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K+20: Katrina showed how crucial federal funding is after a disaster. How much will remain?
Published: August 31, 2025 11:00
For years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians made the Federal Emergency Management Agency the butt of their bitter jokes. Anti-FEMA sentiment was so high in Louisiana that local businesses started selling T-shirts a couple of months after the storm…
Appeals court upholds ruling rejecting sweeping Trump tariffs
Published: August 30, 2025 00:08
The economy-wide tariffs President Donald Trump placed on nearly every U.S. trading partner are illegal, a federal appeals court said Friday. The International Economic Emergency Powers Act does not give the president the power to impose tariffs, the U.S.…
Judge: Planned Parenthood clinics can remain Medicaid providers while lawsuit continues
Published: August 29, 2025 23:05
A federal judge ruled Friday against the Trump administration’s efforts to strip Medicaid funds from primarily Planned Parenthood-affiliated abortion providers. Massachusetts U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani denied the federal government’s motion to lift…
New center focused on Arkansas timber, affordable housing solutions
Published: August 29, 2025 21:49
University of Arkansas officials dedicated a new architecture building in south Fayetteville Friday that will, among other things, serve as a center for developing solutions to affordable housing. The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials…
Appeals court backs Venezuelan migrants’ effort to keep protected status
Published: August 29, 2025 20:38
WASHINGTON — A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court unanimously ruled Friday the Trump administration likely acted unlawfully when it revoked extensions for temporary protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Arkansas officials, Little Rock Nine member mark anniversary of desegregation memorial
Published: August 29, 2025 19:45
Arkansas elected officials and high school students commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the Little Rock Nine monument on the state Capitol grounds Friday. The memorial honors nine Black students who faced violence and hatred when they attempted to…
Trump moves to revoke $5 billion of approved foreign aid spending
Published: August 29, 2025 18:38
WASHINGTON — The White House budget office moved Friday to yank nearly $5 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress in a controversial maneuver meant to bypass lawmakers. The so-called pocket rescission, which a top congressional watchdog and the…
Judge in Fed firing case looks to speed proceeding
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/08/29/repub/judge-in-fed-firing-case-looks-to-speed-proceeding/
Published: August 29, 2025 18:35
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Friday said she would set an expedited briefing schedule for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s attempted firing of her earlier in the week. Cook is aiming to keep her position until her…
Federal judge dismisses Cherokee Nation Entertainment lawsuit over Arkansas casino
Published: August 29, 2025 10:00
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed claims in a lawsuit filed by Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC over a voter-approved constitutional amendment that hindered its efforts to build a casino in Pope County. Cherokee Nation Entertainment, Cherokee Nation…
Since Katrina, infrastructure shortcomings create resiliency fatigue
Published: August 29, 2025 09:00
An American flag has been strategically placed on one of the massive beams supporting the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, part of the New Orleans region hurricane and storm damage risk reduction system. Completed in 2009 to close off the Mississippi River Gulf…
Judge orders Central Arkansas district to remove Ten Commandments displays
Published: August 29, 2025 02:24
A federal judge Thursday evening ordered the Conway School District to remove Ten Commandments posters from classrooms and libraries, less than 24 hours after the district was added to a lawsuit challenging a state law requiring the displays. Act 573 of…
Franklin County water well testing summary released
https://arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/franklin-county-water-well-testing-summary-released/
Published: August 28, 2025 22:34
The official testing summary for three wells at the Franklin County prison site posted online earlier this week show a wide range of yields between the wells, along with slightly acidic water. The Advocate previously reported that the two test wells…
Central Arkansas school district added to Ten Commandments suit
Published: August 28, 2025 21:14
New parties were added Thursday to a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of an Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms after a federal judge granted permission to do so. U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks issued a…
Arkansas governor’s recidivism reduction program to launch at Little Rock facility
Published: August 28, 2025 19:52
The Board of Corrections unanimously approved a request from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders at a special-called meeting Thursday to reallocate 100 beds at the Central Arkansas Community Corrections Center for a recidivism reduction pilot program. Sanders’…
Arkansas executive branch to limit remote work, allow infants in the office
Published: August 28, 2025 16:51
The executive branch of Arkansas state government will limit its remote work policy and extend its office hours, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced in a Thursday news release. Remote work became typical when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, but this…
Fed Governor Cook sues Trump, blasts attack on central bank’s autonomy
Published: August 28, 2025 15:38
WASHINGTON — Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, sued President Donald Trump Thursday, calling his move to fire her an “unprecedented and illegal attempt” that jeopardizes the independence of the board. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for…
Governor announces study to inform Northwest Arkansas wastewater infrastructure
Published: August 28, 2025 14:05
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Northwest Arkansas Council will conduct a comprehensive water reclamation study to inform the state’s water plan and guide future wastewater infrastructure projects in Northwest Arkansas, the governor’s office…
Trump’s push to fire Fed governor threatens central bank independence
Published: August 28, 2025 09:00
The fate of Lisa Cook, who is fighting attempts by President Donald Trump to remove her from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, has huge implications for a keystone of good economic policy: central bank independence. At the heart of her firing…
CDC director ousted less than a month after confirmation
Published: August 27, 2025 22:13
WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is leaving the job after less than a month, though the Trump administration is providing few details about her departure. “Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for…
Arkansas health officials warn of West Nile spread
https://arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkansas-health-officials-warn-of-west-nile-spread/
Published: August 27, 2025 22:10
This story was first published by Little Rock Public Radio and is republished here with permission. The Arkansas Department of Health is warning residents to safeguard against the spread of a mosquito-borne illness. The department says eight cases of West…
James Russell III of Little Rock joins Democratic primary effort to unseat U.S. Sen. Cotton in 2026
Published: August 27, 2025 22:03
Five Arkansas Democrats are expected to vie for the party’s nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton’s reelection bid next year, with one candidate formally announcing his campaign Wednesday at the state Capitol. James Russell III of Little…
Tribal radio stations wait on $9M pledged in congressional handshake deal
Published: August 27, 2025 18:41
WASHINGTON — Tribal radio stations that are supposed to receive millions in funding to fill the hole created when Congress eliminated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting haven’t heard anything from the Trump administration about when it…
New FAFSA form to be ready by Oct. 1, Education secretary says
Published: August 27, 2025 18:19
WASHINGTON — The updated form to apply for federal student aid will launch for all students by Oct. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told congressional leaders in a letter this week. The department began testing in early August for the 2026-27…
Judge keeps Abrego Garcia in US at least through October hearing
Published: August 27, 2025 17:26
WASHINGTON — Maryland federal Judge Paula Xinis barred the Trump administration Wednesday from re-deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was unlawfully removed earlier this year, until she makes a decision in an evidentiary hearing set for October.…
Arkansas governor authorizes hazard mitigation funding
https://arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkansas-governor-authorizes-hazard-mitigation-funding/
Published: August 26, 2025 23:18
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders authorized $6 million to go towards hazard mitigation efforts through an executive order on Aug. 22. The funds will be used “to implement approved mitigation projects within the state,” the executive order states. The money…
Fired Fed board member to sue Trump to stay in role
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/08/26/repub/fired-fed-board-member-to-sue-trump-to-stay-in-role/
Published: August 26, 2025 21:28
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will challenge her removal, her attorney said Tuesday, arguing President Donald Trump “has no authority” to fire her. Trump announced late Monday that he would fire Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the…
Designer of Arkansas Capitol’s upcoming ‘monument to the unborn’ sets fundraising goal
Published: August 26, 2025 20:48
The artist who designed a “monument to the unborn” to be built on the Arkansas Capitol grounds said Tuesday that she expects to have raised a total of $100,000 for the project by the end of October. Act 310 of 2023 authorizes the Secretary of State to…
US Health and Human Services agency orders states to strip gender from sex ed
Published: August 26, 2025 20:42
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education materials any references to a person’s gender departing from their sex assigned at birth, or lose federal funding. The U.S. Department of…
Arkansas broadband plan open for public comment
https://arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkansas-broadband-plan-open-for-public-comment/
Published: August 26, 2025 20:06
A seven-day comment period began Monday for the public to weigh in on Arkansas’ final draft plan for adding broadband internet service to underserved areas of the state. The state’s Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD) has provisionally…
Trump administration threatens to yank state funds over truckers’ English proficiency
Published: August 26, 2025 18:26
Three states are at risk of losing some federal transportation funding because they are not enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order that commercial truck drivers must be proficient in English, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said…
As Republicans spar over IVF, some turn to obscure MAHA-backed alternative
Published: August 26, 2025 09:30
Republican support for in vitro fertilization, after surging in the wake of a 2024 Alabama Supreme Court decision that threatened the procedure, may be splintering as President Donald Trump retreats from his IVF promises and more far-right voices gain…
‘This is what we all work for’: Longest term foster child in Arkansas adopted
Published: August 25, 2025 22:52
Even the judge was smiling by the end of Cozy Dietrich’s adoption hearing. Cozy had been in foster care longer than any other person in Arkansas’ foster system — until Monday morning, when Anna and Tim Dietrich of Little Rock adopted the nonverbal…
Trump creates ‘quick reaction force’ out of state Guard troops for law enforcement
Published: August 25, 2025 22:44
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domestic…
More states joining race to redraw congressional maps
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/08/25/repub/more-states-joining-race-to-redraw-congressional-maps/
Published: August 25, 2025 22:30
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s push to bolster the GOP’s narrow congressional majority in next year’s elections has prompted a rare nationwide mid-decade redistricting battle that has rapidly taken shape over the past weeks. Indiana GOP lawmakers’…
Plaintiffs ask federal court to add more parties to Arkansas Ten Commandments lawsuit
Published: August 25, 2025 22:16
The plaintiffs challenging Arkansas’ law mandating a display of the Ten Commandments in schools asked a federal court Friday to allow them to sue an additional school district in the ongoing litigation. Act 573 of 2025 requires that “a durable poster or…
Trump battles with US Senate Judiciary’s Grassley over home-state picks for judges
Published: August 25, 2025 21:48
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley are sparring on social media over whether the Judiciary Committee chairman should abandon a century-old tradition that allows senators to block the advancement of judicial nominees…
Police say no evidence of shooter at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville
Published: August 25, 2025 19:35
Police say they found no evidence of any shooting after reports of an active shooter on the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville around 12:30 p.m. Monday. “Since the original call, multiple calls at multiple locations around the university have come in,”…
Arkansas economic development agency, governor announce nearly $12 million in local grants
Published: August 25, 2025 19:28
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission awarded more than $11.9 million in grants to local communities for facilities, emergency response equipment and wastewater projects at the Capitol in Little Rock Thursday. According to a news release from the…
Abrego Garcia arrested by ICE as judge orders postponement of deportation to Uganda
Published: August 25, 2025 16:31
BALTIMORE — Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore early Monday for a prayer vigil for the wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the Trump administration aims to re-deport to Uganda unless…
Will states take on more FEMA duties? Congress, Trump council debate agency’s fate
Published: August 25, 2025 09:30
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency could look significantly different by next year’s hurricane season, with state and local governments shouldering more of the responsibility for natural disaster response and recovery. Members of both…
The race to redefine the high school learning experience is on
Published: August 25, 2025 09:00
In a few short weeks, Aldine Independent School District in Texas will welcome a new cohort of ninth graders to the HEAL high school programs — one of the biggest career-technical education experiments underway in the state and just one of many that the…
As Democrats fight ‘fire with fire,’ gerrymandering opponents seek a path forward
Published: August 24, 2025 09:30
When California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his plan to retaliate if Republican-led Texas redrew its congressional districts to favor the GOP, he affirmed his support for less partisan maps — and then promised to “meet fire with fire.” “We’re…
Government offered Costa Rica deal to Kilmar Abrego Garcia; now plans to send him to Uganda
Published: August 23, 2025 16:31
NASHVILLE —The Trump administration intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he rejected a last-minute deal to remain in jail, plead guilty to human smuggling charges and be deported to Costa Rica, a legal notice filed Saturday by his…
Pentagon approves National Guard to carry weapons in D.C. as federal takeover extends
Published: August 22, 2025 23:23
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the thousands of National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia to carry their weapons as they patrol the city, the Pentagon said Friday. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he is…
Health insurance will cost more for millions of Americans — especially rural residents
Published: August 22, 2025 22:36
A combination of Trump administration policies will make health care coverage more expensive for people who purchase plans from health insurance marketplaces — and rural residents will be hit the hardest, according to a new analysis. Researchers from the…
FBI raids Maryland home of Trump critic John Bolton
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/08/22/repub/fbi-raids-maryland-home-of-trump-critic-john-bolton/
Published: August 22, 2025 17:22
WASHINGTON — FBI agents raided the home and office of former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, a one-time adviser to President Donald Trump who has become a frequent critic of the president, to investigate Bolton’s handling of classified…
Extreme heat in prisons brings more legal challenges, pressure on states
Published: August 22, 2025 09:45
Summer heat is bearing down on U.S. prisons, where temperatures in uncooled cells can climb well into the triple digits. Facing growing pressure from advocacy groups, lawsuits and climate projections that show hotter days ahead, some state prison systems…
Arkansas postpartum health initiative seeks participants among state’s birthing hospitals
Published: August 22, 2025 09:30
A network of Arkansas maternal health experts and advocates is encouraging birthing hospitals throughout the state to participate in a postpartum health initiative. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences highlighted the Arkansas Perinatal Quality…