As of July 2024, Arkansas experienced a 20.6% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.2% increase.
The average VA home loan amount in Arkansas during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024 was $264,731, a 3% increase over the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Arkansas during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $259,039, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Natural State News shows that Arkansas is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls’ high school sports.
U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) joined 19 other senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough asking that the department correct recent policy initiatives that are making access to care more difficult for veterans.
An analysis by Natural State News shows Arkansas is one of 26 states without a membership with ERIC, a national voter data group accused of "hyper-partisanship."
An analysis by Natural State News shows that, following President Biden's new Title IX protections in April 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” Arkansas is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls' high school sports.
As of June 2024, Arkansas experienced a 20.6% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.1% increase.
Arkansas received $1.3 million in public pension contributions, ranking it 35th in the United States in 2022, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Arkansas during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $298,034, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted five inspections at five Food and Cosmetics companies from Arkansas in the first quarter of 2024.
America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to each senior election official of all 50 states, including to Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston, to advise on two federal laws that allow states to request and obtain accurate information on an individual’s citizenship status and their ability to vote.
In 2022, Arkansas had received $1.3 million in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
Arkansas is among 26 states that have resigned from or are not members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Natural State News found.