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State Sen. Alan Clark confesses to trying to collect $155 in taxpayer money as per-diem reimbursement for attending a legislative meeting he didnt attend.

Arkansas Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, said he made a mistake in asking Sen. Mark Johnson, R-Ferndale, to sign Clarks name on a sign-in sheet to be paid reimbursement for a Senate Boys State committee meeting June 3 that Clark didnt attend because he was sick.

States can legally refuse to do business with companies that engage in discriminating boycotts based on national origin, according to a recent ruling.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he will direct the Arkansas Department of Health to ensure clinics are complying with the state's abortion law.

A ruling last week against the Arkansas Times has pushed its publisher to the doorsteps of the nations highest court.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he will direct the Arkansas Department of Health to make sure clinics are complying with the state's abortion laws.

Two well-known Arkansas lawmakers are battling it out for the Republican nomination in Senate District 28.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday he is open to debate on increasing the legal age required to purchase some semiautomatic guns.

Two recent mass shootings are prompting Congress and some governors and state lawmakers to revisit the question of whether to raise the minimum age for purchasing such high-powered weapons.

A spike in mass shootings has sparked gun legislation debates across the United States. Only six states currently require a person to be at least 21 years old to buy rifles and shotguns.