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With the recent inauguration of Arkansas’s first female Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, many are rightfully wondering what the future holds for our state. However, this historic event also provides an excellent opportunity to look back at the state’s past and…

Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders celebrates with family during her election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Will Newton)   After almost 200 years of statehood, Arkansas has its first female governor. As expected, Republican…

With just two weeks until Election Day, early voting has begun in some Arkansas locations. Here are the tools and information you need to find when and where you can vote, as well as what you’ll be voting for. The…

With only 66.8% of the voting age population having voted in the 2020 presidential election and 53.4% in the 2018 midterm, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Politically Engaged States, as well as accompanying…

For the past 50 years, Craig O’Neill has drawn plenty of attention as a key figure in Little Rock’s broadcasting world – first, as the king of morning radio, and now, as lead anchor of KTHV Channel 11’s 10 p.m.…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders won the Republican nomination and Dr. Chris Jones won the Democratic nomination for governor of Arkansas on Tuesday. Sanders headed into the primary virtually assured of the nomination. Former President Donald Trump publicly encouraged Sanders to run…

Arkansas PBS will be providing live, exclusive statewide primary election coverage Tuesday, May 24, beginning at 7 p.m. with “Election 2022: Primary Coverage.” A team of analysts and political insiders will join host Steve Barnes in covering the key legislative…

Jaime Harrison, the chairperson for the Democratic National Committee, visited Little Rock on Wednesday May 18, 2022 for Think Rubix’ ‘Black Leaders at Lunch’ event, at which Harrison was the featured special guest. Shortly before the luncheon, which was catered…

The Chris Jones for Governor campaign released its first primary election advertisement Tuesday April 19. The ad – titled, “Skywalker”– is available to view across digital streaming platforms. In the beginning, Jones draws recalls his childhood aspirations of exploring space…

Heading into the May primaries, AMP continues its monthly look at candidates in Arkansas’ main statewide races. For those candidates we were able to track down and who agreed to participate, we asked a few questions related to why they’re…