Latest Arkansas state government News
Arkansas stops offering 'X' as an alternative to male and female on driver's licenses and IDs
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will no longer allow residents to use “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards, officials announced under new rules Tuesday that will also make it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on...
Uvalde parents angered by new report that clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An investigation Uvalde city leaders ordered into the Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers defended the actions of local police in a report released Thursday, prompting shouts of “cowards” during a City Council meeting and causing...
Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advance to runoff in contest to lead Arkansas Supreme Court
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...
US Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas fends off challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Steve Womack has won the Republican nomination for his seat in northwest Arkansas, fending off a longshot challenge on the right from a state legislator. Womack, 67, the only one of the state’s four House members who faced a primary challenge on...
Republican Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas faces challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary
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,...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' state and presidential primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will compete for votes in Arkansas on Tuesday but not against each other. At least not yet. Both front-runners are already eyeing a rematch of the 2020 presidential election, and the race in Arkansas as well as...
Arkansas governor nominates new corrections head after fight over prison authority
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday nominated a new corrections secretary after her first pick for the job was fired by a state panel amid a feud over who runs the state prison system. Sanders nominated Lindsay Wallace, who has served as chief...
Federal appeals court won't revisit ruling that limits scope of Voting Rights Act
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reconsider its decision that would prevent private groups from suing under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, prompting a potential fight before the U.S. Supreme Court over a ruling that civil rights groups say erodes...
Group sues Arkansas attorney general for not approving government records ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas group trying to make access to public documents and meetings a constitutionally protected right sued the state's attorney attorney general on Tuesday for rejecting the language of their proposed ballot measure. Arkansas Citizens for Transparency...
Arkansas judge tosses attorney general's lawsuit against state Board of Corrections
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Monday dismissed Attorney General Tim Griffin's lawsuit that accused the Board of Corrections of violating the state Freedom of Information Act, part of an escalating dispute between the panel and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders over who runs the prison...
