State GOP leaders call for McCollum’s resignation and withdrawal from race for Benton County Judge The Republican nominee for Benton County judge faces allegations of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and…
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission quietly announced that as of July 1, visitors to Wildlife Management Areas, or WMAs, will now need a permit to access those areas. They…
Arkansas’ 95th General Assembly is set to kick off the fiscal session on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. After a year and a half of controversial prisons, the Ten Commandments in schools, and attacks on Arkansas’ ballot initiative process, the issue that is set to be the most contentious is appropriations to fund the Educational Freedom Accounts from the LEARNS Act.
The 30,000 foot view of county shenanigans and why it matters This series on Washington County is presented in partnership with the Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition. A big thank you…
Washington Co. Judge Patrick Deakins is allergic to transparency and loves to hire outside counsel. Are taxpayers on the hook for Patrick Deakins’ spending on private law firms? Washington County…
While Arkansas teachers, public employees, and state workers are stuck fighting over scraps from our new merit pay system, Gov. Sanders is handing out enormous raises to her political allies….
The push to ditch public affirmative action is back, and it’s uglier than ever. Last session, fifteen Arkansas state senators voted against SB71, Dan Sullivan’s 2023 bill to gut public…
Early voting has started in Arkansas, which means a firehose of disinformation has started to target voters. Over the weekend, Pulaski County Clerk Terri Hollingsworth tweeted that she’d received reports…
Remember when we wondered if Arkansas’s Schools for the Blind and Deaf would be the next targets of Jacob Oliva’s ire? We have an update. Today, the Democrat-Gazette reports the…
Hot Springs, AR — In a flagrant turn of events at the Arkansas Bar Association meeting today, attorney and bar association member, Jen Standerfer, was unconstitutionally harassed and arrested for…