Benjamin Hardy

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Benjamin Hardy

Arkansas Republicans plan special session for yet more tax cuts for top earners

CAPES petition to repeal LEARNS may have met ballot requirements if not for missteps

Asa Hutchinson meets criteria to participate in first GOP debate

State unemployment held steady at historic 2.6% low in July; national rate also low

Arkansas spent nearly $1800 on education chief’s trip to speak at Philly Moms for Liberty...

Sanders names Shea Lewis as Parks, Heritage and Tourism secretary

Biden administration warns Arkansas, others on kicking people off Medicaid over paperwork

State age-verification laws have the internet porn industry on the defensive

Ohio, like Arkansas and other states, says ‘no’ to effort to curtail direct democracy

Another 82K Arkansans lost Medicaid in July due to end of pandemic-era eligibility