By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! Another Arkansas case has dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower-court decision limiting the landmark law’s scope. And Arkansas is expanding its legal fight against online platforms, now focusing on Roblox and Discord. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news on the Advocate site here.
Voters cast their ballots during the primary election at Saint Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie Adkins/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Antoinette Grajeda
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review Arkansas’ limits on assistance for voters at the polls, a decision that advocates say further erodes the landmark 1965 law preventing discrimination against racial minorities at the ballot box.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin speaks at a news conference on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by Sonny Albarado/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Tess Vrbin
Arkansas is accusing social gaming platforms Roblox and Discord of profiting from putting children at risk of sexual predation in a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Tim Griffin earlier this month.
A construction worker balances atop a roof. States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affordable housing. (Photo by Robbie Sequeira/Stateline)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Stateline
States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affordable housing.
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