News from around Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker has been asked by the state court system’s chief administrator to stay out of his office and not communicate with his staff, pending a disciplinary review
Some communicable respiratory illnesses saw a resurgence in Arkansas last year, specifically pertussis and tuberculosis
Instead of building a 3,000-bed prison in Northwest Arkansas to reduce crowding in county jails, one senator said the state should fund local correctional facilities
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker cited a non-official memo from her predecessor as the basis for her administrative authority in a mass email sent to judicial employees
Two opponents of a prison planned for Franklin County were threatened with arrest for criminal trespassing on Tuesday and escorted out of a Arkansas Department of Corrections meeting, which they said they thought was open to the public
Only the full Arkansas Supreme Court can appoint members to the state’s judicial disciplinary commission, according to an opinion issued Monday
Arkansas Republican lawmakers will continue championing Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ policy priorities during the 2025 legislative session, while Democrats hope to secure enough support to pass a wide-ranging agenda despite the ongoing GOP supermajority in both chambers
