Natural State News

Family Council president: Approving November ballot initiative in Arkansas on marijuana is 'legal license to lure our kids into a life of drug addiction'

By David Beasley | Oct 6, 2022

If Arkansas voters in November approve a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana, the state will see more children harmed by drugs  and new pathways  for illegal drugs, into Arkansas.

Arkansas GOP on candidate for prosecuting attorney: 'Crime increases around the nation where George Soros-funded DAs and prosecutors reign'

By David Beasley | May 17, 2022

As a new survey ranks Arkansas as the worst state to be a police officer amid a jump in crime in the state, Alicia Walton is running for prosecuting attorney of the Sixth Judicial District with a soft-on-crime platform.

Misery at the Olympics: Sinus problems nearly sidelined gold medalist

By David Beasley | Mar 25, 2022

When Lizzy Yarnold set out to win Olympic gold in 2018 in the sliding sport of skeleton, she never imagined such a common problem would stand in her way.

'A growing economy' in Arkansas, unemployment rate drops slightly in July

By David Beasley | Aug 25, 2021

Arkansas’ unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.3% in July, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced.

Choate on retirement: 'It was not an easy decision'

By David Beasley | Mar 14, 2021

Ed Choate, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Arkansas, is retiring after more than two decades as head of the nonprofit dental insurance provider.