The Lake Conway rehab project is an example of one of the services that could be interrupted if the Game and Fish Commission’s budget is not approved by lawmakers during next week’s special session.
Mary Hennigan for the Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas's favorite young reporter, Mary Hennigan covers housing, health and state government for the Arkansas Advocate.
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High death rates, unchanging poverty level puts Arkansas among worst states for child well-being
The experience of growing up in Arkansas has worsened in most areas of child well-being, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation report.
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Dozens of services would cease if Arkansas lawmakers fail to pass Game and Fish budget
Game and Fish commissioner Austin Booth has expressed confidence the Legislature will approve the agency’s appropriation before a July 1 deadline, but it’s worth examining the consequences if lawmakers fail to do so.
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Experts identify affordable housing barriers, opportunities for rural Arkansas
Ten housing experts from the private and public sectors joined a panel Tuesday afternoon at the 2024 Rural Development Conference in Hot Springs to discuss affordable housing in rural Arkansas.
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Low-income communities priority for Arkansas’ $93.6 million federal solar grant
Arkansas was one of many states chosen to receive federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency’s $7 billion Solar for All program, available through the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act.
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Officials mark start on homelessness village in southern Pulaski County
Officials break ground on Providence Park, a 50-acre homelessness village expected to provide 400 affordable tiny homes in southern Pulaski County starting in 2025.
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Industry professionals reflect on five years of medical marijuana in Arkansas
Medical marijuana first became available in Arkansas in 2019, and the industry’s trajectory has been on a steady incline since.
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Arkansas’s quick Medicaid ‘unwinding’ left 1 in 5 children uninsured, report finds
About 20% of children insured in Arkansas’ Medicaid program lost access during the state’s “unwinding” period, according to a report released Thursday from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.