During nonpresidential election years, Arkansas's primary elections will be moved from May to March and the fiscal legislative session will be moved to April, according to a new law signed this week.

President Trump's executive order seeking to impose federal oversight on state-run elections is not needed and is not legal. And tasking Elon Musk's incompetent DOGE team makes it even worse. Voter fraud and multiple votes by the same person in a single election is a largely nonexistent bogeyman of Trump's.

Legislation supported by the Arkansas secretary of state intends to stop foreign money from funding ballot initiatives.

If every one of those bills were, in fact, constitutional and were upheld, you couldn't do this process at all,” attorney David Couch said.

The Arkansas House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs on Monday (March 31) narrowed down its choices for potential constitutional amendments to refer to voters in November 2026. The full

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A federal trial to determine the future of a casino in Pope County concluded oral arguments Thursday, but it will be weeks before a decision is made.

Benton County Prosecuting Attorney speaks on Shawna Cash’s sentence in February 2024. BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Benton County Chief Deputy Prosecutor is now running for circuit judge. Joshua Robinson has announced that he is running for circuit judge of Division VI in Benton County on the March 2026 ballot.

In Mississippi, the forecast stays quiet but very warm Wednesday and Thursday. Lows will remain in the upper 60s to low 70s with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Record warm mornings will be likely with top 3 record highs. A few strong storms could be possible in the Delta and north Mississippi these days.