Arkansas Advocate

1 week ago | mhobserver.com | Antoinette Grajeda |Arkansas Advocate

The need for regional leaders to work together to address Northwest Arkansas’ worsening housing crisis is more urgent than it was five years ago, according to a report released Tuesday.

1 week ago | mhobserver.com | Sonny Albarado |Arkansas Advocate

President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster in Arkansas related to storms that caused widespread flooding and damage from April 2-22, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency press release. The disaster declaration covers a total of 39 counties, just over half of the state’s 75, through different disaster relief programs, according to the release. Sanders requested the declaration in a May 3 letter to Trump.

1 week ago | magnoliareporter.com | Ainsley Platt |Arkansas Advocate

On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Arkansas’ Oil and Gas Commission will for the third time in 18 months consider what lithium extractors should pay mineral rights holders in royalties. On the agenda is an application filed by SWA Lithium, a joint venture between Canada-based Standard Lithium and Norwegian energy giant Equinor, known for its Empire Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of New York. The meeting will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Reynolds Center at Southern Arkansas University.

2 weeks ago | kasu.org | Antoinette Grajeda |Arkansas Advocate

Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday substituted and certified the popular name and ballot title of a constitutional amendment proposed by the League of Women Voters of Arkansas aimed at preserving the state’s direct democracy process. Griffin had rejected the proposal three times prior to Wednesday’s certification.

2 weeks ago | arkansasadvocate.com | Ainsley Platt |Arkansas Advocate

The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission approved $13.6 million in loans and grants for various water infrastructure projects on Wednesday. The number includes $1.8 million to the Division of Environmental Quality to start a PFAS testing program.