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Plaintiffs in special election lawsuit ask court to...

Arkansas Times ·

2025/11/06

According to a Thursday filing, the governor and secretary of state have not complied with Judge Shawn Johnson’s order to set the special general election to fill House District 70 for no later than March 3, 2026.

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Fite announces return to politics, will challenge...

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2025/11/06

Barely a day after news that the wife of Rep. Brad Hall accused him of sexually assaulting her, former state Rep. Charlene Fite announced she will challenge Hall in the 2026 Republican primary.

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Arkansas SNAP benefits still in limbo; DHS will keep...

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2025/11/06

The state “will provide these benefits as quickly as possible,” DHS said in a press release. “However, this process requires significant work that is ongoing, and no issuance date has yet been finalized.”

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Benton public schools hide books from students after...

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2025/11/06

Elementary and middle school administrators in a Central Arkansas school district ordered faculty and staff to remove a book from library shelves in October after a parent complained it was “grooming” children by portraying LGBTQ+ characters.

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Wednesday open line

Arkansas Times ·

2025/11/05

Howdy.

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Even watching from Arkansas, Zohran Mamdani’s win...

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2025/11/05

It may be a thousand years before a democratic socialist gets elected in the South, but Zohran Mamdani’s campaign victory last night as mayor of New York City sent a wave of hope through me down here in Arkansas.

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State rep seeks to seal divorce case after wife says...

Arkansas Times ·

2025/11/05

Brad Hall’s request came less than a week after his wife filed an amended complaint, alleging Hall “physically and sexually abused” her.

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Russellville rep re-ups for another run, despite...

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2025/11/05

In September, the Arkansas Times reported that two women, one of whom pleaded guilty to a prostitution charge in 2024, were stopped by police after leaving Duffield’s Russellville home, according to public documents.

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Emu on the menu: As alpha-gal limits many Arkansans’...

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2025/11/05

A mysterious red meat allergy stalks meat-loving Arkansans, but an alternative protein movement is sprouting up to offer the afflicted a new, and perhaps healthier, path forward.

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Tuesday open line

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2025/11/04

Howdy.

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Absent City Director Ken Richardson requests to...

Arkansas Times ·

2025/11/04

There has finally been word from absent Ward 2 City Director Ken Richardson, who has signaled his desire to return to his duties virtually.

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Arkansas education department adopts most of plan to...

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2025/11/04

The Arkansas Department of Education accepted most of a task force’s recommendations to sustain the state’s financial assistance program for low-income families to access child care.

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Annual ‘Say It Ain’t Say’s’ sweet potato pie contest...

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2025/11/04

The only thing better than one of your mother’s sweet potato pies is several of your mother’s sweet potato pies.

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The Rep announces 50th anniversary season

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2025/11/04

In honor of its 50th birthday, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre returns in 2026 with a summer season of programming that includes four productions plucked from The Rep’s archives and one show that’s a world premiere.

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Willie Watson at White Water Tavern on Saturday

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2025/11/04

On the spectrum from mangled to mellifluous, singer-songwriter Willie Watson’s voice lands somewhere just left of center, occupying a place that rings mighty authentic and rarely performative.

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Little Rock school board approves sliding scale for...

Arkansas Times ·

2025/11/01

The LRSD board has to start paying attention to spending. If you look at projected student enrollment declines, we cannot continue to spend above our budget.

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Saturday open line

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2025/11/01

Open for business.

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Local DHS offices will close, 1,500 workers to be...

Arkansas Times ·

2025/10/31

Arkansas DHS is bracing for a disruption to SNAP funding and preparing to furlough thousands of employees and close all local offices amid the continuing government shutdown.

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Friday open line

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2025/10/31

Open for business.

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Judge rules against governor, sets special election...

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2025/10/31

Johnson explicitly rejected the state’s argument that the governor also has the discretion to decide on which day beyond 150 days to hold a special election.

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