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A Jackson County man was sentenced to five years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to manslaughter in a 2020 case, according to authorities.

Legislators held budget hearings to scrutinize every spending category in state government, in preparation for the fiscal session that begins April 10.

Arkansas is one of several states that have restricted their public retirement systems from investing in funds that refuse to trade in the stock of fossil fuel companies, energy companies, ammunition manufacturers and firearms makers.

The legislature has been working on a long-term, sustainable solution to the spike in property insurance costs of Arkansas schools.

‘So when is the time right?” Judge George Howard once asked in an interview. For his entire adult life, he fought for civil rights and basic justice for all Arkansans. He had faced many bitter criticisms of his work, often told that the time was not right for some small progress on civil rig…

With less than nine months before voters head to the polls for the general election and about a week before voters decide on party nominees, the state’s Libertarian party recently announced they will be fielding candidates this year.

During a recent appearance before a local civic club, two candidates for a state House of Representatives seat, one the incumbent and the other a former representative, argued against making Freedom of Information a part of the Arkansas Constitution. They said the people’s right to public re…

JONESBORO — The best way Arkansas voters can protect the Freedom of Information Act in Arkansas is to pass a constitutional amendment and initiated act on the fall ballot, according to Robert Steinbuch, a law professor at the University of Arkansas Bowen School of Law in Little Rock.

Buildings have a special way of evoking a sense of place and time. A certain building can be the heart of a community, and its special features can leave warm feelings of nostalgia for their visitors many years later. Buildings also create a sense of character for a community. While many arc…

Arkansas legislators approved a $30 million expenditure to improve mental health services and treatment of substance abuse.

The state Division of Children and Family Services has intensified preventative services in troubled families, and managed to lower the number of children in foster homes.

The world is often fortunate enough to produce those great spirits who see beauty all around them and want to share it with the world. One of those figures, Theodosia Nolan, was the embodiment of southern style and grace in an age when that all too often seemed to be fading. But this undersc…

It was a small, wooden building isolated in the woods. All that really distinguished it was the elk horns that adorned the doorway. Sometimes it is these modest buildings that become the focal point of history. Though Elkhorn Tavern was well-known in the Pea Ridge area as a public house and …

The defending 3A state champion Salem Lady Greyhounds needed a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Tuckerman’s Lady Bulldogs, 52-41, in senior girls basketball action on Friday night at Tuckerman.

Groundhog Day is celebrated the second day of February each year because that’s about the halfway mark between winter and spring.

Many elections have been accused of being the dirtiest and most negative in state history, but none can top the disaster of the 1872 election, which tore the state apart.

Mitch McConnell created a Beltway stir Thursday when the press reported that the Senate GOP leader had cast doubt on a deal for border security and aid to Ukraine and Israel. Republicans said later the stories were overbaked, but Mr. McConnell is right about the choice Republicans face at a …

A group of physicians and nurses conducted an in-depth study of the deaths of pregnant women in Arkansas and submitted their recommendations to the Legislative Council.

It will be less than 75 days until the Solar Eclipse is expected to happen throughout the central United States; and Newport officials are planning for the event.

JONESBORO — The former owner of nursing homes in Newport, Jonesboro, Batesville, Searcy and several other Arkansas locations, has been offered a plea deal in a New Jersey federal court for willfully failing to pay employment taxes, according to court records.

I appreciate Arkansans sharing with me what issues are important to them and potential legislative solutions they support. Whether it’s over the phone, in-person meetings, letters or emails, regularly hearing from folks in our state is necessary so I can be an effective voice for priorities …

The Senate Education Committee has begun its review of the adequacy and equity of Arkansas public school funding.

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