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

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: The state’s health department will use $13.3 million in federal funding to help doctors connect remotely and better share data by upgrading medical technology, Arkansas officials announced Friday. arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/feder...

#UARK law school staff received an update Friday on the next steps in the search for a new dean. ICYMI: The University of Arkansas abruptly revoked an offer to the incoming dean last month after pushback by key Republicans about her background and legal positions on transgender athletes. #arpx

Barnes has served as interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences since July following Dr. Cam Patterson’s announcement that he would return to being a faculty member in the university’s cardiology department after leading UAMS for seven years.

There are several factors that go into deciding when schools close for inclement weather and how they make up lost instruction time. Learn more in my latest for @arkansasadvocate.com #arpx #arwx

Republican Brad Simon will face independent candidate Adam Watson in the March 3 primary election. #arpx #arleg

Polls have opened in Arkansas Senate District 26, where there's a runoff for the Republican nomination. Here's what you need to know about the special primary runoff. Check back with the Arkansas Advocate tonight for the latest on this race.

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Nearly 1,300 Arkansas voters who were also registered in Alabama or Tennessee were sent undated form letters from the state lacking official letterhead telling them they may be removed from voter rolls if they didn’t respond within 30 days. #arpx tinyurl.com/577eayyt

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: A new oral history project aims to collect and preserve the stories of Arkansas veterans who served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/pryor...

A defense company plans to invest $1.3 billion into the Pine Bluff Arsenal, the Army announced Wednesday. The Army will lease property to Hanwha Defense USA to build and operate a new munitions facility. The project is expected to create 200 jobs. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/army-...

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: An obscure legal fight over who can change citizen-led amendments to Arkansas’ Constitution is casting uncertainty on the future of the state's #medicalmarijuana program. 🔈Click to hear patients share their concerns. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/27/c...

Finally got out in the snow to take some pics today. ❄️ Check out this story from @arkansasadvocate.com to see how the Arkansas National Guard is responding to all the winter weather. #arpx #arwx

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency Thursday as Arkansas braces for a severe winter storm that will bring heavy snow, ice and near-zero temperatures statewide. @arkansasadvocate.com has some storm prep tips for ya. #arpx #arwx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/22/a...

An #affordablehousing project for #veterans nearing completion in Fayetteville could become a national model, elected officials said Wednesday. Read what U.S. Sen. John Boozman said about the project in my latest story for @arkansasadvocate.com #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/21/n...

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: The abrupt revocation of a job offer to the University of Arkansas’ incoming law school dean prompted a student-led protest on campus Tuesday and calls for the school to adopt a policy to prevent undue influence on personnel decisions. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/20/u...

The 2026 election cycle marks the first time a new Republican Party of Arkansas rule prohibiting registered Democrats from voting in GOP primary races will be enforced. My latest for @arkansasadvocate.com #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/20/a...

Thanks to @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social for the assist on this @arkansasadvocate.com story. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/16/l...

University of Arkansas abruptly withdrew incoming law dean’s offer. Here’s what happened. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/16/u...

Statement from Emily Suski: "I am disappointed and hurt by the University’s decision to rescind my contract. I have been informed that the decision was not in any way a reflection of my qualifications to serve as dean, but rather the result of influence from external individuals." #arpx #arleg

From the entire @arkansasadvocate.com team: The University of Arkansas abruptly revoked its offer to the incoming dean of its law school after key Republicans complained about her background and legal position on protections for transgender athletes. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/15/u...

An Arkansas lawmaker raised concerns Tuesday about how to fund the state’s school voucher program in the future after advancing a request for more money that would raise its cost this year to nearly $310 million. #arpx #arleg ✍️: @grajeda.bsky.social buff.ly/oKAbEvM

A tech industry trade group asked a federal judge Monday to temporarily block a reworked version of an Arkansas law struck down by a judge that would have restricted minors’ social media access. My latest for @arkansasadvocate.com: arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/tech-...

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Nearly 1,300 people were found to be registered to vote in Arkansas at the same time they were registered in Alabama or Tennessee under an initiative aimed at removing outdated information, Secretary of State Cole Jester said Friday. arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkan...

Arkansas received two federal grants totaling nearly $25 million over five years to support literacy instruction, the state’s education department said Thursday. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkan...

Republicans’ Arkansas Senate seat runoff campaign a sprint to prove who opposes prison project more arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/07/r...

Great work by @tessmvrbin.bsky.social @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social @grajeda.bsky.social on covering Tuesday’s special primaries. For the results and more news, check out the Advocate site #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/category/ele...

The @arkansasadvocate.com team is calling it a night, but we can report that Alex Holladay defeated Cordelia Smith-Johnson in the special Democratic primary election for House District 70 Tuesday. He'll face Republican Bo Renshaw on March 3. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/06/a...

Polls have opened in the HD70 and SD26 special primary elections in Arkansas. Go to www.arkansasadvocate.com tonight for updates on the races and throughout the day for more news.

We're only a few days into the new year and the @arkansasadvocate.com team is already gearing up for elections with primaries in two special elections Tuesday. The first is in Senate District 26 where a planned state prison is a key issue. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/01/05/a...

Expenses add up inside and outside state prisons, and some costs keep people who’ve left prison and may struggle to find employment stuck in the carceral system for years. @grajeda.bsky.social and @arkansasadvocate.com bring us part 2 of the series Overcrowded: arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/17/o...

Arkansas incarcerates more of its population than any other democratic country in the world, research shows. And that was before a new law made it harder for people to get parole and probation. @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social tells the story in a new series from @arkansasadvocate.com

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked new Arkansas restrictions of social media that a tech industry trade group argued are unconstitutional, including a measure that would have made it easier for parents to sue social media platforms. #arpx

A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that created a school voucher program remained alive Thursday after the Arkansas Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the state to dismiss the case. #arpx

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville has identified more than 100 scholarships to be modified to comply with laws related to race and diversity, and at least one donor has ended his financial support as a result. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/04/u...

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Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Former President Barack Obama shared his thoughts Monday on democracy, civic engagement and understanding others during the inaugural conversation of Building Bridges, a new lecture series hosted by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Arkansans can provide feedback on rules for the state’s school voucher program and an adult diploma program during two public meetings Tuesday in Little Rock. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/01/p...