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Arkansas Senate Republicans voted Thursday to no longer allow members of the minority party to serve as vice chairs of standing committees.

Arkansas children are more likely to have asthma and its accompanying complications if they live in rural areas and come from low-income or minority backgrounds.

The Benton County Election Commission on Tuesday disqualified some provisional ballots because voters who moved to a new county didn't transfer their registration by the deadline, which was the Friday before the election. Harrell said she'd like to see that deadline extended through Election Day.

Critics of the rule have supported a separate rule banning CAFOs from the Buffalo River watershed

Arkansas lawmakers deferred action on two proposed rules regarding large livestock farms from Thursday to next month.The Arkansas Legislative Council’s Administrative Rules subcommittee heard public comment from several individuals who criticized a state Department of Agriculture rule that would limit public notice of new permit applications for livestock and poultry farms to the department’s

The U.S. Department of Labor last month confirmed it has an open and ongoing investigation into claims of underage workers at two Tyson facilities in Arkansas, according to the

Republicans have supermajorities in both legislative chambers, which requires their support in order to pass Democrat-led policies.

Current law also requires the State Board of Health to adopt rules for “permissible concentrations of fluoride to be maintained by a water system” and requirements for maintaining those concentrations.

Arkansas lawmakers filed legislation Wednesday, November 20, 2024 to repeal state law requiring fluoride in drinking water and allow local voters to decide whether a community will have fluoride in its water system.

A last-minute grant from the Democratic National Committee helped the party secure its first net gain of legislative seats in 20 years