University of Central Arkansas professor, Clayton Crockett, said Pope Leo XIV will continue the legacy of Pope Francis.

Voters in Arkansas can begin heading to the polls for school and special elections with key ballots on taxes, fire dues, and millage increases.

Under Arkansas’s Act 503 of 2025, a district’s entire school board is required to be up for election at the next school board election after a district falls below 20,000 students. That means nearly all districts in the state will also have to hold school board elections.

A lawsuit over grassroots Republicans' attempt to close their party primary was dismissed from federal court, but plaintiffs said they will fight on in the "War for Conservatism."

Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding hurdles to those efforts, saying they want to combat fraud.

A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit aimed at making Arkansas' GOP primary open only to registered Republicans. U.S.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Arkansas billionaire Warren Stephens as U.S. Ambassador to the UK. Stephens was confirmed by a vote of 59 to 39. Both of Arkansas' senators, John Boozman and Tom Cotton, voted in favor.

The far-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage snatched a seat in Parliament from the governing Labour Party and won hundreds of local council seats from the opposition Conservatives in elections that Farage hailed Friday as a turning point towards ending the two parties' political dominance.

Voters in North Little Rock will soon be able to weigh in on a millage increase, which supporters say is needed to build a new middle school and fix other buildings.

Fort Smith voters will decide whether to keep some sales & use taxes or cut them. The money would help the city pay for improvements to its wastewater system. Fort Smith also has races for two school board positions. Mansfield is spread across three counties, but those living there will vote in Sebastian County.

Voters across parts of Arkansas are heading to the polls this week to take part in various school and special elections.