10+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1275+ words) Volunteers armed with clipboards will be collecting signatures at Arkansas festivals, farmers markets and other locations over the next seven weeks as three initiative campaigns race to qualify for the November ballot. Canvassers for two competing direct-democracy measures and a…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (552+ words) From the Arkansas Advocate: The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders" appeals of rulings that forced her to move up special elections for two legislative seats, days after attorneys raised questions about a special justice appointed to hear…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (567+ words) From the Arkansas Advocate: A circuit judge last month dismissed the first legal challenge to Arkansas" abortion ban, but the case could be revived due to a recent state Supreme Court ruling on how such lawsuits are handled. Pulaski County…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (894+ words) From the Arkansas Advocate: The Arkansas State Library Board on Friday proposed requiring libraries to restrict children's access to "sexually explicit' materials in order to receive state funding. The board unanimously accepted a revised draft of the proposed rules after…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (562+ words) Arkansas" Department of Human Services will soft launch a new Work and Community Engagement requirement for certain Medicaid enrollees on July 1. The requirements are being implemented across the U. S. in January 2027 as part of President Donald Trump"s massive tax and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (500+ words) Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a package of tax cuts into law on Wednesday. The legislation furthers the governor's long-standing desire to phase out the state income tax for good. Since taking office in 2023, Sanders has worked every legislative…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (732+ words) Bills reducing both the individual and corporate income tax rates are heading to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders" desk. Tuesday was the second day of a special session convened for the sole purpose of cutting state tax rates. The session was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (546+ words) From the Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas lawmakers advanced what would be the state's fourth income tax cut in four years Monday despite critics' warnings that reducing revenue could jeopardize social services. Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 1001 would cut the top individual…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (557+ words) From the Arkansas Advocate: The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a measure that changed how constitutional challenges to state laws are handled, ruling that legislators overstepped their authority with the move. The ruling revived a lawsuit over Independence…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (390+ words) A group of Arkansas legislators is asking the U. S. Department of Justice to investigate the death of a former airport director. This comes about a year after the family announced plans to sue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…...