State News
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas' Republican governor said Thursday that he will call lawmakers back to the Capitol to consider lifting the state's ban on mask requir...
by The Associated Press - July 30, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday he planned to meet with House and Senate leaders about growing calls to allow schools to require face...
by The Associated Press - July 27, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- A 12-person jury and three alternates have been selected for the corruption trial of a Republican former Arkansas state senator charged with b...
by The Associated Press - July 25, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- A group of Democratic lawmakers in Arkansas, which has the nation's highest COVID-19 rate, urged the governor and Republicans who control the ...
by The Associated Press - July 23, 2021OKLAHOMA CITY -- Republican U.S. Sen. James Lankford would seem to have all the conservative credentials he'd need to coast to reelection in deep-red Oklahoma.
by Danielle Dupree - July 22, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of Arkansas' ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a la...
by The Associated Press - July 22, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders' campaign on Thursday said she had raised another $4.2 million for her bid for Arkansas gover...
by The Associated Press - July 16, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican whose state is struggling with a resurgence in coronavirus cases and lagging vaccinations, called c...
by The Associated Press - July 9, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- Leading a state that went heavily for Donald Trump in the 2020 election and that has enacted some of the most aggressive laws on social issues...
by The Associated Press - July 3, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date...
by The Associated Press - June 26, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced he is creating an office that will focus on outdoor recreation in the state.
by The Associated Press - June 22, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday declared a state of emergency because of flooding in southeastern Arkansas.
by The Associated Press - June 11, 2021SACRAMENTO, California -- When Emily Brown, a Kansas City mother, couldn't find foods her 2-year-old with multiple food allergies could eat at a local food p...
by Kenneth Jones - June 11, 2021LITTLE ROCK -- An Arkansas veterans hospital's poor oversight caused it to miss the errors made by a pathologist who was fired for being impaired on duty and...
by The Associated Press - June 3, 2021NEW YORK -- Walmart raised its annual earnings forecast on Tuesday after delivering better-than-expected results in the first quarter that showed shoppers, f...
by The Associated Press - May 19, 2021