Arkansas librarians grapple with enforcing book restriction law after court ruling | Arkansas Advocate

The court hasn't yet ordered its ruling to take effect, but the Independence County Library already banned minors from checking out certain books.

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Medicaid expansion in Arkansas: A timeline of the first-in-the-nation hybrid model | Arkansas Advocate

Here's a timeline of Arkansas' first-in-the-nation hybrid Medicaid expansion, which faces an uncertain future.

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The Trump admin offered sick Medicaid patients a 1-year lifeline. These red states are rejecting it.

Several conservative states will require proof from people who say they're too sick to work.

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Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion is endangered. Again. | Arkansas Advocate

COMMENTARY: Arkansas’ expansion has gone through multiple names and governors, but the recurring theme of its 13-year history is improbability.

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Arkansas healthcare providers alarmed by potential end of state's Medicaid expansion | Arkansas Advocate

The Trump administration’s decision not to renew Arkansas’ hybrid Medicaid expansion is alarming medical providers and experts who say the loss of insurance for thousands would be devastating and woul...

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Immigrants helped shape Arkansas. The state shouldn’t forget that history. | Arkansas Advocate

COMMENTARY: Some of Arkansas' communities and traditions exist because earlier generations chose to welcome immigrants rather than shun them.

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Facing financial headwinds, rural Arkansas hospitals turn to partnerships | Arkansas Advocate

There were 40 hospital mergers and acquisitions nationwide in the first half of 2026, one of the highest numbers in the same time span so far this decade.

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There's something about Mary

'An Inconvenient Widow' tells full, heartbreaking story of Mary Todd Lincoln

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An Arkansas community founded by Italian immigrants becomes a flashpoint over ICE | Arkansas Advocate

A festival started by Italian immigrants who migrated to Arkansas in the late 1800s is being boycotted by an immigrant advocacy group over Tontitown Police Department's involvement in a federal immigr...

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Mixed opinions, limited information about $6.6 billion data center in Arkansas River Valley | Arkansas Advocate

Unlike Little Rock and Pulaski County where residents have been vocally opposed to two planned data centers, opposition to the Serverfarm data center appears more muted in Clarksville.

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Arkansans who banded together to save PBS deserve better than this | Arkansas Advocate

COMMENTARY: Arkansas TV’s decision to remove one PBS news program from its lineup and reschedule another is a betrayal to those who were trying to do the right thing. The decision is also going to mak...

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Private equity might dodge state laws by partnering with healthcare nonprofits | Arkansas Advocate

As these joint ventures grow increasingly popular, they will test a wave of recent state laws that were designed to increase oversight of private equity in healthcare and prevent a repeat of the patie...

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Arkansas’ new work requirements come at a hard moment for state’s fragile healthcare system | Arkansas Advocate

COMMENTARY: Arkansas officials are preparing to implement Medicaid work requirements again. This time they’re doing it as the state’s healthcare system faces even greater strain.

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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”

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Kemp holds meeting with OpenAI and Georgia Power in Atlanta • Georgia Recorder

In May, as Georgians rallied at the polls and community meetings against power- and water-guzzling data centers, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp met with representatives of OpenAI about the AI industry-lea...

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Don’t fight Arkansas school vouchers by governing like Trump | Arkansas Advocate

COMMENTARY: The governor, just like the president, wasn’t meant to be a one-person Legislature. That principle should apply no matter which party is in the office.

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The murder of Robin White and the limits of American promise | Alabama Reflector

250 years ago, America was born. 125 years ago, a man was lynched in Elmore County. One event speaks to our ideals. The other shows our reality.

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A quiet moment for the Declaration of Independence | Arkansas Advocate

As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the declaration’s adoption, it’s worth setting aside some time to read the document and reflect on its promises — and even its flaws.

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The nation's 250th: How Arkansans can celebrate July 4 | Arkansas Advocate

Events marking the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence had been underway in Arkansas well before the July 4 holiday.

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More states tighten voting rules ahead of midterm elections | Arkansas Advocate

At least nine states have passed voting laws this year that will make it more difficult for some voters to cast their ballots during the midterm elections in November. Lawmakers in Florida, Kansas, Ke...

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Applications show gaps between Arkansas vouchers and private school tuition rates  | Arkansas Advocate

Annual tuition rates at more than half of the schools that applied for next year’s voucher program exceed the $7,208 Arkansas will provide, leaving a financial gap some schools are working to close in...

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