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News · AR
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced a settlement valued between and over environmental contamination claims involving PCBs.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Bruce Cozart is listed in the uncontested 2026 general election for Arkansas House District 91.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Brandon Achor is running in Arkansas House District 71 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
News · AR
The lawsuit brings 29 defendants into a court dispute involving abortion pills sent through the mail.
News · AR
The attorneys general of Arkansas, Louisiana and Alabama announced a multistate lawsuit involving laws tied to mailed abortion pills.
News · AR
The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory has begun using Rapid DNA technology at participating booking stations, making Arkansas the third state to do so.
News · AR
The new system can create and search DNA profiles from qualifying arrestees in about 90 minutes.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Austin McCollum is running in Arkansas House District 8 in the 2026 general election.
News · AR
Griffin says abortion pills shipped into Arkansas are illegal and has announced a lawsuit over the shipments.
Candidate profile · AR
Democratic incumbent Alex Holladay is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Arkansas House District 70.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Mark McElroy is the only listed candidate for Arkansas House District 62 in the 2026 general election.
News · AR
The ballot question would reduce property tax funding for the Saline County library system by 35%.
Explainer · AR
Arkansas voters can prepare by checking registration, election dates, ballot contents and voting instructions before casting a ballot.
News · AR
The Arkansas attorney general announced seven arrests by the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in a health-care enforcement action.
News · AR
The ruling leaves in place an injunction blocking two 2023 laws that moved oversight of the corrections secretary to the governor.
News · AR
The ruling keeps an injunction blocking two 2023 laws that moved oversight of Arkansas’ corrections secretary from the prison board to the governor.
News · AR
A Pulaski County judge refused to lift an injunction against two laws that gave the governor authority to fire top corrections officials.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Jeremy Wooldridge is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Arkansas House District 1.
News · AR
The plan was released ahead of the midterms but is not directly tied to a specific race, election or candidate.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Harlan Breaux is the only candidate listed in the 2026 general election race for Arkansas House District 6.
News · AR
The Arkansas attorney general announced seven arrests by the state unit responsible for Medicaid fraud enforcement.
News · AR
The financing is intended to help Delta Peanut continue work tied to Arkansas’ peanut harvest.
News · AR
The bipartisan measure would set national NIL and revenue-sharing rules while adding protections involving scholarships and health care.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Randy Torres is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Arkansas House District 17.
News · AR
Arkansas Gov. Sanders shared a personal family development that has no direct connection to a race or election.
News · AR
Will Moore, Searcy’s city attorney, has announced plans to seek a seat in the Arkansas Senate.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Matt Brown is unopposed in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election for Arkansas House District 55.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Lane Jean is the only candidate in the 2026 general election race for Arkansas House District 99.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Jon Milligan is the only listed candidate in the 2026 general election for Arkansas House District 33.
News · AR
Arkansas agriculture organizations sought more economic assistance during Capitol Hill meetings as a farm bill cleared committee.