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$83m cash bonanza as surprise checks sent to residents in red state

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are set to receive surprise checks worth up to $5,000 after a new law lets the state ...
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‘Very alarming’: National corrections expert predicts continued growth of inmate population in overcrowded Arkansas prison system

The prison population in Arkansas is on a steady upward trend that is expected to continue through 2035, one of the nation's ...

State Senate confirms Sanders’ appointments to include Department of Human Services secretary and Game and Fish commissioner

The Arkansas Senate voted Friday to confirm Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' appointments of Department of Human Services ...

Death penalty opponents call for reversal of Arkansas nitrogen execution law

Opponents of capital punishment on Friday called on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to reverse Arkansas' decision to allow ...

Sanders appoints Northeast Arkansas native to State Board of Education

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday that she had appointed Northeast Arkansas native Aaron Abbott to serve on the Arkansas State Board of ...
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Arkansas school voucher applications top 50,000

The number of Arkansas students seeking vouchers for the 2025-26 school year has exceeded 50,000, and the Arkansas Department ...