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Arkansas Commerce Secretary Hugh McDonald discusses the state's climb in ALEC's economic outlook index — and whether a top-10 ranking can coexist with some of the lowest median incomes in the country.
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Four states have recently passed legislation to limit teaching and assessments via screens for students. So has the United States' second-largest school district. -
Andy Sachs returns to Runway in a timely but unconvincing story about saving the magazine. -
Congress has ended the record-breaking shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. And, May Day demonstrations across the U.S. are expected to draw crowds protesting the Trump administration. -
Electric vehicles lose some range in the winter — and, to a lesser degree, in the summer. But exactly how much? AAA has brand-new data.
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Katie Adkins/Arkansas AdvocateArkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo breaks down the state's fiscal session finale, the stalled Franklin County prison plan and a lifeline for Arkansas PBS. -
Courtesy/Arkansas Tourism & State Parks OfficesThe Arkansas Archeological Survey is seeking volunteer excavators for its summer training program at Plum Bayou Mounds. Registration closes May 11.
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