Republican Sen. Joshua Bryant was elected Thursday as the Arkansas Senate’s next leader following three hours of deadlocked ...

Attorney General Tim Griffin asked a federal judge Thursday to end a 35-year-old order establishing multiple majority-Black judicial districts in Arkansas, citing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ...

University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria was named Purdue University’s next president Thursday.

Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion will get a six-month grace period starting Jan. 1 while state officials consider a replacement ...

Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill has won a seventh term, fending off his challenger Chris Jones despite efforts from national ...

Following the narrow defeat of a ballot measure that would have allowed the creation of local economic development districts Tuesday, Issue 3 supporters said they’re going to take time to analyze ...

After losing her bid for U.S. Senate, Arkansas Democrat Hallie Shoffner had a message for the national party. “Just because a state is considered unwinnable does not mean its people are unworthy,” ...

Thousands of Arkansans cast ballots Tuesday in the 2026 midterm election. The Arkansas Advocate is bringing you updates, including conversations with voters and candidates, and photos from around the ...

When Arkansans went to bed Tuesday night, Republicans were beginning to see the full scale of what amounted to historic losses. Democrats picked up at least 10 seats in the House, concentrated in ...

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that Republicans’ widespread losses in the midterm elections show that the ...