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Supreme Court sends state congressional map challenge back to district court

Tuesday, June 4 by Ray King

The Supreme Court on Monday sent a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ 2021 U.S. House map back to a three-judge panel, ordering it to review the suit in light of the high court’s decision against similar claims of bias in a redistricting case from South Carolina. The ruling... Read More.

Womack draws challenger in Third District Congressional race

Monday, March 4 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Months after batting down speculation he was considering retirement, Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack is running for reelection against a state lawmaker who is trying to portray him as not conservative enough for the northwest Arkansas district. Womack, 67, faces... Read More.

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Howard to challenge Westerman in Congressional race

Wednesday, November 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Pine Bluff attorney challenging U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman was among the final candidates to file paperwork with the state before Tuesday’s deadline to qualify for the ballot next year in Arkansas. Risie Howard filed to run as a Democrat... Read More.

Westerman files for reelection to 4th Congressional district

Tuesday, November 7 by Greg

U.S. Congressman Bruce Westerman, Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources, Officially Files for Re-Election to Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District “Arkansas has what America needs and I will continue to push back against the liberals in Washington.” Deep-rooted in Arkansas, Bruce Westerman was born and raised... Read More.

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Congressional delegation asked President to declare disaster for counties affected by June storm

Friday, August 25 by Ray King

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to support Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ request for a major disaster declaration for Arkansas, Faulkner, Lonoke, Mississippi, Poinsett,... Read More.

Challenge to congressional boundaries rejected by court

Friday, May 26 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A three-judge panel on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ 2021 U.S. House map, ruling that opponents of the new congressional boundaries had not proven race motivated the Republican-led Legislature’s redistricting plan. The lawsuit tossed by the federal panel claimed... Read More.

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Congressional delegation supports Sanders disaster declaration request

Wednesday, March 22 by Ray King

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to support Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ request for a major disaster declaration for Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha,... Read More.

Republicans favored in congressional races

Tuesday, November 8 by Ray King

Arkansas’ four congressional races have largely been quiet, with the incumbent Republicans favored to win in the solidly red state. The state’s GOP-dominated Legislature made keeping the congressional delegation totally Republican easier as it redrew district maps following the 2020 census. Heavily Democratic Pulaski County —... Read More.

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Congressional candidate injured in plane mishap

Tuesday, March 29 by Ray King

CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who is challenging U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford in the Republican primary this spring suffered a broken back and other injuries when he crashed his single-engine airplane last week. Jody Shackelford told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that he was trying... Read More.

Senate Republicans confident Court will uphold Congressional map

Friday, October 15 by Deseray Mckinzy

According to a news release Friday, October 15th, the Arkansas Senate Republican Caucus responded to the new Congressional maps stating, “The Senate Republican caucus fully rejects any notion that the congressional map passed by the legislature is out of line with Supreme Court precedent.... Read More.

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Congressional district map gets no signature from governor

Wednesday, October 13 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday effectively approved a new U.S. House map that critics say weakens minority voters’ influence in the state by splitting the Little Rock area among three congressional districts. The Republican governor allowed the new congressional... Read More.

Governor candidate Chris Jones responds to new Congressional Maps

Friday, October 8 by Deseray Mckinzy

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Legislature has finished its work on redistricting after drawing the state’s new congressional district maps. These new congressional districts are predicated on dividing the state’s largest county, its capital city, and its majority African-American and Latino/a communities into three... Read More.

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Supreme Court sends state congressional map challenge back to district court

Womack draws challenger in Third District Congressional race

Howard to challenge Westerman in Congressional race

Westerman files for reelection to 4th Congressional district

Congressional delegation asked President to declare disaster for counties affected by June storm

Challenge to congressional boundaries rejected by court

Congressional delegation supports Sanders disaster declaration request

Republicans favored in congressional races

Congressional candidate injured in plane mishap

Senate Republicans confident Court will uphold Congressional map

Congressional district map gets no signature from governor

Governor candidate Chris Jones responds to new Congressional Maps

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