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Arkansas needs more intermediate-level youth mental health resources in order to keep children from being sent to a hospital unnecessarily, advocates told state lawmakers Monday.
As federal officials are taking public comments on proposed alterations to the 2030 U.S. Census, some opponents say the changes could cause Arkansas' population to be undercounted for the second decade in a...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mark Few and John Calipari recently took a detour from their conversations about the Protect College Sports Act, ongoing 5-in-5 eligibility issues and other pertinent topics that have...
The percentage of babies ages 0-1 without health insurance grew faster in Arkansas than in all but one other state from 2018 to 2024, according to sample data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
Arkansas must rethink the way it helps young people aging out of the state's foster care system, an advocate told a legislative panel Friday.
A new report from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families highlights a steady rise in the rate of uninsured children in Arkansas, from a historic low of 4.1% in 2016 to 7.7% in 2024.
FARMINGTON -- Rogers School Superintendent Jeff Perry wants other school leaders to advocate for a change to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act that would prevent the law's use for commercial purposes.
Backlash and fear related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seems to have contributed to fewer people coming out for a pair of events across Northwest Arkansas, according to immigrant rights groups.
Medicaid’s administrative processes often are a bigger barrier to beneficiaries receiving services than program eligibility issues, said focus groups convened by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Familie...
Child safety advocates share tips after Arkansas daycare owner charged in infant's hot car-related death
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Community members, peer recovery advocates and local organizations gathered for a community listening session during the Capacity Building Summit Tuesday to discuss ways to strengthen addi...
While Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other state officials touted the upcoming start of a waiver banning the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds to buy candy, soda and certain other produ...
The Arkansas Advocate won first-place awards in three categories at the state Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Editorial Contest on Saturday, with reporter Ainsley Platt honored for her Freedom...
June is National Scoliosis Awareness Month, and one young figure skater’s journey is now helping kids in Arkansas and beyond.The Marta Eliza Miller Foundation r
Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first lady of Arkansas, first lady of the United States, U.S. senator from New York and secretary of state in the administration of President Barack Obama.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review Arkansas’ limits on assistance for voters at the polls, a decision that advocates say further erodes the landmark 1965 law preventing discrimination against...
For Melissa Fults, Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that it is not inherently illegal for marijuana users to possess a gun "should have happened a long time ago."
The cover of a copy of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Handbook. (Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate)
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- A Texarkana after-school program leader recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with congressional representatives and advocates to increase funding for after-school and summer lear...
Secretary of State Cole Jester has given final approval to the design for a “monument to the unborn” advocated by abortion opponents.
Advocates for child well-being say improvement is an uphill battle in a state with declining or stagnant investment in programs like child care assistance.
Women’s health advocates are raising concerns after Arkansas ended its legislative session without extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers beyond 60 days po
CASA of Northwest Arkansas is working to recruit more volunteers to help advocate for youth navigating abuse, neglect, and an often-overwhelmed foster system.
Northwest Indiana green steel advocates weren’t surprised by the development, and worry about what it means for the future of Gary Works.