
By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! Dozens of Arkansans are objecting to a proposal that would require libraries to limit access to certain books in order to receive state funding. We take a look at who's objecting and the concerns they’re raising about the proposed restrictions. You can read more Arkansas politics and government news on the Advocate site here.

From left: Adam Webb, executive director of the Garland County Library, and Arkansas State Library Board Chairman Clay Goff listen to public comment on proposed rules for libraries to receive state funding at the Arkansas Department of Education headquarters on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
By Tess Vrbin
Dozens of Arkansans told the Department of Education that they oppose requiring public libraries to restrict children’s access to “sexually explicit materials” in order to receive state funding.
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
By DC Bureau
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he had signed a ceasefire with Iran, moving the two countries one step closer to ending the war that began in February.
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
By Stateline
People who carry out mass public shootings often display observable warning signs long before an attack, but those signals are frequently fragmented across friends, family members, coworkers and institutions, making them difficult to piece together, according to a new study from the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, a nonpartisan public policy think tank.
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