Chief Comp Judge Surges in Fundraising for Supreme Court Spot

Arkansas' chief workers' compensation judge is in a tight race for an open seat on the state Supreme Court, a spot that will be decided in less than two weeks. Barbara Webb, who has been with the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission for almost 13 years, faces Circuit Court Judge Morgan “Chip” Welch in the March 3 election. Under Arkansas election rules, judicial candidates are required to refrain from party politics and from stating their views on issues that may come before the court, according to news reports. But Webb's politics have been talked about...