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Griffin accuses former Arkansas prison board lawyer of attempting to ‘rewrite history’ in letter arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/09/g...
Griffin accuses former Arkansas prison board lawyer of attempting to ‘rewrite history’ in letter | Arkansas Advocate
Attorney General Tim Griffin and the Board of Corrections’ former attorney are clashing once again — this time over whether Griffin’s office agreed to delay a court hearing in 2023 to allow the attorn...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Griffin accuses former Arkansas prison board lawyer of attempting to ‘rewrite history’ in letter arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/09/g...
Maternal health programs among UAMS’ uses of $40M in new federal funding arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/mater...
Maternal health programs among UAMS' uses of $40M in new federal funding | Arkansas Advocate
The funding will help UAMS strengthen its programs that can reduce maternal and infant mortality, according to its Monday news release.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Maternal health programs among UAMS’ uses of $40M in new federal funding arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/mater...
Trump shuts out Democratic governors from traditional White House gatherings arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/09/r...
Trump shuts out Democratic governors from traditional White House gatherings | Arkansas Advocate
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump decided to exclude Democratic governors from a traditional annual meeting at the White House and to disinvite several others from a black-tie dinner, according to t...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Trump shuts out Democratic governors from traditional White House gatherings arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/09/r...
Breast cancer survival rates higher in Medicaid expansion states, study finds arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/09/r...
Breast cancer survival rates higher in Medicaid expansion states, study finds | Arkansas Advocate
Women with breast cancer living in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility were less likely to die from the disease — but not everyone benefited equally, according to a recent study published in the...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Breast cancer survival rates higher in Medicaid expansion states, study finds arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/09/r...
Delayed insurance coverage for doula services frustrates Arkansas parents and providers arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/09/d...
Delayed insurance coverage for doula services frustrates Arkansas parents and providers | Arkansas Advocate
The state's proposed rules for Medicaid coverage of doula care became public Sunday, over a month after the legally mandated deadline.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Delayed insurance coverage for doula services frustrates Arkansas parents and providers arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/09/d...
Louisiana proposes letting hunters use drones to find wounded prey, but not shoot them arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/07/r...
Louisiana proposes letting hunters use drones to find wounded prey, but not shoot them | Arkansas Advocate
Hunting regulators in Louisiana are considering a change to state regulations to allow the use of drones to help hunters locate prey after it's been shot, but it’s not yet clear whether doing so would...
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February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Louisiana proposes letting hunters use drones to find wounded prey, but not shoot them arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/07/r...
In the next decade, states will see a surge in obesity arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/08/r...
In the next decade, states will see a surge in obesity | Arkansas Advocate
Over the next decade, obesity rates across the nation could surge to close to half of U.S. adults, a new study published in the medical journal JAMA estimates. Researchers at the University of Washing...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
In the next decade, states will see a surge in obesity arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/08/r...
Editor-in-chief Andrew DeMillo's column this week looks at the state's growing surplus and how it could factor into debates at the legislative session this year. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/08/a...
Arkansas' surplus -- including a Powerball boost -- poses just as many challenges as opportunities | Arkansas Advocate
COMMENTARY: Arkansas' surplus opens the door for just as many fights over how to spend it and what those decisions say about the state’s spending priorities
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February 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Editor-in-chief Andrew DeMillo's column this week looks at the state's growing surplus and how it could factor into debates at the legislative session this year. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/08/a...
Energy secretary calls for more emphasis on fossil fuels to keep power on in winter storms arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/06/r...
Energy secretary calls for more emphasis on fossil fuels to keep power on in winter storms | Arkansas Advocate
A focus on addressing climate change, including by producing wind and solar energy, has not helped Americans keep their electricity and heat on during winter storms, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright...
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February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Energy secretary calls for more emphasis on fossil fuels to keep power on in winter storms arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/06/r...
Federal funds will help Arkansas modernize health data collection arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/feder...
Federal funds will help Arkansas modernize health data collection | Arkansas Advocate
The state’s health department will use $13.3 million in federal funding to help doctors connect remotely and better share data by upgrading medical technology, Arkansas officials announced Friday. Ar...
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February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Federal funds will help Arkansas modernize health data collection arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/feder...
UA seeks recommendations for interim law school dean arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/06/u...
UA seeks recommendations for interim law school dean | Arkansas Advocate
The University of Arkansas began searching Friday for an interim law school dean, three weeks after the university rescinded its offer to the incoming dean last month following complaints from key Rep...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
UA seeks recommendations for interim law school dean arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/06/u...
With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/06/r...
With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws | Arkansas Advocate
As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/06/r...
‘It is astonishing’: Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/06/r...
'It is astonishing': Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services | Arkansas Advocate
WASHINGTON — Congress has approved the first public health funding bill since President Donald Trump began his second term, with lawmakers largely rejecting his proposed spending cuts and the eliminat...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
‘It is astonishing’: Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/06/r...
Barnes named new chancellor of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/barne...
Barnes named new chancellor of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Arkansas Advocate
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved the selection Thursday of Dr. C. Lowry Barnes as the new chancellor of the state’s public medical school.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Barnes named new chancellor of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/barne...
Trump Education Department bolsters protections for prayer in schools arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/05/r...
Trump Education Department bolsters protections for prayer in schools | Arkansas Advocate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education reinforced the right to prayer in public schools in guidance issued Thursday.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Trump Education Department bolsters protections for prayer in schools arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/05/r...
Arkansas Explained: What to know about the Board of Corrections arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/05/a...
Arkansas Explained: What to know about the Board of Corrections | Arkansas Advocate
The Board of Corrections that runs Arkansas’ prison and parole systems has its first new chairman in two decades, and a majority appointed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Arkansas Explained: What to know about the Board of Corrections arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/05/a...
Attorney fired by Arkansas corrections board says panel still owes him arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/04/a...
Attorney fired by Arkansas corrections board says panel still owes him | Arkansas Advocate
The private attorney fired by the Arkansas Board of Corrections said the panel still owes him and his firm hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for representing it in two long-running lawsui...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Attorney fired by Arkansas corrections board says panel still owes him arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/04/a...
Changes in state law in recent years and a move away from virtual instruction used during the COVID-19 pandemic have created a patchwork of responses to weather closures across Arkansas school districts. #arpx #arwx
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Missed school days from snow and ice a joy for Arkansas students. For administrators, not so much. | Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas students may have celebrated the winter weather that kept them out of school for several days over the past week.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Changes in state law in recent years and a move away from virtual instruction used during the COVID-19 pandemic have created a patchwork of responses to weather closures across Arkansas school districts. #arpx #arwx
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First Amendment free speech rights debated in Sen. Mark Kelly’s illegal orders case
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
First Amendment free speech rights debated in Sen. Mark Kelly’s illegal orders case
UPDATED: Simon wins Republican nomination for Arkansas Senate district at center of prison project debate arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/t...
Simon wins Republican nomination for Arkansas Senate district at center of prison project debate | Arkansas Advocate
A Paris business owner who opposes a 3,000-bed prison project won the Republican Party's nomination in a special runoff for the Arkansas Senate district that includes the prison site.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:53 AM
UPDATED: Simon wins Republican nomination for Arkansas Senate district at center of prison project debate arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/t...
UPDATED: Simon leading in GOP primary runoff for Arkansas Senate district at center of prison project debate arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/t...
Simon leading in GOP primary runoff for Arkansas Senate district at center of prison project debate | Arkansas Advocate
Two Republicans who say they’re opposed to a 3,000-bed prison project faced off Tuesday in a special primary runoff election for a state Senate seat that represents the planned prison site.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
UPDATED: Simon leading in GOP primary runoff for Arkansas Senate district at center of prison project debate arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/t...
Updates here: Two Republicans face off in runoff for party’s nomination for Arkansas state Senate seat arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/t...
Two Republicans face off in runoff for party's nomination for Arkansas state Senate seat | Arkansas Advocate
Two Republicans who say they’re opposed to a 3,000-bed prison project faced off Tuesday in a special primary runoff election for a state Senate seat that represents the planned prison site.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Updates here: Two Republicans face off in runoff for party’s nomination for Arkansas state Senate seat arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/t...
Family of Renee Good, citizens hurt by DHS detail violence to Democratic panel arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/r...
Family of Renee Good, citizens hurt by DHS detail violence to Democratic panel | Arkansas Advocate
WASHINGTON — Renee Good’s family, distraught and in disbelief over her killing, took some comfort in the past few weeks thinking her death might prompt change in the country, her brother Luke Ganger s...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Family of Renee Good, citizens hurt by DHS detail violence to Democratic panel arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/r...
Polls have closed in Arkansas state Senate District 26, where the Republican nominee for the late Sen. Gary Stubblefield's seat is being chosen. Follow the Arkansas Advocate tonight for the latest updates on the race.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Polls have closed in Arkansas state Senate District 26, where the Republican nominee for the late Sen. Gary Stubblefield's seat is being chosen. Follow the Arkansas Advocate tonight for the latest updates on the race.
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Trump doubles down on calling for the feds to take over state elections arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/r...
Trump doubles down on calling for the feds to take over state elections | Arkansas Advocate
President Donald Trump restated a call Tuesday for federal control over election administration across the country, undermining the structure outlined in the Constitution that empowers states to run e...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Trump doubles down on calling for the feds to take over state elections arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/03/r...