By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! Arkansas was the first southern state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and the first to do it using a hybrid model. But major changes are on the way for the program that covers thousands of Arkansans. Today’s installment of Arkansas Explained looks at the history and future of this program. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news at the Advocate site here.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services building on Main Street in downtown Little Rock. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Tess Vrbin
In a state led by Republicans who have often portrayed social services as handouts that keep people in poverty, Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program has faced multiple attempts to kill it or limit who can access it.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By DC Bureau
WASHINGTON — A major legislative package that would put into law President Donald Trump’s push to greatly reduce the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education advanced out of a U.S. House panel on Wednesday.
The Arkansas Senate chamber on Aug. 16, 2022. (Photo by Dwain Hebda/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Ainsley Platt
Two Republicans and one Democrat have filed to run in the Senate District 1 special election to replace Republican Ben Gilmore, who resigned to join the Arkansas attorney general’s office.
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