The legislature completed the 2025 regular session after approving a balanced budget, increasing public school funding, making higher education more accessible and improving maternal health care.

Fiber arts are alive and well locally judging by the participation and turnout for the Madison County Library’s first Quilt Fair on April 16.

Surpassing the 100-day mark of the 119th Congress offers an opportunity to take stock of some of the steps Senate Republicans have taken to accomplish the goals Arkansans and Americans more broadly asked of us to help get our nation back on track.

Extreme weather and natural disasters are familiar to Arkansans. We have lived through tornadoes, severe storms, flooding, wildfires and even earthquakes that damage property, change communities and in some cases injure or cost lives. These events are never easy to endure.

Arkansas is at the center of a national battle between local pharmacies on the one hand, and on the other hand a giant industry known as Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). It is a battle of economic life and death.

The Arkansas Legislature is set to recess the regular session of the 95th General Assembly this Wednesday, April 16 at the close of business.

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One of the many hats that City Planning Director Jennifer Thomas wears is that of a Realtor at Lindsey & Associates, Inc. of Rogers.

Every year, monarch butterflies embark on an epic journey spanning thousands of miles. These delicate creatures migrate between Canada and Mexico, passing right through our own Arkansas skies. But …

In an increasingly dangerous world, American leadership is frequently being questioned and tested. The United States’ influence, as well as our resolve, is under pressure from volatility or outright conflict in many regions around the globe.

The Senate voted to create a new and sustainable property insurance plan to help school districts meet the rising cost of property insurance.

In a recent interview Huntsville Mayor Travis Dotson spoke about a flurry of bills, one thing after another coming out of the state legislature that would remove local control from school boards and county and city governments.

When someone mentions planting a flower bed for butterflies, bees, and humming birds, most of us think of perennials like milkweed and coneflowers. But many of our native shrubs are important sources of food and habitat for pollinators. Here are a few.

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, Arkansas has 224 doctors per 100,000 people. That is 72 fewer providers than the national average.

Consultants know how to work the system for their companies and their own personal gain—not for the taxpayers.

The Arkansas Legislature was in recess last week so no new legislation was considered.

Arkansas’ state motto “Regnat Populus,” which is Latin for “the people rule,” only works if citizens are paying attention.

Opioids have posed a deadly threat to communities in Arkansas and across the country for years. One synthetic opioid in particular, fentanyl, has devastated too many individuals and families in our …

The legislature has approved and sent to the governor a bill that clarifies the meaning of a medical emergency when the life of a pregnant woman and her unborn children are threatened. House …

Last week, the 95th General Assembly completed the 10th week of the 2025 Regular Session. We are scheduled to adjourn the session on April 16 . The legislature will be in recess this week and will …