Housing authority subsidiary nixes mayoral candidate ‘evaluation’ effort
An effort by a subsidiary of the Fort Smith Housing Authority to produce a mayoral scorecard ahead of the November 2026 general election was short-lived after it received criticism from...
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday a case against the Department of Justice’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is “still alive and kicking.” The administration sought to dismiss the case brought against President Donald Trump’s negotiated settlement terms to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for a years-old […]
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A special election to fill the Senate District 18 vacancy resulting from former Sen. Jonathan Dismang’s resignation this week will be Jan. 5, 2027, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday. A special primary election for eligible parties will coincide with the Nov. 3 general election. Dismang, who stepped down Tuesday, was named vice president of […]
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The Oklahoma National Guard and Mississippi National Guard are providing aviation resources to help Arkansas suppress a wildfire that’s burned thousands of acres near a Camden industrial park where several defense contractors are located, officials announced Friday. In response to a request from the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, two Chinook helicopters equipped with 2,000-gallon […]