Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, November 5, 2026.
- Arkansas Democrats make big midterm gains in the state legislature.
- Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says his party should return to basics, focusing more on economic issues and outreach to independent voters
- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has filed lawsuits against two online gaming services, saying they violate state gambling laws
- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she does not think Benton County’s new county judge-elect should take office in January
- Arkansans narrowly reject Ballot Issue 3, which would have allowed local governments to create
economic development districts
- Republican Aaron Spencer was defeated in the Lonoke County Sheriff’s race by independent Larry Behnke
- Arkansas’ state revenue came in above forecast last month
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