Arkansas Politics

House Bill 1679 allows a patient’s next of kin to block their organs or tissues from being harvested for donation, even if they signed up to be an organ donor.

The bill put forward by Rep. Mary Bentley was taken down for amendments after a representative for the Arkansas Attorney General's Office said it was “facially unconstitutional.”

Legislation that would overhaul the state’s higher education system awaits the governor’s signature following the approval of identical bills by the Arkansas Legislature on Monday.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders held a press conference with lawmakers and law enforcement to promote a bill to create “The Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act” Monday.

Federal workers respond to sweeping cuts by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency.

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If signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the bill would make Arkansas the fourth state in the U.S. to allow executions using nitrogen gas.

Chemical abortions, the death penalty and robots with guns were all topics of discussion in a Tuesday legislative committee meeting.

Arkansas lawmakers on Monday advanced legislation that would overhaul the state’s higher education system.

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, introduced Senate Bill 184 to transfer the Arkansas Educational Television Commission’s powers to the Department of Education.