The Latest Breaking News from Arkansas

A journalist’s account of the Arkansas town she left behind, and the friend whose fate she avoided

The question was reportedly intended for summer interns, not state board applicants

Arkansas voters will decide on a constitutional amendment in 2024 to allow the state’s lottery proceeds to be used to fund grants and scholarships for vocational-technical schools and technical institutes. The amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution 1006 on February 7, 2023. It was passed in the House on…

The author’s search for her childhood friend who shared her dreams of fleeing Clinton, Arkansas, is an elegiac story of lost opportunities

My friend Philip Martin has some thoughts on this. “Let’s not get schmaltzy about this,” he writes. “Tragedy is not an occasion for inspiration. Most people see this as just what you do — if someone needs your help, you help.”

People directly impacted by the devastating Arkansas tornado and severe storms have more time to file their federal and state tax returns.

When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that he was launching a new political action committee to stand up against “rising authoritarianism” and regressive policies adopted by Republicans, he lambasted red state leaders for banning books, targeting trans children and stoking racism.

So far in 2023, barely a day has passed without state lawmakers across the country introducing a new anti-LGBTQ bill. Many of those bills are advancing, and in some cases, being enshrined into law.

Officials in parts of the Midwest and South have warned residents to have shelter ready before going to sleep