Arkansas Legislature

The city of Fayetteville is violating a law prohibiting “sanctuary policy” and is therefore ineligible to receive discretionary funding administered by the state, according to an opinion released by the Arkansas attorney general Wednesday.

Rep. Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, was nominated for the CEO role by the Arkansas PBS commission Wednesday.

A motion to subpoena former Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri to testify failed on a voice vote

Sen. Gary Stubblefield, a Branch Republican who served a dozen years in the Arkansas Senate, died Tuesday at the age of 74.

The groups seemed to view a recent injunction blocking Arkansas' law requiring the Ten Commandments in state-run buildings as a minor setback.

The 2021 law was the first of its kind in the U.S. to ban minors from receiving gender-affirming care, like puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

Prison opponents will be allowed to speak, but no investigation is forthcoming, co-chair says

Attorneys for 10 Arkansas death row inmates say Arkansas' law allowing executions via nitrogen gas is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks says Act 573 likely violates the First Amendment.

A law to disband the board went into effect Sunday.