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For the first time ever, the Benton County and Washington County Quorum Courts held a joint meeting — coming together to talk about one of Northwest Arkansas’s biggest challenges: growth.

Kimberly Hendricks Jones will be the interim director of the University of Arkansas System’s Criminal Justice Institute (CJI), according to a Wednesday news release.

Last week at the Arkansas State Police Headquarters, leaders came together to launch the Fall 2025 Arkansas Drug Take Back initiative. Kirk Lane, Director of the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP), and Tom Fisher, Arkansas State Drug Director, opened the event with strategic presentations outlining the state’s plan to continue expanding safe disposal efforts and strengthening community partnerships.

Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester launched an initiative Wednesday to prevent people from voting in multiple states.The One State One Vote initiative creates a partnership between Arkansas and neighboring states to ensure citizens aren’t registered to vote in more than one state, according to a news release.

U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is keenly aware that farmers are in a crisis, but solving the dilemma is proving elusive and time-consuming. Still optimistic, Boozman said he has been meeting with colleagues and the White House to address the situation.

Two Arkansas River Valley Republicans announced that they will seek their party’s nomination to succeed Sen. Gary Stubblefield, who died earlier this month

A grassroots effort born in Southeast Arkansas is now making waves across the entire state. The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP), a nonprofit collaborative dedicated to improving healthcare in rural communities, is expanding its reach statewide to offer high-quality care in more locations.

The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the SPEED Act, bipartisan legislation to address the need for permitting reform that was introduced by Congressman Bruce Westerman and Congressman Jared Golden.

County leaders from more than 40 public lands counties in 15 states convene this week for the annual National Association of Counties Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Fly-in. In meetings with intergovernmental partners at federal agencies and in Congress, participants are advocating for full PILT funding and speedy reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools program, which together support critical infrastructure in America’s public lands counties.