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LIVE NOW: Arkansas Governor Holds Press Conference on Violent Arrest Incident

Governor Asa Hutchinson holds a news conference to discuss a recent incident regarding three Crawford County deputies who were suspended after a video circulated widely online over the weekend showing them punching and kicking a suspect on the ground outside of a convenience store. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…


Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Open to 2024 Presidential Bid

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson admitted in a recent interview that he is considering running for president even if Trump enters the race. “You’ve got to get through, of course, this year. But that’s an option that’s on the table,” Hutchinson told CNN on May 1 when questioned about the possibility of a 2024 presidential run. When asked…


Activist Judge Strikes Down Election Integrity Laws in Arkansas as Unconstitutional

An often-reversed Arkansas judge struck down four new election integrity laws approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature, finding the statutes unconstitutional—but an appeal to the state’s supreme court seems imminent. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen permanently enjoined the laws—Acts 249, 728, 736, and 973—on March 18 after a four-day trial. The statutes came as…


Judge Strikes Down Election Integrity Laws in Arkansas as Unconstitutional

An often-reversed Arkansas judge struck down four new election integrity laws approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature, finding the statutes unconstitutional—but an appeal to the state’s supreme court seems imminent. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen permanently enjoined the laws—Acts 249, 728, 736, and 973—on March 18 after a four-day trial. The statutes came as…


Arkansas Lawmakers Advance Bill to Ban Businesses From Requiring Workers’ Vaccine Status

Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday advanced a measure that would ban businesses from requiring workers to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status. In a 22–11 vote, the majority-Republican Senate advanced the legislation that would grant employees and contractors a “right of privacy,” meaning that businesses would not be allowed to demand them to disclose whether they’ve been…


Red States Brace to Fight Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Nearly all Republican-led states have voiced opposition to the vaccine mandate announced by President Joe Biden last week. Many of them have vowed to fight the mandate in court, but held back on voicing specific legal strategies as details of the Biden administration’s policy remain unknown. The mandate would require businesses with more than 100…


States Gear Up for Legal Fight Over Vaccine Mandate

Nearly all Republican-led states have voiced opposition to the vaccine mandate announced by President Joe Biden last week. Many of them have vowed to fight the mandate in court, but held back on voicing specific legal strategies as details of the Biden administration’s policy remain unknown. The mandate would require businesses with more than 100 employees…


Arkansas Gov: Biden’s Mandate for COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Counterproductive,’ Fuels Division

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said on Sunday that he believes President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, announced last week, “hardens the resistance” some people may have to getting inoculated. Biden on Sept. 9 issued several executive orders to require that all federal employees and the majority of health care workers get a COVID-19 vaccine. A…


Arkansas Governor Allows Bill That Bans Agencies From Training Employees Critical Race Theory

On Monday, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, allowed a bill that prevents government agencies from training employees on divisive concepts of race and sex to become law without his signature. The law S.B. 627 prohibits agencies from teaching employees, contractors, or any other group “divisive concepts” during racial and cultural sensitivity training. These concepts include teaching…


Arkansas Governor Signs Alternative Hate Crimes Bill

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday signed what’s been deemed as an alternative hate crimes bill into state law. Arkansas SB 622, introduced as a class protection bill, requires criminal defendants to serve at least 80 percent of their sentences if it is found that they had “purposely selected the victim because the victim was a…