Arkansas Blog Archives

Live, laugh, lectern: Why Gov. Sanders might not worry much about that $19K podium

Austin Bailey 9/24/23 6:25pm

A history lesson on reimbursed charges to the state in 1997 suggests the governor may follow her dad's lead and weather #podiumgate unscathed.

Sunday open line

Arkansas Times Staff 9/24/23 4:00pm

Greetings.

BFFs (Best Frenemies Forever)

The Observer 9/24/23 6:51am

Maybe the real treasure of the September 2023 extraordinary session was the friends we made along the way.

Sleepy Saturday open line

Arkansas Times Staff 9/23/23 4:00pm

What's on the brain?

news & opinion

Cost-saving solar project approved by Little Rock school board

Jim Ross 9/23/23 10:42am

Spending a small amount now to save a massive amount over decades to come is good governance and common sense.

Friday open line

Arkansas Times Staff 9/22/23 4:00pm

Weekend time.

Free mailout COVID tests are back starting Monday

Stephanie Smittle 9/22/23 3:24pm

Bad news: COVID-19 is having a little late-summer resurgence. Good news: You might not have to fork over the price of a steak dinner at Doe's for the pleasure of obtaining a 2-pack of COVID-19 tests at the pharmacy. Free tests are back, starting Monday, Sept. 25.

news

Don't rush appeal in transgender medical care case, ACLU and others argue

Debra Hale-Shelton 9/22/23 2:39pm

Opponents of Arkansas's never-enforced ban on gender-affirming medical care argued against skirting the normal appeal process.

news

Arkansans on Medicaid, food stamps qualify for discounted internet

Mary Hennigan 9/22/23 12:52pm

In an increasingly digital world where kids no longer have snow days and instead are sent home to do schoolwork online, internet access is important for all.

Secrecy, gadflies and sausage: Winners and losers of the 2023 special session

Austin Bailey 9/22/23 12:40pm

The biscuit at 500 Grill: 1, Rep. David Ray: 0.

news

$10 million grant to support Arkansas electric grid upgrades

Antoinette Grajeda for the Arkansas Advocate 9/22/23 9:59am

Federal funding from the Grid Enhancement Grant program will total $5.16 million in the first year and $5.14 million the second year.

news & opinion

Just what does that $19,000 podium for the governor look like, anyway?

Benjamin Hardy 9/21/23 5:54pm

Has anyone seen it? Show us the lectern!

news

Attorney tasked to represent housing authority commissioners at hearing Tuesday

Mary Hennigan 9/21/23 4:34pm

Following federal reports detailing troubling management practices, three housing authority commissioners will undergo a hearing on Tuesday to evaluate their positions.