by - July 23, 2024 9:35 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 23) granted an expedited hearing and ordered Secretary of State John Thurston to perform an initial count of signatures collected by a group…
by - July 16, 2024 2:59 pm
Arkansans for Limited Government, the ballot question committee supporting a potential constitutional amendment to allow for exceptions to abortion, have filed Tuesday (July 16) a lawsuit with the state Supreme…
by - July 11, 2024 6:28 pm
Supporters of a proposed amendment to provide exemptions to abortions in Arkansas sent a letter to Secretary of State John Thurston, claiming he was erroneous in declining their proposal. On…
by - July 10, 2024 1:58 pm
A proposed constitutional amendment to allow for exceptions to the state’s no abortion law has been rejected by the Arkansas Secretary of State due to a lack of proper identification…
by - January 23, 2024 5:30 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin approved Tuesday (Jan. 23) a proposed constitutional amendment to provide exceptions for abortions in Arkansas, but he made two changes to the proposal. The proposed constitutional…
by - January 2, 2024 5:15 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders is citing the resignation of 188th Wing Commander Col. Dillon Patterson in a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that asks…
by - November 28, 2023 4:44 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin rejected the ballot title and proposed popular name for a constitutional amendment effort to change the state’s abortion laws on Tuesday (Nov. 28). Griffin cited…
by - April 5, 2023 1:56 pm
In addition to education and criminal justice reform, this year’s legislative session has also seen culture war related issues at the forefront. Various bills have been filed, passed by one…
by - September 25, 2022 9:34 am
Dr. Jay Barth and Robert Coon offer bipartisan analysis on every Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll that comes out. In our final installment of analysis, Barth and Coon look…
by - June 24, 2022 9:31 am
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday (June 24) upheld a Mississippi law banning abortion and in doing so overturned the right to abortion in Roe v. Wade, and also overturned…
by - May 3, 2022 11:21 am
Arkansas Republican political leaders praised a likely U.S. Supreme Court decision ending abortion rights while decrying the leak of the court’s draft opinion. The state’s Democratic Party chair said taking…
by - October 13, 2021 3:31 pm
A special session to consider an income tax reduction will be called “as soon as we get the votes lined up,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (Oct. 13). He also…
by - September 29, 2021 8:29 am
Voters have strong opinions when asked about an Arkansas version of a recently enacted Texas law aimed at restricting abortions. The Texas law was allowed to go into effect by…
by - July 20, 2021 7:12 pm
A strict abortion law passed in the 2021 legislative session was put on pause by a federal judge Tuesday (July 20). U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction…
by - March 9, 2021 4:59 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed Tuesday (March 9) a bill that prohibits abortions except in cases involving the health of the mother. The pro-life measure does not have an allowance for…
by - February 22, 2021 5:42 pm
A bill that would ban nearly all abortions in Arkansas advanced through the Senate on Monday (Feb. 22) despite pleas for an amendment from GOP lawmakers who wanted exemptions for…
by - February 10, 2021 6:21 pm
A bill to abolish abortions in Arkansas sailed through the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Wednesday (Feb. 10). SB 6, the Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act, would…
by - February 3, 2021 5:05 pm
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Wednesday (Feb. 3) advanced a bill requiring women seeking an abortion to first call a helpline where they would be provided…
by - January 28, 2021 4:50 pm
Women seeking an abortion in Arkansas would be required first to call a helpline where they would be provided information about alternatives and support services under a bill that passed…
by - January 13, 2021 7:34 am
While much of a legislative session can focus on the mundane business of running state government – such as budget bills and tax policy – hot button social issues tend…
