Arkansas Advocate

A bill advanced by a legislative committee Wednesday would increase the spending authority of Arkansas’ public television network to match up to $550,000 from donors who want to keep PBS programs in the state.

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Lawmakers on Wednesday gave initial approval to a measure aimed at assisting several newly formed smaller school districts, and rejected an effort to increase funding for an early childhood education program.

A legislative panel also rejected an effort to block the University of Arkansas from transferring millions of dollars to UA Fayetteville’s athletics department. T...

The Arkansas Senate voted Tuesday to allow lawmakers to consider proposals to increase the state’s homestead property tax credit to $675, protect property rights against Sharia law and restrict in...

An anonymous donor pledged a $3 million donation to Arkansas’ public television station to help keep PBS programs in the state, the network’s foundation announced Tuesday.

The “challenge grant” requires $1 million to be used per year for three years, on the condition that the network retains its PBS membership and that the foundation matches every dollar with contribut...

A legislative panel rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have eliminated former Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri’s job as an adviser to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

A top lawmaker also suggested that Profiri may return to his job overseeing the state prison system, two years after he was fired by the state Board of Corrections as part of a dispute with Sanders.