Dan Sullivan

Her tenure was marked by national acclaim, COVID-era innovation and legislative scrutiny over audit findings and procurement practices. read more >

Arkansas Times Publisher Alan Leveritt and Director of Development Wythe Walker have hit upon a new business model for profit-making news outlets: tak read more >

The bipartisan vote to defeat the bill came after powerful opposition from groups including the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas. read more >

A bill to end affirmative action in education hiring and outlaw state goals for steering procurement contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses in Arkansas gained approval Monday night. read more >

A bill to end affirmative action in education hiring and outlaw state goals for steering procurement contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses in Arkansas narrowly passed in the Senate before stalling in the House. read more >

A bill moving through the Arkansas Legislature aims to end affirmative action by state and local agencies, but opponents say it could threaten a host of programs. read more >

Despite being wooed for other positions, Pledger, executive director and CEO of Arkansas PBS, has transformed the public media station in her five-year tenure. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoes legislation requiring the state to refund fines imposed on businesses violating coronavirus safety rules, as the state's virus cases and hospitalizations continued to drop. read more >

The Arkansas Senate votes to refund the fines the state has collected from some businesses for violating coronavirus restrictions, as Gov. Asa Hutchinson prepares to make an announcement about the emergency he declared for the pandemic. read more >

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen dismisses a lawsuit by some Republican legislators challenging a mask mandate and other restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. read more >

Last week, State Rep. Kim Hendren was discussing House Bill 1077, which would require public universities and colleges in Arkansas to allow faculty and staff having concealed carry licenses to bring firearms on campus. "Without exception," said Hendren, "[the colleges and universities] said leave the law as it is." read more >