The top agenda item for lawmakers is taking up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ $6.3 billion proposed budget for the coming year.
Category: State News
Arkansas secures $15 million for EV charging stations
A total of 19 locations in Arkansas will receive $15 million in federal funding for electric vehicle charging stations.
Police in Conway fatally shoot man who barricaded himself at a shopping mall
Police in central Arkansas shot a man who later died after the man fired at officers at a shopping mall Saturday morning.
Bill Clinton reflects on post-White House years in the upcoming memoir ‘Citizen’
The book will cover everything from the presidential campaigns of his wife, Hillary Clinton, to his views on events ranging from the Jan. 6 insurrection to the Iraq War.
Here’s what to expect in Arkansas’ state house primary runoffs
Voters in three Arkansas state House districts will return to the polls Tuesday to complete some unfinished business.
Completion of audit into Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern has been pushed back to April
The governor’s office said it needed more time for its response to a report detailing the audit of a $19,000 lectern purchased for Gov. Sanders.
Texas and California residents top out-of-staters moving to Arkansas in 2023, data shows
More new Arkansans moved to the Natural State last year from Texas and California than any other states, according to state driver’s license data.
High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory
A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas on Monday over the state’s ban on critical race theory.
Arkansas airport director shot by federal agents dies, affidavit alleges illegal firearm sales
The executive director of Little Rock’s airport, who was injured earlier this week in a shootout with federal agents serving a search warrant at his home, died on Thursday.
Gov. Sanders deploys Arkansas National Guard to support southern border control efforts
The Arkansas National Guard will send about 40 guardsmen to Texas to support border control efforts along the nation’s southern border
Arkansas’ elimination of ‘X’ as option for sex on licenses and IDs endorsed by GOP lawmakers
A panel endorsed a state agency’s elimination of “X” as an option alongside male and female on state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards.
Arkansas stops offering gender-neutral driver’s licenses and IDs
The new rules will also make it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on their licenses and IDs.
Arkansas police identify suspect, victims in weekend shooting that left 3 people dead
A woman and a man were killed in a weekend shooting that also left the suspected shooter dead.
3 dead, several injured in early morning shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Three people were killed and several others injured early Sunday when a shooting broke out at a private party in Arkansas, police said.
Arkansas governor proposes $6.3B budget as lawmakers prepare for session
Most of Gov. Sanders’ proposed increase in spending would go toward a school voucher program.