By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! Some changes are on the horizon for workforce services in Arkansas due to the Trump administration approving a new plan from the state. And we also remember feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who died at the age of 92. Read about her appearance at the University of Arkansas in 2021. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news on the Advocate site here.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced $10 million in grant funding for site development projects on Dec. 11, 2024. Clint O’Neal, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Commerce Secretary Hugh McDonald stand with Sanders. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Ainsley Platt
The federal government approved Arkansas’ plan to consolidate functions of its 10 independent workforce development boards, the state Department of Commerce announced Thursday.
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GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By The 19th
In a career that saw attitudes on women change (and change again — and again), Steinem — often with her signature aviators — served as the literal face of second-wave feminism for decades.
A child looks up at a masked federal agent as his parents are spoken to before being let go after a court hearing in immigration court in New York City in September 2025. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Stateline
As the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement leads to sweeping arrests, healthcare workers say those actions have hit children hard — including children who are U.S. citizens and those in families without arrests.
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