Steve Brawner
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Husband, father, independent, future generationist.
Benton, Arkansas
Joined June 2009
Don't guess when you vote. This column introduces you to the Republican Arkansas secretary of state candidates. https://t.co/hlrPeYhaHO
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By Steve Brawner, © 2026 by Steve Brawner Communications, Inc. Let’s meet the Republicans seeking to be Arkansas’ next secretary of state: Sen. Kim Hammer, R-Benton; Miller County Judge Cathy Hardin...
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This column can help you make an informed vote in the Arkansas Supreme Court race. https://t.co/MPAnzsIKrO
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Voters in the March 3 primaries will select the next Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, Position 3. Let’s meet the candidates, Justice Nick Bronni and attorney John Adams.
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The March 3 primaries feature two state Senate primaries where Sarah Huckabee Sanders supports a challenger opposing a sitting Republican senator. Both senators voted against the proposed Franklin County prison in the last legislative session. https://t.co/9GsN8CVHeC
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The March 3 primaries feature two state Senate primaries where Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders supports a challenger opposing a sitting Republican senator. Both senators voted against her administratio...
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Congress has funded most but not all of the government. Arkansas’ delegation secured hundreds of millions of dollars for highways and other state projects. Meanwhile, a nonpartisan group is warning of the consequences of ever-increasing government debt. https://t.co/Ed5Rh557ct
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By Steve Brawner, © 2026 by Steve Brawner Communications, Inc. Congress has funded most but not all of the government. Four members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation secured hundreds of millions...
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The five B's – host Steve Barnes with Hal Bass, Jay Barth, Richard Bearden and Steve Brawner – discussed the upcoming primary elections and the Arkansas political scene on Arkansas TV's "Arkansas Week." https://t.co/v7hoY5IimJ
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This year’s open primary elections in Arkansas will be a little more closed, but only to Democrats seeking to vote in the Republican primary. https://t.co/RNe4gCCoDG
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This year’s open primary elections in Arkansas will be a little more closed, but only to Democrats seeking to vote in the Republican primary.
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What happened January 28 at the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees meeting was indeed a “radical shift.” https://t.co/EzrAoBC2y3
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Local communities need local news, but can local newspapers still be profitable? @RobyBrock believes so, which is one reason why he has bought four of them in the past seven months. https://t.co/cFaURFyr5t
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Local communities need local news, but can local newspapers still be profitable? Roby Brock believes so, which is one reason why he has bought four of them in the past seven months.
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U.S. Rep. Steve Womack spoke in the House of Representatives on Jan. 22 in support of a $1.2 trillion spending package he had helped create. His voice cracked twice, but only briefly and for a very good reason. Four days earlier, he had lost his wife. https://t.co/PAEd1ZCbO2
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By Steve Brawner, © 2026 by Steve Brawner Communications, Inc. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack spoke in the House of Representatives on Jan. 22 in support of a $1.2 trillion spending package he had helped...
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What does the land commissioner do, and who are candidates Cole Jester and Christian Olson? This unbiased post will tell you. Don't guess when you vote! https://t.co/7Ith4hdjpp
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Tommy Land is Arkansas' land commissioner. Running to replace him are Secretary of State Cole Jester and Christian Olson.
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Read this straight-down-the-middle column in just a few minutes, and it will help you make your own informed choice in the Republican secretary of state primary. Or you can just guess when it comes time to vote. https://t.co/hlrPeYhaHO
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By Steve Brawner, © 2026 by Steve Brawner Communications, Inc. Let’s meet the Republicans seeking to be Arkansas’ next secretary of state: Sen. Kim Hammer, R-Benton; Miller County Judge Cathy Hardin...
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Big Bird will not be appearing on Arkansas public television broadcasts starting next July. Instead, the station will be offering a lot more local programming, such as a new show that will help families prepare healthy meals on a budget. https://t.co/doUUo0z4cG
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Big Bird of “Sesame Street” fame will not be appearing on Arkansas public television broadcasts starting next July. Instead, the station will be offering a lot more local programming, such as a new...
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What might happen in Arkansas in 2026? Let’s play the prediction game. https://t.co/FwcAaGXFfc
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What might happen in Arkansas in 2026? Let’s play the prediction game.
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Voters in the March 3 primaries will select the next Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, Position 3. Let’s meet the candidates, Justice Nick Bronni and attorney John Adams. https://t.co/MPAnzsJihm
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Voters in the March 3 primaries will select the next Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, Position 3. Let’s meet the candidates, Justice Nick Bronni and attorney John Adams.
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School board races aren’t the highest profile ones in a particular election, but they are important. This year, all of the contested ones across Arkansas will occur in the March 3 primaries. Why should voters care? https://t.co/ZXgIe5Ra4Y
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Why should voters care about school board elections? What do school board members do, and what are their powers and limitations?
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A Pearl Harbor ceremony without Pearl Harbor survivors. https://t.co/1uj7Ry8CcZ
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This year’s commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu on Dec. 7 was missing one irreplaceable element: Pearl Harbor survivors.
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Can the right independent candidate running for the right office in the right circumstance win in Arkansas? We’ll have another chance to find out March 3. https://t.co/CzJM2E1Tn8
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Can the right independent candidate running for the right office in the right circumstance win in Arkansas? Or must a candidate have a party label by his or her name on the ballot? We’ll have another...
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Dylan and Lauran McMahan of Hot Springs weren’t looking for an alternative to the typical American culture in which they were living. But they found it. And when they saw it, as McMahan said, they couldn’t “unsee it.” https://t.co/gkGoJtOyEu
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Dylan and Lauran McMahan of Hot Springs weren’t looking for an alternative to the typical American culture in which they were living. But they found it. And when they saw it, as McMahan said, they...
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Few entities have had a bigger effect on Arkansas than Walmart, and this year the effect was bigger than most. For that reason, philanthropist Alice Walton, daughter of founder Sam Walton, and retiring CEO Doug McMillon are the Arkansans of the year. https://t.co/lkTRudxhVN
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Philanthropist Alice Walton, daughter of founder Sam Walton, and retiring CEO Doug McMillon are the Arkansans of the Year.
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Congress is a mess. I asked Dr. Hal Bass what might could be done to fix it. https://t.co/SP6n0st4EC
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Congress is a mess. I asked Dr. Hal Bass what might could be done to fix it.
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