Arkansas Times4h
GOP legislators push ‘Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act’ and other anti-immigrant bills
Among legislation pending at the Arkansas Capitol is a bill that would force local law enforcement to work with ICE.
Little Rock Public Radio7d
Discussion with bill sponsor ‘saved’ Arkansas PBS governing board from dissolution, chairman says
Jonesboro, introduced Senate Bill 184 to transfer the Arkansas Educational Television Commission’s powers to the Department ...
Republicans quiet as DOGE slashes GOP-backed pro-democracy group
The International Republican Institute’s furloughed staffers feel betrayed by former board member Marco Rubio.
Bolts4d
“It Just Feels Like Death”: Barrage of New Rules Target Arkansas Ballot Initiatives
Canvassers stop passersby in front of a local grocery store or town library and ask them if they’d be willing to sign a ...
Constitutional amendment proposed to streamline Arkansas ballot initiative process
Tuesday, a proposed constitutional amendment was submitted to the Arkansas Attorney General to streamline the state's ...
Arkansas Times2d
Cities, counties, state could shower private projects with taxpayer funds under senator’s amendment
The proposed constitutional amendment is vague on the details, but it seems to give cities and counties broad authority to ...
Arkansas lawmakers consider allowing nitrogen gas executions
The Arkansas House passed the nitrogen execution bill on a 67-23 vote, sending the measure to the state Senate. More than ...
Groceries around the country remain expensive. That’s why more states want to stop taxing them
The number of states imposing sales taxes on groceries is likely to shrink as lawmakers hear complaints about high prices for ...
Virginia Mercury11d
GOP tax cut plans may depend on savings from Medicaid. What is it and who relies on it?
Other GOP-led states like Arkansas and West Virginia have more than a quarter of their residents signed up for Medicaid.