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Arkansas is one of several states this year that made more information secret by altering public records laws.

Just weeks after lawmakers in Little Rock passed legislation shielding certain state records from public disclosure, opponents launched an effort to amend the Arkansas Constitution to protect access to government

Worries over secrecy grow as Arkansas officials (including Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders) shield records from the public.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ appointment of former state Sen. Jason Rapert of Conway to the Arkansas State Library Board has prompted at least two state senators to declare they won’t vote to confirm the governor’s appointment.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ appointment of former state Sen. Jason Rapert of Conway to the Arkansas State Library Board has prompted at least two state senators to declare they won’t vote to confirm the governor’s appointment.

To receive a modest speaker’s fee, academics and writers must sign a pledge that they will not participate in anti-Israel boycotts. The author Nathan Thrall said no thank you.

After several images of disrepair surfaced from inside of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Arkansas School for the Blind, alumni are calling for changes.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other officials met to discuss conditions at the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired and the Arkansas School for the Deaf.

NWADG.com is the premier digital source for news in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville and surrounding areas in Northwest Arkansas. Featuring content from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack of Rogers filed paperwork Tuesday to seek re-election in the 2024 election, and former Democratic state Sen. John Pagan of Little Rock filed to run for the state treasurer post.