Arkansas’ filing period closes with 446 candidates seeking office
Candidate filing came to a close on Tuesday in Arkansas, with a total of 446 candidates putting their names on the ballot for state and federal office in 2022.
Candidate filing came to a close on Tuesday in Arkansas, with a total of 446 candidates putting their names on the ballot for state and federal office in 2022.
The Arkansas House tabled an effort to bring a resolution authorizing lawmakers to consider an abortion ban with a civil cause of action during the fiscal sess…
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and businessman Chris Bequette officially joined the field of lieutenant governor candidates Monday, the fifth day of candidat…
Government leaders across Arkansas expressed support Friday for Ukraine and called for a united effort in rebuking Russia's invasion of the democratic eastern …
U.S. Sen. John Boozman and U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford filed for reelection Friday at the state Capitol, the fourth day of candidate filing for state and federal o…
U.S. Sen. John Boozman filed to seek reelection on Friday, the fourth day of candidate filing in Arkansas.
Arkansas' state lawmakers on Wednesday completed action on eight bills that would make changes in state laws about the governing, financing and other matters r…
Several candidates seeking Arkansas' governorship filed for office Tuesday, including Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Democrat Chris Jones, who shook han…
Political campaigns for the 2022 elections may have been underway in Arkansas for months, but candidates don't make things official until the filing period, wh…
Political campaigns in Arkansas may have been underway for months, but come Tuesday it will be time for candidates to start making things official.
Both chambers of the Arkansas Legislature on Thursday approved four bills apiece that would make changes in state laws about the governing, financing and other…
Insurance measures find support
Efforts to allow the Arkansas General Assembly to consider coupling a Texas-style civil cause of action with a near total abortion ban died in a House committe…
Efforts to allow the Arkansas General Assembly to consider adding a Texas-style civil cause of action to the state's near-total abortion ban died in a House co…
In its fiscal session that begins Monday, the Arkansas General Assembly will consider proposals to provide one-time stipends to certified law enforcement offic…
The latest wave of campaign announcements for the Arkansas Legislature sets up Republican primaries across the state and includes a GOP challenge to a Little R…
Snow, sleet and freezing rain across Arkansas resulted in the closure of many public-facing state offices Thursday, though the work of state government continu…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments Tuesday:
A circuit court judge has temporarily blocked the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission from issuing more dispensary licenses until a lawsuit alleging racial b…
A Black-owned company is suing Arkansas regulators over the denial of its medical marijuana dispensary license application, alleging racial bias and seeking to…
A third group seeking to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use in Arkansas filed a petition for a proposed constitutional amendment to appear on the ba…
A third petition for a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis for adult recreational use in Arkansas was filed in the secretary of state's office on Mon…
A candidate for Arkansas lieutenant governor, state Sen. Jason Rapert, Monday criticized fellow candidate Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's spending on her of…
A month before the filing period for state offices begins, more Arkansans are jumping into races for state House and Senate seats.
State Rep. Mark Lowery of Maumelle announced Friday that he will seek the Republican nomination for Arkansas state treasurer, three days after dropping out of …
State Rep. Mark Lowery of Maumelle announced Friday that he will seek the Republican nomination for Arkansas state treasurer, three days after dropping out of …
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge raised nearly $192,000 for her lieutenant governor campaign last quarter and transferred about $577,000 to that campa…
A dozen companies and industry groups signed on to a friend-of-the-court brief filed Wednesday against the state's effort to overturn a court ruling that block…
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge raised nearly $192,000 for her lieutenant governor campaign last quarter and transferred about $577,000 to that campa…
Magnolia City Councilman Steve Crowell announced this week that he will challenge state Sen. Charles Beckham of McNeil in this year's Republican primary electi…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders raised more than $1.6 million last quarter, her campaign reported Tuesday, the deadline for state can…
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said America's divisions are spiritual, not political, in his keynote speech Monday at the state's annual Martin Luther King…
Arkansas House Revenue and Taxation Committee Chairman Joe Jett, R-Success, announced Monday he isn't seeking re-election this year to spend more time with his…
New quarters featuring renowned poet and onetime Arkansan Maya Angelou are expected to begin circulating in late January or early February.
State regulators Thursday approved a rule change that will allow issuance of the remaining two medical marijuana dispensary licenses permitted under the Arkans…
A petition for a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish every Arkansan's right to a free, "world-class" education for pre-kindergarten through …
Two Republicans have emerged this week to run for state Senate seats in north and south Arkansas.
Two Republicans, one Democrat and one Libertarian have announced bids this month for state House seats throughout Arkansas.
The nation's architect of the Capitol has approved a model of a statue of civil-rights leader Daisy Bates, the Arkansas secretary of state's office said Tuesda…
Two Republicans have announced this week they'll run for state Senate seats in north and south Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK -- Former Gov. Mike Huckabee is the keynote speaker at next week's Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Unity Prayer Breakfast, a choice the state has…
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson presented his proposed $6.04 billion budget for fiscal 2023 to lawmakers Tuesday morning.
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee is the keynote speaker at next week's Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Unity Prayer Breakfast, a choice the state has defended amid …
Arkansas Senate Democratic leader Keith Ingram of West Memphis won't run for reelection this year, he announced Friday.
Internal audits found several instances of improper spending on multiple campuses of the University of Arkansas System, lawmakers were told Thursday.
Arkansas' most notable political dinner is coming back this weekend, after a year off, amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
Religious social media posts from Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson are unconstitutional, Americans United for Separation of Church and State said in a letter to th…
The Arkansas secretary of state's office has submitted photos of the statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and country music icon Johnny Cash to the natio…