Arkansas Times' Week in Review Podcast

The justices declined to rule on the larger merits of the case and sent it back to Pulaski County Circuit Court for a scheduled June 20 hearing. The post UPDATE: Arkansas LEARNS back in effect, for now, as state Supreme Court throws out restraining order appeared first on Arkansas Times.

Unsurprisingly, the RSVP-only event was a pep rally for Sanders, Oliva and their LEARNS legislation.  The post We crashed a LEARNS town hall, and it was exactly what we expected appeared first on Arkansas Times.

The former governor left behind a shoddy employee evaluation system that forced Sanders to withhold raises to all but a quarter of the state executive agency payroll, lawmakers said Wednesday. But that makes no sense. The post Lawmakers blame lack of state employee raises on … Asa Hutchinson? appeared first on Arkansas Times.

A meeting that should have been public but wasn't is the latest in a series of mysterious happenings in the world of state parks and tourism. The post Governor holds clandestine meeting with parks commissioners appeared first on Arkansas Times.

The unsafe housing saga at the Big Country Chateau apartment complex in Little Rock is finally coming to an end. The complex is set to close and current residents will be guaranteed four months paid rent elsewhere, local organizers said. The post Big Country Chateau set to close, federal dollars to assist tenants appeared first on Arkansas Times.

The crafty slice-and-dice of Arkansas's congressional map that splinters Pulaski County's Black voters into three pieces and loops more white, conservative voters into Republican Rep. French Hill's 2nd District is facing renewed resistance. The post A voting rights win in Alabama launches Arkansas gerrymander lawsuit back into action appeared first on Arkansas Times.

Beginning this fall, resources and personnel now assigned to the DEI Division will be reallocated to other departments, UA-Fayettevile Chancellor Charles Robinson announced. The post University of Arkansas prepares to dissolve DEI division, reallocate staff appeared first on Arkansas Times.

Anyone under 18 years old lingering in one of Little Rock’s three entertainment districts without a parent or guardian after 9 p.m. will be violating curfew, the city’s board of directors voted Tuesday. The post Little Rock board members approve expansion to juvenile curfew, effective immediately appeared first on Arkansas Times.

The suit says Gentry Wahlmeier charged two Alma siblings with developmental disabilities almost $200,000 for legal work that should have taken "an hour or two at the very most." The post Lawyer who charged Crawford County $26,000 for library work gets sued for allegedly overcharging disabled clients appeared first on Arkansas Times.

In Utah, one voucher lobbyist was caught on a hot mic saying that the purpose of the legislation was to “destroy public education.” So let’s confront the plain truth here. The post Hearts, minds and ‘school choice’ appeared first on Arkansas Times.

A decision about school operations on Monday will be forthcoming, according to a statement issued Friday. The post NLR, state Department of Health issue survey on bats, say progress is being made appeared first on Arkansas Times.

An organization of Arkansas journalists has urged the Conway School District to move board meetings to a larger venue when needed to accommodate the public. The letter came after a meeting earlier this month where both journalists and community members were turned away at the door because the room was at capacity. The post Journalism organization urges Conway School District to open board meetings to public and media appeared first on Arkansas Times.

A new bill filed in the Arkansas legislature would call for the state's economic development commission to conduct a study that would determine if a spaceport is feasible. The post To infinity and beyond? Legislators file a bill about Arkansas space travel appeared first on Arkansas Times.

Twin bills that would curtail Arkansas's booming solar industry passed House and Senate committees on Thursday with no audible dissent.  The post Utility-favored bills to undercut solar industry pass House and Senate committees appeared first on Arkansas Times.

Not all Arkansas Republicans have fallen in line yet on the Arkansas LEARNS voucher bill, but the Koch brothers are trying to change that. There's money to be made in "school choice," you know. The post Ultra-conservative Americans for Prosperity group turns up the heat on anti-voucher Republicans appeared first on Arkansas Times.