Arkansas Politics
Arkansas' U.S. Sen. John Boozman helped introduce legislation Thursday to expand a federal grant program to university initiatives addressing mental health amo…
by Alex Thomas September 29, 2023None of Arkansas' congressional delegates want a government shutdown.
by Alex Thomas September 29, 2023Arkansas state government's executive branch Cabinet secretaries will be responsible for determining which programs must be suspended and which employees will …
by Michael R. Wickline September 29, 2023Three candidates were ready to make their pitch Thursday night to the Bryant City Council to serve as interim mayor -- and two of them were father and son.
by Tony Holt September 29, 2023The lectern, which state officials have said was bought to be used by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republican officials, has been at the center of speculati…
by Neal Earley September 28, 2023GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday criticized former President Donald Trump by arguing the fellow Republican would "mislead" American worke…
by Anne Snabes The Detroit News (TNS) September 28, 2023With two Little Rock housing commissioners ousted as of Tuesday and two others set to exit, four new faces are expected to join the five-seat board of the city…
by Joseph Flaherty September 28, 2023As other Republican presidential candidates answered questions during Wednesday's debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, former Arkans…
by Alex Thomas September 28, 2023Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders highlighted her Natural State Initiative, designed to expand knowledge of the state's outdoor recreational activities and build its…
by Aaron Gettinger September 28, 2023Officials in Benton and Washington counties said Wednesday each county will receive $550,000 in federal grant money to begin work on mental health courts.
by Tom Sissom September 28, 2023Garland County County Judge Darryl Mahoney asked justices of the peace Monday for a full-time employee dedicated to processing public records requests.
by David Showers September 28, 2023A day after the governor’s office told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that state procurement law does not apply to the governor's purchase of a $19,000 lectern,…
by Tony Holt September 27, 2023Members of the Little Rock Nine speaking to high school seniors on the 66th anniversary of the Little Rock Central High desegregation crisis criticized legisla…
by Josh Snyder September 26, 2023In the wake of Bryant Mayor Allen Scott’s resignation on Tuesday following allegations that he sexually harassed a city employee, officials there say they are …
by Dale Ellis September 23, 2023Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced three appointments this week to the Arkansas Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee.
by The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette September 23, 2023