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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

UPDATED: 'No Kings' events held throughout Arkansas protesting Trump administration | Arkansas Advocate Thousands of people crossed the Broadway Bridge connecting Little Rock and North Little Rock on Saturday as rallies and other events were underway in Arkansas as part of the third "No Kings" demonstra...

UPDATED coverage of today's #NoKings events in Arkansas from @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social and @tessmvrbin.bsky.social

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The Little Rock protest drew several thousand protesters today. The crowd on the North Little Rock side of the Arkansas River is slowly winding down, though several hundred are still around. Photos are from the beginning of the march. #NoKings #arpx

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Some photos from Little Rock’s No Kings protest. After crossing the Broadway Street bridge, canvassers gathered signatures for direct democracy and educational rights ballot initiatives. #NoKings #arpx

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Steve and Debi Manire are not Steve and Debi today. Today, they are Josiah and Mary Bartlett. Josiah Bartlett was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the one of the first governors of New Hampshire.

Listen to interview with the protesting couple here:

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Protesters sing as they arrive on the North Little Rock side of the Broadway Street Bridge. #NoKings #arpx

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Phil Price of Little Rock said this is his first No King‘s protest. He said the war in Iran was one of the drivers for coming out. #NoKings #arpx

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Mary Ruth Brown, 86, said this is her third No Kings protest. A Little Rock resident for 30 years, she said a friend chose her sign for her. “I believe in the cause that these people are standing for today, and (protesting) is such a little thing to do, but at age 86 that's all I can do.”

A large group is beginning to amass on the Little Rock side of the Broadway Bridge. We should be getting underway here shortly. #NoKings #arpx

Georgie Michels of North Little Rock was wearing a shirt reading “Unpaid Peaceful Protesters,” and said protesting was “the only thing we have, short of violence” to show their dissatisfaction with the Trump administration. @arkansasadvocate.com

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Morning folks — @tessmvrbin.bsky.social and I are reporting from the #NoKings protest in Little Rock today. Stay tuned for more. #arpx

N.C. Sheriff Poised to Pull Off Stunning Upset in Consequential G.O.P. Primary

If I had a nickel,for every consequential primary in a state senate district numbered 26 this year, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?

Sanders encouraging all Arkansas high schools to start Turning Point USA youth club chapters | Arkansas Advocate Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a proclamation Wednesday encouraging students in every Arkansas high school to establish a chapter of the conservative organization founded by the late conservative ...

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On this episode of ledes that made me laugh:

Live Coverage: 2026 Primary Election | Arkansas Advocate Thousands of Arkansans are expected to cast their ballots Tuesday in the primary and nonpartisan judicial elections.

Arkansas Senate Majority Leader Sen. Blake Johnson lost his primary tonight. Republican Rep. Jeremy Wooldridge came away with a convincing win over the longtime senator, who had planned to run for the Senate’s top job.

Read more in @arkansasadvocate.com

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Live Coverage: 2026 Primary Election | Arkansas Advocate Thousands of Arkansans are expected to cast their ballots Tuesday in the primary and nonpartisan judicial elections.

Republican Brad Simon is Senate District 26’s new senator, winning a special election dominated by opposition to the Franklin County prison. He defeated independent Adam Watson, earning 69% of the vote with an estimated 86% of votes reported. #arpx

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Live Coverage: 2026 Primary Election | Arkansas Advocate Thousands of Arkansans are expected to cast their ballots Tuesday in the primary and nonpartisan judicial elections.

Sen. Ron Caldwell has decisively defeated a primary challenger backed by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. He had 72% of vote to his opponent’s 28%, w/ 87% of the vote counted after the AP called the race. Caldwell voted against FrankCo prison funding last year.

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Live Coverage: 2026 Primary Election | Arkansas Advocate Thousands of Arkansans are expected to cast their ballots Tuesday in the primary and nonpartisan judicial elections.

Wrapped up a couple hours talking to voters outside New Life Church in Saline County. Tl;dr, the Republican voters I spoke to are happy with President Trump’s performance since returning to office, approving of his handling of immigration and economic policy. Read more @arkansasadvocate.com

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Sanders’ efforts against 2 prison project opponents a test of Arkansas governor’s pull | Arkansas Advocate Two veteran Arkansas lawmakers are fighting for their political lives in Tuesday’s Republican primaries, with a barrage of mailers and ads funded by outside groups casting them as insufficiently conse...

I’ll be keeping an eye on some Arkansas Senate races today, with two Republican incumbents facing challengers backed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Read about them here:

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Good primary day vibes: I had lovely conversation with a poll worker who used to work at a few newspapers in Cali about how much we both loved working in news as I got my ballot. It’s wonderful how little interactions like that can set the tone for the rest of the day!

Tl;dr go vote!

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new “i voted” sticker who dis?

It’s truly the little things — office building vending machines got restocked 🥹

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Arkansas... Cache River Near Patterson affecting Jackson and Woodruff Counties. For the Cache River...including Patterson...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cache River near Patterson. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Pastureland and cropland not protected by levees in Jackson and Woodruff counties affected. Water is over portions of State Highway 37 and deep along the shoulders of State Highway 18 near Grubbs. Water over portions of Woodruff County Road 775 north of State Highway 260. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:15 PM CST Saturday the stage was 10.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 9.1 feet Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

🚨 Flood Warning issued February 21 at 6:53PM CST by NWS Little Rock AR 🚨
Additional Details Here.

A timeline of Operation Metro Surge | Arkansas Advocate “Operation Metro Surge,” the incursion of 3,000 federal immigration agents into Minnesota in what the Department of Homeland Security called “the largest DHS operation ever,” began in December, when M...

From our colleagues at the @minnesotareformer.com: A timeline of Operation Metro Surge arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/21/r...

To the LA Times reporter who wrote this: You’re my idol today

Arkansas judge dismisses part of attorney general’s lawsuit against corrections board | Arkansas Advocate A Pulaski County Circuit judge dismissed part of the lawsuit Attorney General Tim Griffin filed against the Arkansas Board of Corrections over its now-fired private attorney.

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Arkansas judge blocks state law increasing signature requirement for ballot measures  | Arkansas Advocate An Arkansas judge on Thursday blocked implementation of a 2023 state  law that increased the signature requirements for measures to qualify for the ballot.

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