Arkansas Times

The Arkansas Times is a weekly alternative newspaper located in Little Rock, Arkansas, that has been in circulation for almost 40 years. Initially launched as a magazine, it transitioned to its current format in response to the acquisition of assets by the Arkansas Democrat following Gannett's closure of the Arkansas Gazette in 1991, which led to the creation of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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Questions abound on Sanders’ veto of bill to give schools more leeway to remove violent kids

1 day ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop |Benjamin Hardy

Gov. Sarah Sanders vetoed a bill Tuesday that aimed to give schools the ability to remove violently disruptive students from the classroom and send them to new behavioral health programs to be established by the state Department of Education and Department of Human Services, or DHS.
Congressmen ask Trump to reconsider after disaster relief was denied

2 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Arkansas’s congressional delegation has joined Gov. Sarah Sanders in asking President Donald Trump to send some federal cash in our direction to help the state recover from a series of severe storms. Arkansas’s two Republican senators and four Republican representatives sent a letter to Trump yesterday, asking the president to reconsider after he denied Sanders’ request for a major disaster declaration after a double shot of fatal storms last month.
PCSSD hires Lonoke Superintendent Jeff Senn to lead district

2 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

The head of the Lonoke School District will be the next superintendent of the Pulaski County Special School District after the board gave its unanimous approval to the hire yesterday. Jeff Senn, a former principal at Maumelle High School and North Pulaski High School, will be the head of the Pulaski County Special School District beginning on July 1. Senn received a three-year contract and will earn an annual salary of $274,500, according to a district press release.
After 20 years, the Real ID deadline is finally coming next month

2 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Once just a niggling concern to be dealt with in the distant future, the long-dreaded Real ID requirement is finally upon us. Planning to board a flight or visit a federal building (or a nuclear facility) soon? Beginning May 7, you’ll need a Real ID to do it. After the first week of May, a regular driver’s license won’t be sufficient ID to board a commercial flight for anyone 18 or older. Adult flyers will need a Real ID, passport or other type of acceptable identification.
Sanders says Arkansas in 'dire need of federal assistance,' but Trump says no

3 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Gov. Sarah Sanders said Arkansas is in “dire need of federal assistance” in an appeal letter last week after the federal government denied help after last month’s damaging storms. Fourteen tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on March 14 and 15, leaving three dead and dozens injured. The next week, Sanders asked President Donald Trump for a major disaster declaration, the first step in securing federal funds and other help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Arkansas reports third measles case

3 days ago | arktimes.com | Benjamin Hardy

Arkansas has identified its third measles case in the past two weeks, the state health department said Monday. The first two cases, which were reported about 11 days ago, affected unvaccinated children who had recently traveled out of state. One case was in Saline County, the other in Faulkner County. Ashley Whitlow, a spokeswoman with the Arkansas Department of Health, said on Monday that the third case is also in Saline and was also an unvaccinated child.
Working out with ‘Sabrina Barre-penter’ at Zenstudio Fitness

3 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

On Sunday night, I laid in bed with two bags of frozen edamame resting on my hips, hoping some cold therapy and a little ibuprofen might help me get out of bed in the morning. The pain lingered from a Friday class called “Sabrina Barre-penter,” which I’d signed up for despite knowing little about barre classes or Sabrina Carpenter. I took a barre-adjacent class last year, but I came away thinking it had more in common with aerobics than traditional barre.
Who will mourn the Arkansas Fatmucket?

3 days ago | arktimes.com | Ariana Remmel

On a warm summer day near Benton, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission aquatic ecology program supervisor Kendall Moles and his technician paddled kayaks along the Saline River with precious cargo in tow. The pair were on their way to release one of the state’s most imperiled animals back to their native habitat through a program supported by the federal Endangered Species Act.
'Sucker punched': Republican sponsor says marijuana veto was a surprise

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Gov. Sarah Sanders’ veto of a medical marijuana bill late Wednesday came as a shock to the bill’s lead sponsor, Republican Aaron Pilkington of Knoxville. “I feel like I was totally sucker punched,” Pilkington said this morning. “The whole time I was running it, I never heard there was any opposition from the governor’s office. I would have gladly worked with them to address any concerns.” House Bill 1889 passed each chamber by a razor-thin margin this month.
Sanders issues meaningless veto of UA - Little Rock faculty role that’s been unfilled for years

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Benjamin Hardy

Hours after the Arkansas Legislature wrapped up the 2025 session on Wednesday, Gov. Sarah Sanders issued a surprise veto targeting a single item in the budget of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock — the $191,605 salary of the director of the school’s Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity. “Arkansas will not waste nearly $200,000 in taxpayer dollars on DEI administrators who promote woke nonsense,” Sanders said in a letter to legislative leaders.