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Arkansas

  1. extreme weather
    Many Feared Dead After Tornadoes Tear Through Central U.S.: UpdatesAt least 50 people may have been killed at a factory in Kentucky. More than 30 tornadoes struck at least six states overnight Friday.
    By Chas Danner and Paola Rosa-Aquino
  2. politics
    Whatever Happened to ‘the Clinton Kid’?The curious reappearance of the man at the heart of a mostly forgotten conspiracy theory.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  3. 2022 midterms
    Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Announce Run for Arkansas Governor: ReportWhile the position of White House press secretary isn’t often used as a platform for higher office, Sanders has been long expected to run in 2022.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. health care
    Federal Judge Rejects Trump Attempt to Attach Work Requirements to MedicaidA D.C. judge rules that the purpose of Medicaid is health coverage, not conservative social engineering.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. black conservatives
    Black Conservatives Could Attract Black Voters If They Treated Them Like AdultsA controversial radio ad in Arkansas showcases why Republicans fail to win black votes — even when they use black spokespersons.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  6. Another Big Primary Night for Democratic WomenPrimaries in three southern states plus runoffs in Texas continued to shape a competitive midterm, with Democratic women doing particularly well.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. The Two Staceys Versus GOP Wild Men: A Preview of Tuesday’s PrimariesGubernatorial primaries in Georgia and congressional contests in Arkansas, Kentucky, and Texas are on tap for May 22.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. The Clintons Will Keep a Low Profile in the MidtermsFor the first time since the 1980s, Bill and Hillary are not likely to be major factors in a national election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. capital punishment
    Arkansas Carries Out First Double Execution in Two DecadesThe state has been rushing to put inmates to death before its lethal-injection drug expires.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. Gorsuch’s Arrival at SCOTUS Lethal for Arkansas Death-Row InmatesThe new Justice was the deciding vote that allowed Arkansas’s breakneck schedule of lethal injections to proceed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas’s Execution SpreeThe state will appeal the ruling, but may not be able to get its controversial execution schedule back on track.
    By Chas Danner
  12. Drug Companies Join Effort to Stop Arkansas Execution SpreeThe companies say the state broke rules to obtain the drugs, which are not supposed to be used in executions.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. Arkansas to Execute 7 Men in 11 Days As Lethal Drug Nears ExpirationThe inmates have sued, calling the rapid pace of executions reckless and unconstitutional.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  14. gay rights
    Why Arkansas Lawmakers Claim They Need a Religious-Freedom LawThey say it has nothing to do with LGBT discrimination, but that’s not what they said two months ago.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. hillary watch
    Arkansas Official Explains Hillary Won’t Actually ‘Get Shot’ If She ReturnsThe gun reference wasn’t meant in a “hostile way.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. equal rites
    Same-Sex Weddings Begin in ArkansasProgress continues its march South.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  17. crimes and misdemeanors
    107-Year-Old Dies in a Hail of Police GunfireAfter gas fails to subdue him.
    By Adam Martin
  18. other states’ embarrassments
    Second Arkansas Lawmaker Defends Slavery“If slavery were so God-awful, why …” 
    By Dan Amira
  19. awful things
    Arkansas Lawmaker Concludes That Slavery Was Actually Good for Black PeopleThis is pretty revolting.
    By Andre Tartar
  20. early and awkward
    Obama Faces Comparatively Unremarkable Primary Challenger in ArkansasHe isn’t in prison and he has normal hair, so what’s even the point?
    By Dan Amira
  21. it’s science
    Greenbrier, Arkansas, Has Experienced 50 Earthquakes This WeekThat’s a lot of earthquakes!
    By Dan Amira
  22. the birds
    5,000 Dead Blackbirds Had ‘Hit Something Very Hard’When they shouldn’t have been out flying in the first place.
    By Mike Vilensky
  23. the birds
    Thousands of Blackbirds Dropped Dead From the Sky in Arkansas This WeekendHuh?
    By Mike Vilensky
  24. manderson
    Anderson Cooper Calls Out Another Fully Grown Gay BullyIs Anderson Cooper a new gay-rights crusader?
    By Mike Vilensky
  25. we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
    Arkansans Somewhat More Ignorant Than the Rest of AmericaAbout seven people there think Obama is a natural-born citizen.
    By Dan Amira
  26. song of the south
    In Arkansas, Chuck Schumer Is Known As ‘That Jew’Oh, South, you are incorrigible.
    By Dan Amira