Arkansas Politics
The decision clears the way for Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES), the group behind the repeal effort, to start gathering signatures …
by Neal Earley June 5, 2023Mike Mills, the secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, has resigned after less than six months. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said …
by Michael R. Wickline June 2, 2023The introduction to the complaint calls Act 372 "a vague, sweeping law that restrains public libraries and booksellers in Arkansas from making available consti…
by Joseph Flaherty June 2, 2023The lawsuit, filed last month, aims to delay implementation of the LEARNS Act, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' signature education overhaul, claiming lawmakers er…
by Neal Earley June 1, 2023“President Biden’s failure at our southern border puts the entire country at risk,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a news release. “States must now step u…
by Tony Holt June 1, 2023An attorney for a rejected medical marijuana cultivator asked the judge in its lawsuit to disqualify the Arkansas attorney general's office from the case in a …
by Neal Earley June 1, 2023Arkansas' delegates in the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday in support of a legislative package that includes a debt ceiling suspension and spendi…
by Alex Thomas June 1, 2023Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed an emergency motion Tuesday asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that temporary blocke…
by Neal Earley May 30, 2023House Speaker Matthew Shepherd says he is concerned about funding for rural health care and hospitals.
by Michael R. Wickline May 28, 2023A U.S. Senate subcommittee recently heard from broadband leaders regarding the challenges facing broadband in rural communities, with lawmakers and industry re…
by Alex Thomas May 28, 2023A justice of the peace says the Garland County Quorum Court didn't have the opportunity to offer input on the 911 consolidation plan the county and city of Hot…
by David Showers May 28, 2023The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services is closing nine of its Workforce Centers and leaving 17 other Workforce Centers open, a division spokeswoman said F…
by Michael R. Wickline May 27, 2023A lawsuit seeking to stop Arkansas election officials from using bar-code voting machines was moved this week from Pulaski County Circuit Court to federal cour…
by Daniel McFadin May 27, 2023Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. violated Arkansas law by traveling to and from campaign events in a city-owned vehicle without his campaign reimbursing the c…
by Joseph Flaherty May 27, 2023Garland County Circuit Judge Ralph Ohm said holding a campaign sign for his friend in last November's Hot Springs mayoral race was a mistake, telling the Judic…
by David Showers May 27, 2023