The Latest Breaking News from Arkansas

Governor Asa Hutchinson admits the state’s anti-abortion ‘trigger law’ will lead to ‘heartbreaking circumstances’

Governor Asa Hutchinson signed near-total abortion ban bill, even though he disagreed with the lack of exceptions for incest and rape

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 18, Brew. 

A water tower with a silhouette of Johnny Cash is currently taking a leak over his Arkansas hometown of Kingsland after an assailant with impressive aim recently shot the tank.

Four candidates — Jake Bequette, Heath Loftis, Jan Morgan, and incumbent John Boozman — are running in the Republican primary on May 24, 2022, for U.S. Senate in Arkansas. Boozman, Bequette, and Morgan have led in polling and fundraising.

These Republican states are passing clean energy bills in the name of freedom and economics

Upcoming primary elections for state supreme court seats in North Carolina and Arkansas are putting the spotlight on how such races across the U.S. have grown in importance in recent years and led to high-dollar, partisan battles for control

Arkansas has accused Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE:LLY), Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO), Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY), and three of the largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) of artificially driving up insulin prices. The complaint, filed by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, alleges the defendants devised a scheme in which the Big Pharmas would "artificially and willingly raise their…

Melissa Fults, a board member of Arkansas NORML and a medical marijuana patient advocate withdrew her adult-use cannabis amendment petition preferring to wait until the 2024 elections, giving her time to focus on other recreational proposals she disagrees with, reported the