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Child care costs preventing Arkansas mothers from seeking or retaining full-time work, report says | Arkansas Advocate The study found that the average cost of child care in Arkansas is 27% of the state's annual median household income.

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University of Arkansas law school narrows interim dean search | Arkansas Advocate University of Arkansas law school faculty and staff were asked Tuesday to provide feedback on two candidates for interim dean.

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New Mexico Department of Justice, police search former Zorro Ranch owned by Jeffrey Epstein | Arkansas Advocate The New Mexico Department of Justice and two law enforcement agencies searched the former Zorro Ranch owned by Jeffrey Epstein on Monday.

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No easy answers for senators grappling with college sports pay | Arkansas Advocate WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday added to the fierce debate over compensation for student-athletes, with senators and experts agreeing the current system wasn’t working but with different i...

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Briefing on Trump’s Iran war angers US Senate Dems as Pentagon reports 140 troops injured | Arkansas Advocate WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats tasked with overseeing defense left a classified briefing Tuesday incensed about President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, as the United States and Israel continue their jo...

Briefing on Trump’s Iran war angers US Senate Dems as Pentagon reports 140 troops injured arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/10/r...

State, local policies on immigration enforcement targeted by US Senate Republicans | Arkansas Advocate WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans during a Tuesday hearing laid the groundwork for legislation that would prevent state and local governments from making decisions on whether to limit cooperation with t...

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Arkansas education department accepting applications for voucher program’s fourth year | Arkansas Advocate Applications for Arkansas’ school voucher program are now open, the state’s education department announced Tuesday.  This marks the fourth year of the program and the second year it’s been open to all...

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Trump sends mixed signals on Iran war end, pushes election overhaul bill | Arkansas Advocate President Donald Trump on Monday told House Republicans, who were gathered in Florida for a policy retreat, that he expects the war in Iran will wrap up “quickly,” though he didn’t give a specific dat...

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Arkansas officials mark LEARNS Act anniversary as school voucher cost concerns continue | Arkansas Advocate Murrell Taylor Elementary School faculty credit LEARNS' literacy coaching requirements with helping improve student growth.

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UA board authorizes plan to divert $3.4M toward athletics program | Arkansas Advocate The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees authorized the system president Monday to provide $3.4 million in additional funding for UA Fayetteville’s athletics, less than the $6 million the panel so...

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Gas prices spike across U.S. amid Iran war | Arkansas Advocate WASHINGTON — Americans are paying more for gas Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran chokes off a significant route for roughly one-fifth of the world’s petroleum products.

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Voting rights, Supreme Court lead concerns amid Bloody Sunday commemoration | Arkansas Advocate For many speakers commemorating the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, many of the issues of civil rights and voting access remained as timely — and dire — as they were in 2020, and even 1965.

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Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears | Arkansas Advocate Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Donald Trump will use federal law...

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Temporarily banning data centers draws more interest from state, local officials | Arkansas Advocate As communities’ concerns grow over rising electricity prices and the environmental effects of data centers, some local and state officials want to halt development of the facilities.Lawmakers in at le...

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Special election offers Arkansas Democrats hope after years of struggles and setbacks | Arkansas Advocate Arkansas remains challenging territory for Democratic candidates, but party leaders say a special election offered lessons and hope.

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HUD seeks to reduce time allowed for tenants to receive notice before evictions for nonpayment | Arkansas Advocate The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to rescind a 2024 regulation requiring public housing agencies and certain federally subsidized landlords to give 30 days’ notice before fili...

HUD seeks to reduce time allowed for tenants to receive notice before evictions for nonpayment arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/08/r...

Voters sent Arkansas governor a message in primaries. What lesson will she take from it? | Arkansas Advocate COMMENTARY: How Arkansas' governor deciphers the message voters sent in last week's primary elections will be telling.

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Noem could forgo her new federal role for a political race, but observers say it’s unlikely | Arkansas Advocate Several political insiders think Kristi Noem will stick with her new role in the Trump administration rather than go back into politics.

Noem could forgo her new federal role for a political race, but observers say it’s unlikely arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/07/r...

Gubernatorial appointee would become Oklahoma’s next U.S. senator until voters can decide | Arkansas Advocate Gov. Kevin Stitt would have 30 days to appoint a new U.S. senator should Markwayne Mullin resign to accept a Cabinet position in the Trump administration.

Gubernatorial appointee would become Oklahoma’s next U.S. senator until voters can decide arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/07/r...

Federal funding for people in poverty heading to anti-abortion centers instead | Arkansas Advocate At least eight states have given TANF funds to crisis pregnancy centers in recent years, even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal protections for abortion rights in 2022.

Federal funding for people in poverty heading to anti-abortion centers instead arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/07/r...

‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis | Arkansas Advocate As part of an ongoing series to shed light on the issue, States Newsroom spoke with dozens of doctors, patients and people who found themselves in crisis pregnancy centers. These are some of their sto...

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Tornadoes kill 4, injure at least 12 in southwest Michigan | Arkansas Advocate Tornadoes tore through southwest Michigan on Friday, killing four people and injuring at least a dozen others as severe storms destroyed buildings, uprooted trees and knocked out power across several ...

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Court of Appeals hears arguments over Tennessee National Guard presence in Memphis | Arkansas Advocate A Tennessee Court of Appeals panel heard oral arguments Thursday over Gov. Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis.

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80 years later, Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech in Missouri still offers lessons | Arkansas Advocate Events at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri will examine the legacy of Winston Churchill's 1946 "Iron Curtain" speech.

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‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis | Arkansas Advocate As part of an ongoing series to shed light on the issue, States Newsroom spoke with dozens of doctors, patients and people who found themselves in crisis pregnancy centers. These are some of their sto...

‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/06/r...

Live Coverage: 2026 Primary Election | Arkansas Advocate Thousands of Arkansans are expected to cast their ballots Tuesday in the primary and nonpartisan judicial elections.

It's been a busy week for the @arkansasadvocate.com with the primary election on Tuesday. ICYMI here are some of the elections results:

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After positive January, latest job report shows losses again | Arkansas Advocate WASHINGTON — The United States lost 92,000 jobs in February, edging unemployment up slightly according to the latest employment figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Kalshi and Polymarket are skirting laws on sports betting, states say | Arkansas Advocate Online prediction markets allow users to put money on the outcome of almost anything — this weekend’s NBA game between the Warriors and the Thunder, the next supreme leader of Iran, whether the govern...

Kalshi and Polymarket are skirting laws on sports betting, states say arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/06/r...

BREAKING: Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to tap Oklahoma Sen. Mullin | Arkansas Advocate WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be leaving the post for a job as a special envoy, following an appearance before a U.S. Senate panel this...

BREAKING: Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to tap Oklahoma Sen. Mullin arkansasadvocate.com/2026/03/05/r...

Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn't followed. | Arkansas Advocate Twenty-one states funneled nearly a half-billion dollars, or $491 million, of taxpayer money to crisis pregnancy center organizations between fiscal years 2022 and 2025.

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