By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! The news that the Trump administration denied Arkansas’ request to renew its Medicaid expansion is causing alarm among medical providers throughout the state. And calls are increasing for a state lawmaker to resign after he was arrested over the weekend for domestic battering. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news on the Advocate site here.
In case you missed it, check out Advocate reporter Tess Vrbin’s appearance on 5News over the weekend discussing her coverage of the state’s hospitals.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services building on Main Street in downtown Little Rock. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Andrew DeMillo
The Trump administration’s decision not to renew Arkansas’ hybrid Medicaid expansion is alarming medical providers and experts who say the loss of insurance for thousands would be devastating and would damage a state healthcare system already facing serious strains.
(Courtesy of Benton County Sheriff’s Office)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Andrew DeMillo
An Arkansas lawmaker was arrested over the weekend after punching his wife in the face and repeatedly slamming her head against the ground, investigators said in an affidavit filed in state court.
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By DC Bureau
WASHINGTON — Leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee announced a bipartisan deal over the weekend that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal grants.
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