Yellowstone National Park to open some entrances and roads to public April 17

CDC’s 2025 data shows birth rates continuing to slide

COMMENTARY: Facing prison pushback, Arkansas governor relies on greatest hits in speech

Farm group seeks policy change to help build fertilizer storage

Debate over US war crimes, illegal military orders returns with Trump threats against Iran

Alabama Legislature gives final approval to bill mandating Ten Commandments school displays

Gas prices soar by 21% as government inflation figures reflect Trump’s war on Iran

US House Democrats call for Congress to come back into session for Iran war debate

Arkansas education board returns Lee County district to local control buff.ly/M7jl4kJ

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday that a special election will be held Aug. 4 to fill the House District 44 vacancy. #arpx buff.ly/T7yNsi7

Via Andrea Tinker: SB 99, sponsored by Sen. Keith Kelley, R-Anniston, would require schools to display a poster of the religious document in fifth through 12th-grade classes and within common areas, such as cafeterias and school libraries, in schools. https://ow.ly/ingK50YGQHg

A man died in a Mississippi ICE facility. Do we know everything we need to know? www.newsfromthestates.com/article/man-...

How Trump’s SAVE America Act could make it harder for married women to vote arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/10/r...

Republican lawmakers push state control over Democratic cities arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/10/r...

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Arkansas governor says lawmakers must limit spending for tax cut session to occur  arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/09/a...

Melania Trump denounces ‘baseless lies’ connecting her to Epstein arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/09/r...

2 women join lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/09/2...

Federal judge denies settlements in Oklahoma’s decades-long poultry pollution lawsuit arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/09/r...

State lottery ticket sales nearly double to over $100B arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/09/r...

With threats to journalists rising under Trump’s second term, how are they being protected? Tomorrow, we will take a look at the case of Estefany Rodríguez, a Nashville Noticias reporter who was arrested and held in ICE custody for 15 days. www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...

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Immigrants who sought asylum during border surge under increasing pressure arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/09/r...

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

Democrats in Arkansas Legislature say governor’s policy priorities are out of touch arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/08/d...

2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/08/r...

Arkansas governor urges school voucher, law enforcement funding boosts in State of State  arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/08/a...

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The Arkansas legislative session is now underway. Follow the Advocate for live updates of the day and the governor's State of the State address. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/08/l...

Legislators converge at the Arkansas Capitol Wednesday, where they will hear the governor give her State of the State address. Then, the work of crafting a multibillion dollar state budget will begin. via @arkansasadvocate.com

The Arkansas Legislature gavels in at noon today. Be sure to follow the Advocate for live updates from the first day, including the governor's State of the State address. #ARLeg #ARpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/08/l...

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Billions in unpaid taxes could help states fill budget holes, report says arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/08/r...

Drive for more housing sparks rare bipartisanship in statehouses arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/08/r...

Arkansas’ fiscal session is here. Here are the bills to watch. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/08/a...

Louisiana judge preserves telehealth abortion access provision for now, puts case on hold arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/07/r...

Trump announces 2-week Iran ceasefire, backing off threat ‘a whole civilization will die’ arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/07/r...

Gov. Tony Evers signed a pair of bills Monday that will release $125 million for communities to fight PFAS water contamination. via @wisconsinexaminer.com

Trump threatens ‘a whole civilization will die’ in Iran; Schumer calls him ‘extremely sick’ arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/07/r...

Navigator cuts leave Americans with less help to find Obamacare plans arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/07/r...

Interested in more coverage? Visit our new "Immigration Enforcement" trend page for updates across the states. www.newsfromthestates.com/rising-trend...

Two measures passed by the Tennessee Legislature creating criminal offenses for some immigrants is likely to face legal challenges. via @tennesseelookout.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tenn...

Issue Spotlight: Where Arkansas’ U.S. Senate candidates stand on the Iran war arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/07/i...

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

Arkansas GOP secretary of state runoff recounts don’t change outcome in 3 counties arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkan...

Arkansas National Guard members prepare for southwest Asia deployment arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/06/a...

Trump repeats threat to bomb Iranian power plants, bridges arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/06/r...

ICYMI: Alongside the Investigative Reporting Lab at Yale, we published a four-part series, “Jailed in Crisis.” The series looks into Arkansas’ overburdened jail and health care systems — and potentially deadly consequences. Read the full investigation: arkansasadvocate.com/tag/jailed-i...