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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders championed the Arkansas LEARNS Act in 2023, raising teacher salaries but also changing the fundamental way both public and private schools do business. New changes to classroom management came this year with the Bell to Bell, …

The new year will see Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders embark on Year 3 as the state’s first female chief executive. Heading into the second half of her historic first term, Sanders plans to further advance an agenda that has …

Welcome to 2026 and Arkansas Money & Politics! We made it through the holidays, and while the tinsel and the tree may stay up for some of us a while longer, the changing of the calendar tells us it is …

Mueller Streamline Co. announced Wednesday that it will invest over $7 million to expand its Wynne facility, creating over 60 new jobs over the next two years. “Since our acquisition of Halstead Industries in 1998, our companies have not only …

On Monday, June 23, Democratic Arkansas State Senator Frederick J. Love officially revealed his plans to run for governor with a campaign that focuses on protecting public schools, empowering communities and driving economic growth across the state, especially in rural …

Former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker has died at the age of 81, according to multiple media outlets. Tucker, who was the 43rd governor of the Natural State from 1992 to 1996, was raised in Little Rock and later attended …

In celebration of the U of A School of Law’s centennial year, the school recently hosted a conversation with former Governors Mike Beebe and Asa Hutchinson, both graduates of the school. From Waterman Hall to the Governor’s Mansion was held …

Arkansas lost a giant April 20 with the death of David Pryor. The former governor and U.S. senator, who was 89, was remembered at media outlets throughout the United States, a testament to his stature in the broader spectrum of …

Pictured above: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. (Photos by Lori Sparkman)   Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders spent the first year of her historic term turning campaign promises into political accomplishments. She does not intend to ease up in Year Two. “We …

With the recent inauguration of Arkansas’s first female Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, many are rightfully wondering what the future holds for our state. However, this historic event also provides an excellent opportunity to look back at the state’s past and …