These new Arkansas laws will take effect Jan. 1

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Many Arkansas laws signed during the 2025 legislative session will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
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New White House policy has Arkansans asking if state’s AI regulations are now too excessive for federal funds

Roughly $700 million in federal funding for broadband infrastructure in Arkansas faces an uncertain future after President ...

Federal judge in Fayetteville temporarily blocks new Arkansas law targeting social media providers

A federal judge has blocked the Arkansas attorney general from enforcing a new state law that would impose liability on ...
WBOY

Care Solace Partners with Arkansas Department of Education to Transform Mental Health Care Access Statewide

Students, families, and staff across Arkansas now have access to Care Solace's mental health care coordination services at no cost. CARDIFF, Calif., Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Care Solace, a social ...
Hyperallergic

Redefine Access to the Arts With the MA in Art Education at the University of Arkansas

Student Jack Buffington learns from artist Peju Layiwola during a week-long artist residency and workshop at the School of Art. The MA in Art Education at the University of Arkansas School of Art, ...
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Arkansas families turn to food banks as government shutdown drags on

At Helping Hand of Little Rock, no one leaves empty-handed. Before 9:00 a.m., volunteers are already packing bags and preparing to serve the long lines of families waiting for food on Tuesday. Leading ...
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Gov. Sanders says she's providing aid money to Arkansas Food Banks amid government shutdown

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SELINA WANG ABC NEWS, NEW YORK ARKANSAS GOVERNOR SARAH SANDERS' OFFICE SAYS FOOD BANKS IN ARKANSAS WILL RECEIVE A 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT, STARTING TOMORROW. THE GOVERNOR'S ...
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Arkansas DHS could be forced to furlough more than 1,000 employees if shutdown continues

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As the government shutdown continues, the clock is ticking for programs like SNAP. A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump Administration cannot suspend SNAP benefits during ...
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Arkansas Advocate: DHS expects furloughs, county office closures without imminent end to government shutdown

The Arkansas Department of Human Services expects to furlough up to 1,534 employees and temporarily close its local offices within the next week and a half if the federal government does not reopen, ...
KAIT

Arkansas DHS warns of massive furloughs, office closures

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is announcing additional immediate and near-term impacts due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. If ...
Magnolia Reporter

Arkansas Advocate: Panel recommends changes to sustain Arkansas child care during government shutdown

The emergency working group, formed last week by the state Early Childhood Commission, proposed readjusting both child care providers’ reimbursement rates and low-income families’ copayments and ...
Arkansas Times

Government shutdown forces temporary closure of 6 Arkansas Head Start locations

The Pulaski County locations of Arkansas’s federally-funded early childhood education program will temporarily close Nov. 1 due to a lack of funding caused by the federal government shutdown, the ...