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April 15, 2025

Arkansas moves to ban 'junk food' from SNAP program: 'Definition of crazy'

Arkansas seeks to ban junk food like soda and candy from SNAP and lead a national push for healthier benefits to “Make America Healthy Again."

March 16, 2025

Trump sends National Guard to tornado-ravaged Arkansas as 37 deaths reported across multiple states

President Donald Trump has activated the National Guard in tornado-struck Arkansas after storms ripped through multiple states over the weekend, leaving at least 37 dead.

March 15, 2025

Tornado threat moves south after central states hit by massive storm

The threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi Valley and the south on Saturday, just a day after a massive storm in several central states.

March 10, 2025

Arkansas public school students will soon be required to take gun safety courses

The Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be working together to provide age-appropriate firearms safety instruction to students.

February 27, 2025

Top Intel Republican Tom Cotton seeking re-election to Senate in 2026

Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., announced on Thursday that he will seek re-election in 2026.

February 26, 2025

The plan to confront China and kick out companies controlled by the Chinese Communist Party from the U.S.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced new legislation to shut down programs sponsored by China and stop China state-owned businesses from operating in Arkansas.

February 26, 2025

New poll finds about half of rural young people feel job market pressures in their hometowns

A new poll from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found nearly half of rural Americans do not believe they can find work at home.

February 3, 2025

Arkansas nurse charged with using dead patient's name in attempt to purchase hundreds of oxycodone pills

A nurse in Arkansas is facing felony charges after investigators say she used a dead man's name when attempting to purchase oxycodone pills at pharmacies.

January 20, 2025

Republican governors can't wait for Trump to unleash prosperity in the states

America is getting a new president and Republican governors are thrilled. They endured four years of Biden-Harris antagonism. Trump just wants to fix state problems.

January 17, 2025

Gov. Sanders announces plan to empower parents to sue Big Tech for role in teen mental health crisis

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kentucky Gov. Andrew Beshear will be speaking at Davos about economic opportunity, while Sanders will also address Big Tech.