Arkansas News Headlines

In the name of preventing welfare fraud, the legislature has approved a difficult-to-enforce, redundant bill to be sure a...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders;' contributors include a former Trump insider who reportedly is now on the outs. The post Sarah...

Fewer working produces a lower unemployment rate, a sign in part of people giving up job searches. The post Unemployment...

A mayor says he'll honor his oath and enforce federal gun laws. The post Helena-West Helena will obey federal gun law,...

The proportion of Arkansans who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus topped 20% Thursday, while the state's...

A Pulaski County inmate who was being questioned at Little Rock's 12th Street Police Substation escaped from the building...

Decisions on school mask requirements made before Thursday's deadline brought out plenty of public opinion in districts...

The revamped Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts will reopen to the public in May of 2022, officials announced Thursday, a date...

The Arkansas House has voted to put the question of raising the threshold for passing ballot measures to 60%, up from the...

More than $9 billion in state and federal funds for Medicaid and other Department of Human Services programs remained...

A pair of bills that would direct law enforcement officers in Arkansas to ignore the enforcement of federal gun laws was...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders raised more than $4.8 million during the first quarter of the...

A bill that takes aim at "dark money" spending in judicial races in Arkansas took one step closer to passing with approval...

Legislation setting up a committee to address schools' compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act was recommended...

The Arkansas House Revenue and Taxation Committee late Thursday afternoon advanced a bill that would implement Gov. Asa...

Legislation that would pay for private school tuition and fees for roughly 250 students and award up to $2 million a year...

A legal challenge to the way the Arkansas Department of Transportation spends millions of its construction dollars...

The Metropolitan Housing Alliance of Little Rock hopes to increase the police presence at Fred Parris Towers after members...

A Bentonville firefighter who resigned his position after being involved in an altercation with an Asian man outside...

The city needs time to review R.A. Wilson Enterprise's $2,163,128 offer for the Majestic Hotel site, City Manager Bill...

A local man was charged Thursday in the shooting death Wednesday of a teenager he claims was chasing him in the 300 block...

The Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority started a search Thursday to determine whether to hire a new executive...

The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. The court's ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here....

Two men who were indicted as part of a violent drug trafficking ring that operated in and around Little Rock and Pine Bluff...

Democratic headquarters targeted by racist. Sign of the times? The post White supremacy on display at Democratic Party HQ,...

A rape exception for abortion? Not so much. The post Legislature effectively removes rape exception for some abortions...

Lots of legislative action, most of it regrettable. The post Today’s news: A busy day at the Capitol, from campaign cash to...

Electric vehicles do better today. And one legislator needs a ride in one. The post Charging station grant program approved...

One seg-era tribute to the Confederacy would be removed by legislation passed in the House today. The post House approves...

Lawmakers will consider a measure today that would require far more transparency on spending in judicial campaigns. The...

Lynett's play "Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)" is the winner of the 2021 Yale Drama Prize,...

Trolling for national dollars pays big for the Republican. The post Sarah Sanders reports $4.8 million haul in first...

State loses effort to dismiss highway funding case. The post Judge Pierce refuses to dismiss lawsuit over state freeway...

Mary Bentley finds a link in discrimination and creationism. The post The link between Mary Bentley’s creationism bill and...

The proposals endorsed so far are bad, but they could be worse. The post The constitutional amendment chase: Something’s...

The state’s Republican governor, who recently vetoed an anti-transgender bill only to be overridden by the legislature,...

Gov. Asa Hutchison vetoed a bill banning gender-affirming surgery and medication for minors, saying he believed medical...

The bill, which could still be enacted if state legislators override the governor’s veto, would make it illegal for...