Via @arkansasadvocate.com: The Arkansas Senate voted Tuesday to allow lawmakers to consider proposals to increase the state’s homestead property tax credit to $675, protect property rights against Sharia law and restrict industrial development authorities. #arpx
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Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Four Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination to fill the late Rep. Stan Berry’s seat in a special election this summer. #arpx #arleg
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A judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law set to take effect Tuesday that would have restricted minors’ social media access.
Tech industry trade group NetChoice in January filed a lawsuit challenging Act 900 of 2025, which sought to amend a 2023 law found to be unconstitutional. #arpx
The fiscal session workload will increase next week when lawmakers are expected to consider proposals to eliminate the governor’s senior advisor position, prohibit certain funds from being used for a Franklin County prison and increase the homestead tax credit. #arpx #arleg
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and retired Gen. Wesley Clark said a commitment to service and the common good are ways to improve civility during a fireside chat Thursday at Little Rock’s Ron Robinson Theater. #arpx
Arkansas will have another special session later this year to fill the vacancy left by the death of Rep. Stan Berry last month. #arpx
The state education board voted Thursday to return the Lee County School District to local control and for its advisory board to become the new school board.
The east Arkansas district has been under state authority since March 2019 when it was cited for violating accreditation standards. #arpx
In a 30-minute, wide-ranging interview with three reporters, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday her plans to call a special session to cut income taxes depend on lawmakers sticking to her proposed budget and limiting spending. #arpx #arleg
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called on state lawmakers during Wednesday’s State of the State address to think of everyday Arkansans as they consider approving her proposed budget that includes funding boosts for school vouchers and law enforcement. #arpx
Spent the morning with the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade ahead of their deployment. Click below to listen to an audio story about their sendoff ceremony. 🔈
Little Rock friends, you can also listen by tuning into @lrpublicradio.bsky.social tonight/tomorrow morning. 📻
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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Arkansas must remove a Ten Commandments monument from state Capitol grounds, but put her order on hold so officials can appeal the decision.
The judge blocked the law requiring the privately-funded monument’s installation, ruling it unconstitutional. #arpx #arleg
(2/2) The only statewide race on today's ballot is the Republican primary for secretary of state.
Under a new GOP rule, Arkansans registered as Democrats are barred from voting in the Republican primary.
Learn more about the candidates below. #arpx #arleg
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(1/2) Another Tuesday, another election. Today's primary runoff elections include races for six seats in the Arkansas Legislature.
Check out this @arkansasadvocate.com story to see if there's a race in your district. #arpx #arleg
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Filling in for @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social on the corrections beat:
The corrections board voted Monday to accept settlement offers requiring the panel to say laws taking away its ability to hire/fire top prison officials are constitutional & state that board members violated open-records laws. #arpx
Via @arkansasadvocate.com:
Arkansas’ two busiest airports are collecting donations to support Transportation Security Administration employees who have gone without paychecks during a budget impasse that lawmakers moved closer toward ending Friday.
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ICYMI: Additional Arkansas universities have received Ten Commandments posters to display on their campuses in compliance with a 2025 state law. #arpx #arleg
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked six Arkansas school districts from enforcing a state law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in every classroom, declaring the 2025 measure unconstitutional. #arpx #arleg
Via @arkansasadvocate.com: Gov. Sanders appointed Ashley Caldwell to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees Monday.
Her husband served as Sanders’ gubernatorial campaign manager and was appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in 2024. #arpx
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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration praised the opening of Northwest Arkansas National Airport’s new traffic control tower Wednesday for contributing to the modernization of the nation’s airspace. #arpx
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UA law school faculty and staff have until Friday to provide anonymous feedback on two interim dean candidates.
University officials requested recommendations for the position after the law school abruptly rescinded its offer to the incoming dean following complaints from key Republicans. #arpx
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees authorized the system president Monday to provide $3.4 million in additional funding for UA Fayetteville’s athletics, less than the $6 million the panel sought in new funding earlier this year.
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And you can keep up with all of the @arkansasadvocate.com election coverage this year on our 2026 Election page:
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