Arkansas Politics

The board is going through a reset in the wake of a new state law directing the governor to choose all new members.

Ret. Col. Marcus Jones will complete the remainder of the term left by former chair Grant Tennille.

The groups seemed to view a recent injunction blocking Arkansas' law requiring the Ten Commandments in state-run buildings as a minor setback.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks says Act 573 likely violates the First Amendment.

A law to disband the board went into effect Sunday.

Chris Jones filed Federal Election Commission paperwork to challenge the six-term Republican congressman

Act 624 clashes with federal commerce clause, requirements for veterans’ health care, U.S. District Judge Brian Miller rules

A smaller prison in western or NW Arkansas and completion of a planned addition in Calico Rock would be better, Lee Watson says

A federal judge said he will decide soon whether to block implementation of a new state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools, following a nearly nine-hour hearing Friday.

Both sides argue for rational-basis review of the SAFE Act but expect different outcomes