LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas is joining with 16 other states in protesting a ruling on how employers should accommodate pregnant workers or workers considering abortion. Attorney General Tim Griffin said he is co-leading the coalition with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. The 17-state group will sue the Equal Opportunity Commission over its April 15 final ruling on accommodations for pregnant workers under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022. Arkansas attorney general leads 23-state coalition supporting West Virginia abortion prohibition Court records show the suit was filed ..read more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - One week after a legislative audit stated Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office was in potential violation of state law over a $19,000 lectern purchase, a lawmaker failed in her attempt to take action to address the issue. Rep. Julie Mayberry (R-Hensley) presented an amendment to the Special Language Committee Wednesday, telling committee members the intent was to clarify the general accounting and budgetary law regarding constitutional officers and agencies. She said the goal was to hold both to the same standard of transparency. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin release ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan passed in the U.S. Senate on overnight. The bill also includes a provision that could lead to a ban on TikTok. US lawmakers say TikTok won’t be banned if it finds a new owner. But that’s easier said than done A similar plan passed the Senate two months ago but the House stalled for weeks then broke it into four separate bills and finally passed those over the weekend requiring the Senate to vote again. "To provide for the common defense is one of Congress's primary responsibilities,” said Senate ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income. The TikTok legislation was included as part of a larger $95 billion package that provides foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel and was passed 79-18. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who has backed the TikTok proposal and has said he will sign the package as soo ..read more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners passed a rule Tuesday doing away with electronic signatures for voter registration, a move one organization claims will result in voter suppression. Board Director Chris Madison said it is meant to provide more clarity to county clerks and potential voters. How are mail-in and absentee ballots verified? Madison said another concern was digital signatures resulting in even more problems once the voter needs an absentee ballot and the two signatures don't line up, or if a voter moves counties and one doesn't accept the digital sign ..read more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona was in Little Rock Tuesday afternoon to hear from educators impacted by the federal student loan forgiveness program. Cardona met with six different teachers in central Arkansas who had all or part of their loans forgiven as part of the Public Service Forgiveness Program. Retired grandmother still owes $108,000 in student debt 40 years after taking out loan Cardona addressed these issues, saying the federal government has worked out the kinks to FAFSA and ensures it is a much quicker process than it was before. “It’s one thing to s ..read more

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) blasted conservative commentator Tucker Carlson on Tuesday for playing a leading role in demonizing the idea of sending military aid to Ukraine, saying the former Fox News host wound up “where he should have been all along” when he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a megaphone during a fawning interview earlier this year. “I think the demonization of Ukraine began by Tucker Carlson, who in my opinion ended up where he should have been all along, which was interviewing Vladimir Putin,” McConnell said, referring to Carlson’s two-hour interview w ..read more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - For the first time, KARK 4 News is hearing from a Board of Corrections member who has been under fire for months, accused of covering up child sexual abuse for decades and refusing to step down from the board. On Monday, lawmakers on the Joint Performance Review Committee held another meeting over the board's contract with the special counsel for litigation against the state. Board member Alonza Jiles testified in the meeting. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on Arkansas Board of Corrections member to resign amid Lord’s Ranch lawsuit When asked about the calls to resign, J ..read more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ordered flags be flown at half-staff Monday to honor the late former state Gov. David Pryor. Pryor served in several political roles in Arkansas, including U.S. representative, senator and in the Arkansas House of Representatives ..read more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Congressional leaders said Monday that they want federal agents to provide more details in the early morning raid at the home of the former director of the Little Rock airport that left the man dead. The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary has asked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for details of a search warrant being served on a Little Rock home resulting in the death of homeowner Bryan Malinowski. A Monday letter signed by committee chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to ATF Director Steven Dettelbach asks for yet-to-be-released details of the March 1 ..read more