Arkansas ended fiscal year 2024 with a budget surplus of $698.4 million. Here’s what that means in practice.
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Education amendment down to the wire for collecting signatures
For AR Kids, the group behind the Educational Rights Amendment, is racing to meet the signature threshold by the July 5 deadline.
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Little Rock School Board works through the summer, here’s the latest
The Little Rock School Board doesn’t get a summer break. They met last week to talk strategic planning, celebrate teacher bonuses and increase the price tag for CARE, the districts before-and after-school program.
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Why it’s a big deal that the Supreme Court struck down Chevron deference
A primer on what Chevron deference was, why people wanted to end it, and what today’s SCOTUS decision actually does.
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U.S. Supreme Court ruling against homelessness puts advocates on edge
A Supreme Court ruling that upholds a law against sleeping outdoors has implications for homeless people across the country.
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Supreme Court abortion punt not much of a victory for women’s health care
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday not to take up an important case on a woman’s right to abortion care in a medical emergency. Arkansans can support a ballot issue to give women that right.
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Join us for a liveblog of the Biden-Trump debate tonight
Political junkies and gluttons for punishment, join us here for a liveblog of the presidential debate between incumbent President Joe Biden and felonious hype man Donald Trump. Debate starts at 8 p.m.
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With ACA enhanced subsidies set to expire, tens of thousands of Arkansans face hefty premium hikes
There’s a major “cliff” ahead in health care policy that isn’t getting much attention, but it could drop a major financial hit on middle-class people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
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Pro-voucher groups aim to intervene in lawsuit challenging LEARNS vouchers (UPDATED)
Taxpayer-funded discrimination, benefits going disproportionately to the rich, and a state budget busted to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Such is the scene in Arizona, which is just a bit ahead of Arkansas on the universal school voucher path.
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CNN exposes problems with Arizona voucher program that was a model for Arkansas LEARNS
Taxpayer-funded discrimination, benefits going disproportionately to the rich, and a state budget busted to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Such is the scene in Arizona, which is just a bit ahead of Arkansas on the universal school voucher path.