rain on the way, Jackson County is taking drastic steps including closing down a major highway to try to slow the flooding in the area."

Full story and video coverage at: "http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=8143905"

McDaniel takes payday lenders out....

"LITTLE ROCK - Almost all of the payday lending operations ordered by the state to cease illegal lending practices have said they will comply, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced Tuesday."

Full story at: "http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/04/09/News/345897.html"

Jonesboro Sun on our flooding

""Jackson County Judge Kerry Tharpe of Tuckerman said the levees throughout his county are holding up in spite of the heavy rains last week. Tharpe said the county has been helped in recent days by officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

“They have been helping us. They are doing hourly monitoring of the levees,” Tharpe said. Tharpe said the county has also stockpiled more than 7,000 sandbags that will be used if and when the waters begin to rise again. Also, Tharpe said his county continues to see water covering county roads throughout the county. “We have water on (Highway) 14 and Arkansas 37 from Cord to Tuckerman,” Tharpe said. “We will just have to wait until the water goes down before we can repair the county roads.” "

Full story at: "http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=32456"

Central Arkansas storm damage

See more Central Arkansas storm damage at: "http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2008/04/storm_photos.aspx#more"

Town Hall Meeting

The first picture is from the day time activities. We had a MADD speaker for Newport Jr. High, Newport Sr. High, and Tuckerman. The second picture is the great ladies of Junior Auxiliary who helped make our Town Hall evening meeting happen last night. (Disregard the dates on the pictures)

White County reacts to severance tax

"By Warren WatkinsTuesday, April 1, 2008 6:58 PM CDT
The Daily Citizen
Royalty owners in White County have reacted to the news that the Arkansas legislature has approved a hike in the severance tax on natural gas produced by wells all over the state. "

Full story at: "http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2008/04/02/news/top_stories/top01.txt"