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After hearing the average turnaround time is about 10 months, Arkansas lawmakers said they want the state Crime Laboratory to be able to comply with a 2019 law requiring completion of tests on sexual-assault evidence kits within 60 days of receiving them.

State Sen. Trent Garner, who has served in that body since 2017 and emerged as an outspoken critic of Gov. Asa Hutchinson, announced Monday that he isn't seeking re-election this year, saying it is time for him to serve the people of south Arkansas in a different role.

State Sen. Trent Garner, who has served in that body since 2017 and emerged as an outspoken critic of Gov. Asa Hutchinson, announced Monday that he isn't seeking re-election this year, saying it is time for him to serve the people of south Arkansas in a different role.

LITTLE ROCK -- For the second time in the past two years, Sens. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana, and Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, are vying to be the Arkansas Senate's leader.

Arkansas Times Publisher Alan Leveritt is challenging a state ultimatum to either sign a pledge agreeing not to boycott Israel or pay a price in state contracts.

For the second time in the past two years, Sens. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana, and Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, are vying to be the Arkansas Senate's leader.

For the second time in the past two years, Sens. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana, and Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, are vying to be the Arkansas Senate's leader.

For the second time in the past two years, Sens. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana, and Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, are vying to be the Arkansas Senate's leader.

For the second time in the past two years, Sens. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana, and Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, are vying to be the Arkansas Senate's leader.

A partnership in a solar project is expected to save Fountain Lake School District more than $1 million over the project’s 25-year life. The district is a