Arkansas Blog

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. has named a 20-member group to make recommendations on how to use acreage that has been devoted to the Hindman Park and War Memorial golf courses that are to be closed in a few weeks.

Did you watch the Democratic debate last night? Who won?

Justice group puts focus on Fayetteville's increased enforcement of marijuana possession law despite a policy giving such offenses a low priority.

As expected, federal legal challenges have been filed by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood against the latest attempts by the Arkansas legislature to restrict abortion so much that it is practically unobtainable.

The state is sending $2.9 million from the so-called rainy fund to contribute to building the TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. Not to spoil their moment, but it's a reminder of the need for a discussion about rainy day funds.

An animal rights group and other organizations have sued to invalidate a 2017 Arkansas law that prohibits undercover investigations of factory farms and other businesses.

Stop the presses. Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed a woman to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, long the almost exclusive province of great white male hunters.

The Wednesday open line plus the video roundup of news and comment, beginning with the latest on the Linda Collins murder investigation.

The state has announced a fourth dispensary has been cleared to sell medical marijuana.

John McCarty of Little Rock, on behalf of the War Memorial Golf Association, asked circuit court today for an injunction to prevent the city from closing the War Memorial Park golf course.

An annual report from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families reports that the number of children without health insurance is on the rise in Arkansas, with the biggest drop in coverage in 10 years.

The fiance of the woman charged with capital murder in the death of former Sen. Linda Collins defended her in an interview aired today on Good Morning America.