Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Volunteers armed with clipboards will be collecting signatures at Arkansas festivals & farmers markets over the next seven weeks as three initiative campaigns race to qualify for the November ballot. 🔈Click to hear the story: arkansasadvocate.com/2026/05/18/a...

The Arkansas State Board of Education approved Thursday an emergency rule to implement new legislation governing the creation of newly formed smaller school districts. #arpx #arleg

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed another round of income tax cuts into law Wednesday afternoon, marking the conclusion of a three-day special session. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/05/06/a...

Arkansas lawmakers returning to the Capitol Monday will begin the work of carrying out the governor’s tax cutting agenda during what’s expected to be a three-day special session. If lawmakers approve the cuts, it will mark the fourth round of tax cuts since Sanders took office in 2023. #arpx

Lawmakers ended the fiscal session this week as expected, and will return to the Capitol Monday for a special session focused on tax cuts. The governor issued a proclamation Thursday that set the special session’s agenda, which includes cutting individual income and corporate tax rates. #arpx

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakens a key part of the Voting Rights Act threatens minority representation in legislative districts in Arkansas, a state that has faced legal fights over redistricting, progressive groups said Wednesday. #arpx #arleg

Arkansas ranks worst in the nation on health system performance for Hispanic residents, according to a new report that found existing racial and ethnic health disparities are likely to worsen in every state under recent federal policy changes. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/29/r...

Budget bills for the University of Arkansas’ Fayetteville and Little Rock campuses that have struggled to find legislative support over policy disputes finally received approval from the Arkansas House Tuesday. #arpx #arleg

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Objections over the University of Arkansas Fayetteville’s plan to divert funding to its athletics department prompted House lawmakers to reject the institution’s appropriation bill Monday. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/27/u...

Broadway appointed Arkansas State University Three Rivers interim chancellor arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/broad...

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday formally cleared the way for the state to enforce a law regulating hemp-derived products following the conclusion of litigation challenging an earlier state measure banning the sale of these products. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkan...

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: The Arkansas Senate voted Tuesday to allow lawmakers to consider proposals to increase the state’s homestead property tax credit to $675, protect property rights against Sharia law and restrict industrial development authorities. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/21/a...

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Four Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination to fill the late Rep. Stan Berry’s seat in a special election this summer. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/4-rep...

A judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law set to take effect Tuesday that would have restricted minors’ social media access. Tech industry trade group NetChoice in January filed a lawsuit challenging Act 900 of 2025, which sought to amend a 2023 law found to be unconstitutional. #arpx

The fiscal session workload will increase next week when lawmakers are expected to consider proposals to eliminate the governor’s senior advisor position, prohibit certain funds from being used for a Franklin County prison and increase the homestead tax credit. #arpx #arleg

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and retired Gen. Wesley Clark said a commitment to service and the common good are ways to improve civility during a fireside chat Thursday at Little Rock’s Ron Robinson Theater. #arpx

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Arkansas circuit judge confirmed to federal judgeship arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkan...

Arkansas will have another special session later this year to fill the vacancy left by the death of Rep. Stan Berry last month. #arpx

The state education board voted Thursday to return the Lee County School District to local control and for its advisory board to become the new school board. The east Arkansas district has been under state authority since March 2019 when it was cited for violating accreditation standards. #arpx

In a 30-minute, wide-ranging interview with three reporters, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday her plans to call a special session to cut income taxes depend on lawmakers sticking to her proposed budget and limiting spending. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/09/a...

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called on state lawmakers during Wednesday’s State of the State address to think of everyday Arkansans as they consider approving her proposed budget that includes funding boosts for school vouchers and law enforcement. #arpx

Spent the morning with the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade ahead of their deployment. Click below to listen to an audio story about their sendoff ceremony. 🔈 Little Rock friends, you can also listen by tuning into @lrpublicradio.bsky.social tonight/tomorrow morning. 📻 #arpx

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Arkansas must remove a Ten Commandments monument from state Capitol grounds, but put her order on hold so officials can appeal the decision. The judge blocked the law requiring the privately-funded monument’s installation, ruling it unconstitutional. #arpx #arleg

(1/2) Another Tuesday, another election. Today's primary runoff elections include races for six seats in the Arkansas Legislature. Check out this @arkansasadvocate.com story to see if there's a race in your district. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/23/v...

Filling in for @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social on the corrections beat: The corrections board voted Monday to accept settlement offers requiring the panel to say laws taking away its ability to hire/fire top prison officials are constitutional & state that board members violated open-records laws. #arpx

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Arkansas’ two busiest airports are collecting donations to support Transportation Security Administration employees who have gone without paychecks during a budget impasse that lawmakers moved closer toward ending Friday. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/26/a...

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ICYMI: Additional Arkansas universities have received Ten Commandments posters to display on their campuses in compliance with a 2025 state law. #arpx #arleg

A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked six Arkansas school districts from enforcing a state law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in every classroom, declaring the 2025 measure unconstitutional. #arpx #arleg

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Gov. Sanders appointed Ashley Caldwell to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees Monday. Her husband served as Sanders’ gubernatorial campaign manager and was appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in 2024. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/caldw...

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration praised the opening of Northwest Arkansas National Airport’s new traffic control tower Wednesday for contributing to the modernization of the nation’s airspace. #arpx

Arkansas education department accepting applications for voucher program’s fourth year arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkan...

UA law school faculty and staff have until Friday to provide anonymous feedback on two interim dean candidates. University officials requested recommendations for the position after the law school abruptly rescinded its offer to the incoming dean following complaints from key Republicans. #arpx

The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees authorized the system president Monday to provide $3.4 million in additional funding for UA Fayetteville’s athletics, less than the $6 million the panel sought in new funding earlier this year. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/09/u...

It's been a busy week for the @arkansasadvocate.com with the primary election on Tuesday. ICYMI here are some of the elections results: arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/04/l... #arpx #arleg

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration proposed a nearly $6.7 billion budget Wednesday that raises spending by 3% and adds $70 million to the state’s school voucher program. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/04/a...

Federal judge ends decades-old Little Rock-area school desegregation case arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/26/f...

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: The rising cost of Arkansas’ school voucher program has prompted concerns from Democrats and some rural Republican legislators who say it will be devastating to public schools. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/25/i...

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Special elections for the Legislature occurring simultaneously with the primaries have created a unique situation where some Arkansans may be voting on two ballots March 3. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/25/a...

Arkansas' primary and nonpartisan judicial elections are a week away. Be sure to subscribe to the Arkansas Advocate's FREE daily newsletter for the latest election news and more. You can find all of our 2026 election news at arkansasadvocate.com/category/ele...

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: There are 17 contested legislative races on Arkansas primary ballots this year, and in a predominantly Republican state, the March 3 election will be the only say some voters will have in who represents them. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/24/s...

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Arkansans are supporting the work of grassroots groups that formed in response to the national immigration crackdown and are adapting to immigrants’ needs amid rapidly changing policies. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/23/a...

The race for a seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court in the March 3 election is nonpartisan, but that hasn’t prevented the two candidates in the race from calling each other too ideologically driven. #arpx buff.ly/BCoNJoI

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton focus of GOP, Democratic primaries arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/17/r...

Arkansas’ primary and non-partisan judicial elections are officially underway. Tuesday was the start of early voting, and an increasing number of Arkansans are casting their ballots well ahead of Election Day. Here's what Arkansans said about the issues and candidates. ⬇️ #arpx #arleg

Addressing issues with the state’s school voucher program, supporting economic development and investing in Arkansans are priorities for Sen. Fred Love and Supha Xayprasith-Mays, the two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Arkansas governor. Early voting starts Feb. 17. #arpx

The judge's order prevents the state from enforcing a law that increased the number of counties where ballot initiative groups must gather signatures from 15 to 50. The attorney general plans to appeal the ruling. #arpx #arleg

The NWA office will expand the chances for UA law students to participate in a clerk program, according to officials. The law school was thrust into the national spotlight last month when it rescinded the incoming dean’s job offer because of pushback from key Arkansas Republicans. #arpx