The Latest Breaking News from Arkansas

Gov. Asa Hutchinson is Arkansas' top Republican and is entering the final stretch of his term with strong approval ratings

Welcome to the Friday, May 20, Brew. 

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 

Arkansas Senate candidate Jake Bequette is suing after two counties incorrectly listed his first name as “Jack" on their ballots in this month's Republican primary election

Incumbent John Thurston and Eddie Joe Williams are running in the Republican primary for Arkansas Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.