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The fiscal session of the Arkansas legislature recently concluded with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signing 136 appropriation bills into law, giving state

Voters in the March 5 preferential primary and general nonpartisan judicial elections will be subjected to numerous changes in Arkansas election law which came about during the General Assembly’s regular session in 2023.

Delta-8 bill receives final legislative OK

Tina Baldwin, Guy Berry College & Career Academy senior, is shown with Stetson Painter, 3rd District state representative at the state Capitol, where she received the Arkansas Association of …

The House Education Committee advanced a plan Thursday to increase public education funding by $75 million for the next fiscal year, which includes a cost-of-living adjustment for teachers and raises for school staff.

After two days of discussion and public comments, the education package advanced to the House floor. Republicans expressed mixed feelings about the legislation.

On Thursday, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed House Bill 1023, which is an act requiring flags purchased with public funds to be made and

LITTLE ROCK -- "Schoolhouse Rock!" may have taught a generation of children about the basics of civics, but absent from the 1970s-era cartoon are the real ins and outs of government, like how to get on a committee chairs good side or where to find the restroom.

“Schoolhouse Rock!” may have taught a generation of children about the basics of civics, but absent from the 1970s-era cartoon are the real ins and outs of government, like how to get on a committee chair’s good side or where to find the restroom.

Thursday's political forums featured candidates for Arkansas State Senate District 23. Incumbent Senator Scott Flippo (R) and Derek Huber (D) joined KTLO's