Hunter Field / Arkansas Advocate
Deputy EditorHunter Field is a veteran Arkansas journalist whose reporting on the state has carried him from military air strips in northwest Arkansas to soybean fields in the Arkansas delta. He spent the better part of the last decade investigating and reporting on Arkansas government and politics.
For three years, he covered education policy, medical marijuana and the Arkansas General Assembly as part of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Capitol Bureau. Most recently, he was the Democrat-Gazette's projects editor, leading the newspaper's investigative team.
Hunter got his start in journalism covering sports for The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. A Memphis native, he enjoys smoking barbecue, kayaking and fishing in his free time.
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A civic group on Monday proposed language for a constitutional amendment intended to reform Arkansas’ ballot initiative process.
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The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted Wednesday to hire a former Republican state senator as the prison system’s interim head.
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Arkansas’ attorney general on Monday rejected language for a ballot initiative meant to improve access for medical marijuana patients.
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The final state casino permit has been the subject of years of delays and lawsuits.
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Arkansas’ prison oversight board on Wednesday fired Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri — a week after a judge ruled that Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ cabinet appointee served at the pleasure of the board for now.
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Attorney General Tim Griffin pledged to appeal the Pulaski County circuit judge’s order.
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All four of Arkansas’ incumbent congressmen have Democratic opponents and one faces a primary challenger.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday night that she will endorse Donald Trump for president.
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All four congressional seats, three Supreme Court seats and state legislative races are on next year’s ballot.
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A government transparency group on Wednesday released its awaited proposal to enshrine the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act into the state Constitution.