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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 TV Commission Chairman Gary Newton (left) asks questions of network CEO Carlton Wing (right) at the commission’s June 4, 2026 meeting while commissioners Anne Cowie (second from left) and Maria Sullivan (second from right) listen. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Tess Vrbin
Arkansas’ public television network drew frustration this week when it announced it will no longer air a PBS news program starting July 1.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin speaks during a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the parent company of the social media platform Snapchat on June 25, 2026. (Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Ainsley Platt
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Thursday announced his office filed a lawsuit against Snap, Inc., Snapchat’s parent company, that claims the California-based company’s social media platform was deceptively designed to addict minors who used it.
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