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Students study on laptops inside a Farmington elementary school on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Antoinette Grajeda
Annual tuition rates at more than half of the schools that applied for next year’s voucher program exceed the $7,208 the state will provide, according to an analysis of 170 application packets the Arkansas Advocate obtained through a public records request.
A black stone structure in honor of Arkansas’ Gold Star families stands behind the state Capitol in Little Rock on June 25, 2026. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Tess Vrbin
Widespread attention on the Capitol’s monuments is unique, so Arkansans might not know that there are at least 17 monuments on Capitol grounds, and some are more than a century old.
Sawyer Hansen collected signatures for a ballot measure during the NWA Pride festival on June 28, 2025 in Fayetteville. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Antoinette Grajeda
A federal judge on Tuesday declared unconstitutional state laws restricting Arkansas’ initiative and referendum process that are being challenged in court by ballot measure sponsors.
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