A dispute in Marion County echoes controversies in other Arkansas counties over how much authority elected officials do or don’t have over public libraries
Public libraries vs. quorum courts: an ongoing local conflict throughout Arkansas
Arkansas will start distributing $1M grant to pregnancy resource centers in January
The taxpayer-funded program will provide funds to pregnancy resource centers, which are often religiously affiliated
Arkansas AG investigating two companies with China connections
Arkansas’ attorney general is investigating two companies with foreign connections that may be in violation of a 2023 state law, including one business supported by the governor’s predecessor
Commission recommends design for ‘monument to the unborn’ at Arkansas Capitol
Approved by the Legislature in March, Act 310 authorizes the secretary of state to decide where to place “a suitable monument commemorating unborn children aborted during the era of Roe v. Wade”
Arkansas ag secretary declines request to provide financial assistance to poultry farmers
Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward’s letter said “the proper role of government does not include state assumption of private debts”
Lake Hamilton asked to end revival-themed halftime show
A national nonprofit organization urged an Arkansas school district to cease a band performance it says “condemns non-Christian viewers to damnation”
De Queen hospital set to face audit over its use of American Rescue Plan funds
Arkansas lawmakers greenlit a potential audit into a Southwest Arkansas hospital’s use of federal COVID-19 relief funds it received last year
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