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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' state house primary runoffs

Mar. 29, 2024 07:07 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in three Arkansas state House districts will return to the polls Tuesday to complete some unfinished business from the March 5 primaries, including one race in which Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her father, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, are supporting different...

Completion of audit into Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern has been pushed back to April

Mar. 27, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A report detailing the audit of a $19,000 lectern purchased for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be completed later than expected after the governor's office said it needed more time for its response, the state's legislative auditor told lawmakers on Wednesday. ...

High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theory

Mar. 25, 2024 22:51 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas on Monday over the state's ban on critical race theory and “indoctrination” in public schools, asking a federal judge to strike down the restrictions as unconstitutional. The lawsuit by the teacher...

Gov. Sanders deploys Arkansas National Guard to support southern border control efforts

Mar. 19, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas National Guard will send about 40 guardsmen to Texas to support border control efforts along the nation's southern border, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office said Tuesday. The guard's operation is at the governor's direction and will begin...

Katie Britt calls Biden a 'diminished leader' in GOP response to the State of the Union

Mar. 08, 2024 02:11 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sitting at her kitchen table in Alabama, Sen. Katie Britt called President Joe Biden a “dithering and diminished leader” and warned of a bleak American future under his presidency in the Republican rebuttal to his State of the Union address Thursday evening. ...

Arkansas governor proposes $6.3B budget as lawmakers prepare for session

Mar. 06, 2024 18:47 PM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday proposed a $6.3 billion budget for the coming year, with most of the increase in spending going toward a school voucher program. Sanders' budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins July 1 increases...

Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advance to runoff in contest to lead Arkansas Supreme Court

Mar. 06, 2024 05:02 AM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advanced to a runoff election for chief justice this fall, ensuring that for the first time a woman will be elected to lead the seven-member panel. Justice Barbara Webb and former state legislator...

Republican Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas faces challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary

Mar. 03, 2024 09:03 AM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Months after batting down speculation he was considering retirement, Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack is running for reelection against a state lawmaker who is trying to portray him as not conservative enough for the northwest Arkansas district. Womack,...

2 races, including crowded chief justice campaign, could push Arkansas court further to the right

Mar. 02, 2024 17:42 PM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two races for the Arkansas Supreme Court, including a crowded chief justice campaign, could push a court that's been targeted by outside conservative groups even further to the right. The nonpartisan elections on Tuesday for chief justice and another seat...

Sanders among latest to call for resignation of Arkansas Board of Corrections member

Feb. 29, 2024 16:52 PM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday asked that Board of Corrections member Alonza Jiles resign his seat. Sanders issued the statement months after Jiles was named in lawsuits that allege he helped to cover up physical and sexual abuse at a juvenile...