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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a news conference next to former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, May 2, 2024. Sanders spoke before signing an executive order stating that Arkansas won't comply with new federal regulations intended to protect the rights of transgender students. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)

Arkansas governor says state won’t comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says her state won’t comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools.
 
A blue and wood-paneled lectern sits in the governor's conference room at the Arkansas State Capitol on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. An audit requested by lawmakers said the $19,000 lectern purchased for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office potentially violated several state laws. Sanders' office has disputed the audit's findings and called the audit deeply flawed. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)

Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern cited by audit

 
FILE - The lectern purchased by the Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders administration in June 2023 sits in a corner in the Governor's Conference Room at the state Capitol, Sept. 26, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. Sanders' office potentially violated state laws on purchasing state property and government records when it purchased a $19,000 lectern for the Republican governor that's prompted nationwide scrutiny, an audit requested by lawmakers said Monday, April 15, 2024. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Audit says Arkansas governor’s office potentially violated laws with $19,000 lectern purchase

 
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders gives the State of the State address, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges lawmakers to pass budget as session kicks off

 
FILE - Arkansas lawmakers gather in the House of Representatives chamber at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Arkansas lawmakers are convening at the Capitol and their top agenda item is taking up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' $6.3 billion proposed budget for the coming year. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Things to know when the Arkansas Legislature convenes to take up a budget and other issues

 

Ex-Trump adviser recounts fear in his 2016 campaign over ‘Access Hollywood’ tape, AP Explains

Hope Hicks testified Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, recounting how she followed Trump from the real estate world to politics and how his 2016 presidential campaign was turned upside down following a leak of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape. Testimony resumes on Monday.

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Arkansas lawmakers approve new restrictions on cryptocurrency mines after backlash over ’23 law

Arkansas lawmakers have approved new restrictions on cryptocurrency mining operations in the wake of a 2023 law that prompted backlash from some communities.
 
FILE - The lectern purchased by the Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders administration in June 2023 sits in a corner in the Governor's Conference Room at the state Capitol, Sept. 26, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. A report detailing the audit of the $19,000 lectern purchased for Sanders will be completed later than expected after the governor's office said it needed more time for its response, the state's legislative auditor told lawmakers on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Completion of audit into Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern has been pushed back to April

An audit of a $19,000 lectern that was purchased for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is nearing completion, but officials are awaiting a response from the governor’s office on it.
 

Gov. Sanders deploys Arkansas National Guard to support southern border control efforts

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is deploying about 40 National Guardsmen to Texas to support border control efforts along the nation’s southern border.
 

Arkansas governor proposes $6.3B budget as lawmakers prepare for session

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing a $6.3 billion budget for the coming year. Sanders’ budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 was presented to lawmakers on Wednesday as they kicked off budget hearings ahead of next month’s legislative session.
 
FILE - Jay Martin talks to reporters at the Arkansas state Capitol, Feb. 22, 2022, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

2 races, including crowded chief justice campaign, could push Arkansas court further to the right

Two races for the Arkansas Supreme Court could push a court that’s been targeted by outside conservative groups even further to the right.
 

Sanders among latest to call for resignation of Arkansas Board of Corrections member

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday asked that Board of Corrections member Alonza Jiles resign his seat.
 
FILE - The lectern purchased by the Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders administration in June 2023 sits in a corner in the Governor's Conference Room at the state Capitol, Sept. 26, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. Auditors are nearly done looking into the $19,000 lectern purchased for Gov. Huckabee Sanders and expect to issue a report on it by the end of next month, a state official told lawmakers on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Audit of $19,000 lectern purchase for Arkansas governor almost done

Auditors are nearly done looking into a $19,000 lectern purchased for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders that prompted scrutiny and national attention last year.
 

Arkansas’ prison board votes to fire corrections secretary

Arkansas’ Board of Corrections has voted to fire Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri. He has been on suspension for the past four weeks with pay.
 
FILE - State Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, presides over a Senate committee at the state Capitol on March 14, 2018, in Little Rock, Ark. Rapert, a former Arkansas lawmaker who has proposed suspending funding to libraries suing the state over restrictions on materials was confirmed by the Senate Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 to a spot on the state library board. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel, File)

Arkansas Republican who wanted to suspend funds to libraries suing state confirmed to library board

A former Arkansas lawmaker who wants to suspend funding to libraries suing the state over restrictions on materials has been confirmed to the state library board.
 

Arkansas board suspends corrections secretary, sues over state law removing ability to fire him

The state’s top prison and parole officials has been suspended by the state Board of Corrections, which is suing over a new law removing its ability to fire him.
 

Arkansas will add more state prison beds despite officials’ fears about understaffing

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration has taken action to reduce overcrowding at state prisons by adding hundreds of new beds.
 

Arkansas governor, attorney general urge corrections board to approve 500 new prison beds

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Attorney General Tim Griffin are criticizing the state Board of Corrections for not approving a plan to install 500 temporary prison beds.
 
Risie Howard speaks to reporters at the Arkansas Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, to mark the end of the filing period for next year's election. More than 350 candidates filed to run for state and federal office during the filing period. (AP Photo/Andrew Demillo)

A Pine Bluff attorney launches a bid for a south Arkansas congressional seat as filing period ends

A Pine Bluff attorney has filed to challenge U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman for a south Arkansas congressional seat next year.
 
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a press conference to announce the opening of a new $33 million missile production facility on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 at the State Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Katie Adkins)

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders endorsing former boss Trump in presidential race

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is endorsing former President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential race.
 
FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a newss conference to announce the opening of a new $33 million missile production facility on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 at the State Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. Huckabee Sanders is trying to move past an unusual controversy over a $19,000 lectern that she doesn't even want to use right now. An audit is underway over the purchase of the lectern that's prompted claims her office illegally altered records about it (AP Photo/Katie Adkins, File)

Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind with audit underway

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is trying to move past questions over a $19,000 lectern that she doesn’t even want to use right now.
 
FILE - The $19,029.25 lectern purchased by the Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders administration in June 2023 sits in a corner in the Governor's Conference Room at the state Capitol, Sept. 26, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday, Oct. 12, voted to audit the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for Sanders, delving into an unusual scandal that's prompted questions about the seemingly high cost of the item and claims that the governor's office violated the state's open-records law. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Arkansas lawmakers OK plan to audit purchase of $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Arkansas lawmakers are delving into the unusual controversy over the purchase a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
 
FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs into law an education overhaul bill, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, upheld the procedural vote that allowed Huckabee Sanders' education overhaul to take effect immediately, rejecting a judge's ruling that threw into question the way state laws have been fast-tracked into enforcement over the years. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds procedural vote on governor’s education overhaul

The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the procedural vote that allowed Gov. Sara Huckabee Sanders’ education overhaul to take effect immediately.
 
The $19,029.25 lectern purchased by the Sanders administration in June, sits in a corner in the Governor's Conference Room at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

A $19,000 lectern for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparks call for legislative audit

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is facing scrutiny over the purchase of a $19,000 lectern and the handling or records surrounding it.
 
FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks, Feb. 7, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas lawmakers have voted to restrict the public's access to records about Gov. Huckabee Sanders' travel and security. They backed away from a more far-reaching proposal to shield her administration's records from release. The Senate on Wednesday Sept. 13 2023 approved a bill that would allow the state to wall off details about the security provided to Sanders and other constitutional officers. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting release of her travel, security records

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will restrict the release of her travel and security records.
 
FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks, Feb. 7, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas lawmakers have voted to restrict the public's access to records about Gov. Huckabee Sanders' travel and security. They backed away from a more far-reaching proposal to shield her administration's records from release. The Senate on Wednesday Sept. 13 2023 approved a bill that would allow the state to wall off details about the security provided to Sanders and other constitutional officers. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Arkansas lawmakers advance plan to shield Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ travel, security records

Arkansas lawmakers have voted to restrict the public’s access to records about Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ travel and security.
 
Arkansas Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, speaks during a meeting of the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs regarding new legislation about the state Freedom of Information Act, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. (Colin Murphey/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

Arkansas governor seeks exemption on travel and security records, backs off other changes

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republicans in the Legislature have backed off widespread limits to the state’s open records law, but they are still seeking limits on what can be released about the GOP governor’s travel and security.
 

Effort to restrict public’s access to Arkansas records stumbles at start of legislative session

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ effort to restrict the public’s access to records about her administration, travel and security has stumbled at the start of a special legislative session.
 

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposes carve-out of Arkansas public records law during tax cut session

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing shielding a broad range of government records from the public when the Legislature convenes for a special session next week.
 

Arkansas secretary of state says he’ll run for treasurer next year

Arkansas’ secretary of state says he’ll run for treasurer next year. Secretary of State John Thurston on Wednesday announced he’ll run for the post held by Treasurer Larry Walther, who was appointed treasurer by Gov.
 

Arkansas governor names Hudson as Finance and Administration secretary

The chief of staff for the Arkansas Department of Commerce is moving into a new job as the state’s chief fiscal officer. Arkansas Gov.
 

Referendum effort on Arkansas education overhaul fails to qualify for ballot

State election officials say an effort to ask voters to repeal Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ education overhaul has failed to qualify for the ballot next year.
 

Oklahoma man pleads guilty to threatening to kill DeSantis, other Republican politicians

An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill several Republican politicians, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Arkansas Gov.
 

Arkansas governor appoints Finance and Administration Secretary Larry Walther to state treasurer

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has named her top finance official to be the state’s treasurer.
 
FILE - Arkansas Rep. Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, speaks at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., July 22, 2013. Lowery's office said the former state lawmaker died Wednesday morning at a Little Rock hospital from complications from his stroke. He was 66. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Mark Lowery, Arkansas treasurer and former legislator who sponsored voter ID law, has died at age 66

Mark Lowery, Arkansas’ treasurer and a former legislator who sponsored the state’s voter ID law, has died from complications from a stroke. He was 66.
 
FILE - Arkansas Rep. Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, speaks at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., July 22, 2013. Arkansas Treasurer Lowery is leaving office in September 2023 after experiencing two strokes over the past several months, his office announced Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Lowery, a Republican who took office in January, will retire on Saturday, Sept. 30. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Arkansas Treasurer Mark Lowery leaving office in September after strokes

Arkansas’ treasurer is leaving office in September after experiencing two strokes over the past several months.
 
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