The Latest Breaking News from Arkansas

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news. In each issue, you’ll find updates on legislative activity and recent news. 

Some state lawmakers are looking to loosen child labor laws, even as the federal government cracks down on surging violations

Former Rep. Marion Berry, who was known for blunt rhetoric and his advocacy work for farmers and elderly residents in eastern Arkansas, has died

Legislation to restrict gender-affirming care is often pre-written and shopped out by a handful of interest groups

An Associated Press analysis has found that many of this year’s statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths are identical or very similar to some model legislation

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to the top player from Arkansas in the 2025 class

State supreme courts issued 110 opinions between May 8-14. The North Dakota Supreme Court led the field with 12 opinions issued, closely followed by Pennsylvania with 11 and Arkansas with eight.

Ohio has joined a growing number of Republican-led states moving to restrict citizens’ ability to bypass lawmakers through ballot initiatives

Family allegedly ignored abuse claims to protect political ambitions and uncle’s business