Arkansas Legislature

Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo on the boycott of Tontitown's 127th Grape Festival, mixed reaction to a $6.6 billion Clarksville data center and 20 years of Arkansas' indoor smoking ban.

Entegrity's John Coleman explains how Act 278 slashed solar net metering credits to a fraction of retail rates, and how a separate law tied to AI data centers could push electricity costs higher for everyone.

A coalition of grassroots groups is racing to collect nearly 91,000 signatures by July 3 for two Arkansas ballot measures — one protecting direct democracy rights, one focused on public education.

Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo breaks down the fiscal session, a possible "super project" in West Memphis, university independence fights and Bill Clinton's commencement address.

Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo breaks down the fiscal session's biggest lingering stories, an upcoming special session on tax cuts and Bill Clinton's Clinton School commencement address.

Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo breaks down the state's fiscal session finale, the stalled Franklin County prison plan and a lifeline for Arkansas PBS.

Arkansas Advocate editor-in-chief Andrew DeMillo breaks down legislative lingo, the Franklin County prison fight, school voucher restrictions and Trump's presidential library plans.

Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo breaks down Gov. Sanders' State of the State, a potential special session on tax cuts and crypto mining legislation in the fiscal session.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders discusses the LEARNS Act, Education Freedom Accounts, a proposed Franklin County prison and state income tax cuts ahead of the April fiscal session.

Emily Waldorf was 17 weeks pregnant when Arkansas' abortion ban left her without care. Now she's one of four women suing the state.