Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over effort to close Arkansas Republican primary
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit aimed at making Arkansas' GOP primary open only to registered Republicans.
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Arkansas governor says she's not rushing to resume executions after signing nitrogen gas bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday that she's not in a rush to resume executions after signing legislation allowing the use of nitrogen gas to put inmates to death.
Arkansas governor says professors should be fired if they are 'indoctrinating' students
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday said college professors should be fired if they are "indoctrinating" students, echoing rhetoric her former boss President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans have leveled against institutions of higher education.
The Arkansas Supreme Court and chief justice are in a power struggle over who can fire officials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas' Supreme Court and its chief justice are publicly feuding, days after she was sworn into office, over who has the authority to fire the court's top officials.
Clintons urge voters agitated by today's politics to remain involved in public service
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Voters dejected by the presidential election results need to find a way to give back and remain involved, Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday as they celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Clinton presidential library.
What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence. Here is what to know.
20 years after opening, Bill Clinton's presidential library prepares for a 'refresh'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Twenty years since Bill Clinton opened his presidential library and museum before a rain-soaked crowd, the area around the glass and steel facility has been transformed.
Abortion-rights groups see mixed success in races for state supreme court seats
A costly campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state supreme court seats yielded mixed results in Tuesday's election, with Republicans expanding their majority on Ohio's court while candidates backed by progressive groups won in Montana and Michigan.
Justice who opposed blocking an Arkansas abortion referendum will lead the state Supreme Court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A justice who wrote a blistering dissent when the Arkansas Supreme Court blocked an anti-abortion measure from the ballot has been elected to lead the court.
Justices who split on an abortion measure ruling vie to lead Arkansas Supreme Court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Two justices who split on whether Arkansas voters should have the chance to scale back the state's abortion ban are both vying to lead the state Supreme Court, though the election won't affect the court's conservative tilt.
Arkansas chief justice election won't change conservative tilt of court, but will make history
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The winner of Arkansas' race for state Supreme Court chief justice won't change its conservative majority and it hasn't drawn the heavy spending of Republican groups that have targeted past campaigns. But the outcome still will make history.
Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in North Carolina, a battleground state that has more moderate abortion restrictions than elsewhere across the South.
Arkansas' 4 Republican US House members face challenges from Democratic rivals
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas' four Republican U.S. House members face challenges in this year's election from Democratic rivals who are mounting uphill battles to break the GOP's hold on the state's federal delegation.
Abortion rights is creating expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats
Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in North Carolina, a battleground state that has more moderate abortion restrictions than its Southern neighbors.
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds wording of ballot measure that would revoke planned casino's license
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the wording of a ballot measure that would revoke a planned casino's license, rejecting an effort to disqualify a proposal that has led to millions of dollars in campaign ads and mailers.
Audit of Arkansas governor's security, travel records from State Police says no laws broken
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Auditors reviewing travel and security records that were restricted from public release under a measure Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed last year did not find any violations of law in how money was spent, according to a report released to lawmakers on Friday.
Arkansas medical marijuana supporters sue state over decision measure won't qualify for ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Organizers of an effort to expand medical marijuana i n Arkansas sued the state on Tuesday for its decision that the proposal won't qualify for the November ballot.
Measure to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas won't qualify for the ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- An effort to expand Arkansas' medical marijuana program fell short of the required signatures and won't qualify for the November ballot, Secretary of State John Thurston said Monday.
Book Review: 'John Lewis: A Life' further humanizes a civil rights giant
In "John Lewis: A Life," David Greenberg recounts how the late Democratic congressman reacted after Republicans scored a landslide victory in the 1994 election. A staffer hoped Lewis would buoy her spirits and tell her there was a silver lining.
Court reinstates Arkansas ban of electronic signatures on voter registration forms
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A federal appeals court has reinstated an Arkansas rule prohibiting election officials from accepting voter registration forms signed with an electronic signature.
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of petitions to let voters decide on abortion access
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signed petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.
Bill Clinton's post-presidential journey: a story told in convention speeches
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- In Bill Clinton's prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1988, the young governor of Arkansas bored delegates so thoroughly that they cheered when he said, "in closing..." Many years later, as a former president whose legacy had made a comeback, Clinton aided Barack Obama's reelection with a 2012 convention address that earned him...
Proposal to block casino plans OK'd for Arkansas ballot; medical marijuana backers given more time
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A proposal aimed at blocking a planned casino in Arkansas qualified for the November ballot on Wednesday after election officials said supporters turned in more than enough signatures to qualify.
Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers for abortion-rights measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday night ordered the state to begin counting signatures submitted in favor of putting an abortion-rights measure on the ballot -- but only ones collected by volunteers for the proposal's campaign.
Former U.S. Rep. Tommy Robinson, who gained notoriety as an Arkansas sheriff, dies at 82
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Tommy Robinson, who gained notoriety as an Arkansas sheriff for tactics that included chaining inmates outside a state prison to protest overcrowding, has died. He was 82.
Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) --
Arkansas election officials checking signatures of 3 measures vying for November ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Supporters of proposals to expand Arkansas' medical marijuana program and repeal a casino license turned in thousands of signatures on Friday to try and get their measures before voters in the November election.
US Supreme Court sends Arkansas redistricting case back to judges after South Carolina ruling
The Supreme Court on Monday sent a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' 2021 U.S. House map back to a three-judge panel, ordering it to review the suit in light of the high court's decision against similar claims of bias in a redistricting case from South Carolina.
Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Biden administration has put on hold a plan to prohibit across-the-board bans on transgender athletes on school teams during an election year in which Republicans are rallying around restrictions on trans youths. But GOP state leaders are making sure voters know the issue is still on the table.