Arkansas Politics

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he will direct the Arkansas Department of Health to ensure clinics are complying with the state's abortion law.

Legislation sponsored by Rep. French Hill of Arkansas to provide easier access to naloxone passed in the House on Wednesday, now heads to the Senate.

Speaking to the Political Animals Club on Wednesday, Jones said he would temporarily suspend the gas tax if elected.

He replaces Amy Fecher, who will become executive director of the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System on July 1.

McCullough was first elected to the position in 2020 and will remain minority leader until 2024.

Davy Carter, northeast Arkansas regional president for Centennial Bank, says unless quick action is taken to control inflation, it could last for years.

On Fox News Sunday, Hutchinson said Trump prompted supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol, but a congressional committee has not yet demonstrated he committed criminal acts.

In Arkansas, $321,000 flowed through a PAC to help Alicia Walton beat Will Jones in a race last month for prosecutor in a judicial district that includes Little Rock.

Hutchinson said he wants to create block grants for schools to improve their school safety measures.

Some governors, members of Congress and state lawmakers are revising the question of whether to raise the minimum age for buying high-powered weapons.