Antoinette Grajeda

Early voting kicked off in Arkansas Monday. Just two weeks left until Election Day on Nov. 3. #arpx #arleg

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Early voting begins Monday in Arkansas and continues for two weeks leading up to the general election on Nov. 3. Here's what you need to know about voting early. ⬇️ #arpx #arleg

#NoKings overlaps with Central Arkansas Pride again this year. William Mitchener of Newport (80 minutes from Little Rock) marched down Capitol Avenue with an American flag and Pride flag. He said he wants to scare off anyone who wants to harass Pride attendees. So far he hasn't found any harassers.

The Raging Grannies of Northwest Arkansas sang during a voter education event in Springdale, Arkansas on Oct. 17,2026. Indivisible NWA hosted the event in conjunction with the No Kings nationwide day of action. #arpx

The war in Iran was a contentious topic for candidates vying for Arkansas’ 1st Congressional District seat during an Arkansas TV debate Wednesday that also included discussions of tariffs and rural healthcare. #arpx

Lindsay Rankin, a special education teacher in the Springdale School District, was named the 2027 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Thursday. Her one-year tenure begins July 1, 2027, during which she will serve as a non-voting member of the state education board. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/10/08/s...

The Arkansas State Board of Education on Wednesday authorized an election allowing some Pulaski County voters to decide whether to establish a new Sherwood School District. The measure will be decided during the annual school elections on March 2, 2027. #arpx

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy urged Arkansas business leaders to consider creative solutions to funding infrastructure projects during a visit to the state’s 3rd Congressional District Monday. #arpx

The Joint Education Committee recommended Monday that Arkansas increase the per-student funding directed to public schools by more than 2% over the next two years. #arpx

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A new STEM-focused university being built on the site of Walmart’s former headquarters in Bentonville aims to create a new model of higher education, officials announced during a groundbreaking ceremony Friday.

Monday is the deadline for Arkansans to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. Still need to register? Click for details on how to sign up. #arpx

“The American spirit means to me that we don’t wait on our government to deliver for us, that we deliver for one another. I think the highest form of democracy is actually individual citizens delivering for individual citizens.” — former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Congrats to the Advocate's @grajeda.bsky.social @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social @tessmvrbin.bsky.social for winning 1st place in in-depth reporting in the National Federation of Press Women's contest for "Overcrowded" series! Read the award-winning series here: arkansasadvocate.com/category/ove...

Calvin White Jr. became Arkansas State University’s first African-American chancellor when the board of trustees approved a recommendation to appoint him to the post Monday. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/a...

A $10 million Walmart Foundation grant will support a new statewide initiative designed to tackle food insecurity in the country’s hungriest state, the Arkansas Community Foundation announced Friday. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/25/1...

Arkansas awarded $54.6 million to dozens of recipients through a new federal program to support projects aimed at bolstering rural healthcare, state officials announced Thursday. #arpx

Independent candidates Steven McClelland and Trevor McGarragh, Democrat Camille Feyen and Republican Will Moore are seeking to replace Republican Jonathan Dismang, who resigned from the Senate this month to work at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives. #arpx #arleg arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/4...

Nearly 57,000 kids — 7.7% of Arkansas children — were uninsured in 2024, according to a new report, which found that kids in low-income working families face the greatest risk of being uninsured. That’s 7,000 more uninsured children than the previous year. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/23/r...

A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow six Arkansas school districts to enforce a 2025 state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in all public school classrooms. #arpx #arleg

Arkansas health department schedules free flu clinics statewide arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/21/a...

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. The filing period begins at noon Monday. #arpx #arleg

The fire, which has burned more than 2,800 acres, was 75% contained as of Friday, according to the state’s online wildfire dashboard. #arpx

A new Bentonville healthcare campus backed by billionaire philanthropist Alice Walton will increase Arkansans’ access to specialty care and a “whole person” approach to medicine, she said at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday. #arpx

After serving nearly two decades in the Arkansas Legislature, Republican Sen. Jonathan Dismang resigned from the Senate Tuesday to take a job at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives. Dismang's legislative work included food insecurity, tax cuts and energy. #arpx #arleg

Check out this great read from @grajeda.bsky.social on how students are learning about 9/11.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas and the NAACP Arkansas State Conference are calling for a review of state police’s use-of-force policy after a video released over the weekend showed an officer pulling a man by his dreadlocks and punching him through a car’s broken backseat window. #arpx #arleg

A program aimed at supporting high-risk pregnancies has expanded to Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, Department of Human Services officials announced Monday. #arpx arkansasadvocate.com/2026/08/31/n...

Republican Kara Armas of Pea Ridge and Democrat Parker Stohlton of Bella Vista filed by the noon deadline Friday to run for the House District 8 seat in a special election that will coincide with the Nov. 3 general election. #arpx #arleg

The funding comes as the One Big Beautiful Bill could reduce federal Medicaid funding in rural areas by $137 billion over 10 years, according to KFF estimates. Rural providers see larger proportions of patients insured through Medicaid. #arpx

🚫 Protesters rallied outside the summit in Bentonville both days. 🔊 Curious about their concerns? Listen to the audio version of this story (click link ⬇️) #arpx #arleg

The head of Arkansas State Police said Monday he would be unable to appear before the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus to discuss a state trooper punching an 18-year-old during a traffic stop because of pending litigation. #arpx #arleg

A federal judge on Friday declared laws restricting Arkansas’ initiative and referendum process unconstitutional and permanently blocked their enforcement. The laws: 🟩 Require all canvassers to be AR residents 🟩 Require paid canvassers to be domiciled in AR 🟩 Prohibit paying per signature #arpx

The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday that sought to reverse the secretary of state’s decision to disqualify a direct democracy ballot measure from the ballot. #arpx #arleg

Arkansas’ next governor will likely help shape the state’s Medicaid expansion, which faces an uncertain future. Here’s what Arkansas’ three gubernatorial candidates said about how they would tackle this issue if they win November’s election. #arpx #arleg

Officials at Arkansas’ busiest airport are hopeful they’ll be the first in the nation to secure a federal infrastructure program loan for a terminal expansion they say is needed to meet growing demand. #arpx

UPDATE: The AR Legislative Black Caucus meeting with ASP was rescheduled for 10 a.m. Aug. 25. In addition to some scheduling conflicts, Rep. Jay Richardson said they wanted “to let this investigation move a little bit before we brought them in to see what they can and can’t speak about.” #arpx

The Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus and NAACP Arkansas State Conference are calling for answers about a traffic stop involving a state trooper punching an 18-year-old that has gained national attention. #arpx #arleg

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will appoint a temporary special justice to fill in for Barbara Webb, who has been recovering from a fall at her home, the governor’s office said Monday. #arpx

Two Benton County residents who are U.S. citizens are suing Centerton police for detaining them at the request of federal immigration officers even though they showed valid identification. #arpx

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed an equal protection claim in a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ ban on “indoctrination” in public schools and ordered additional briefing on whether the statute is unconstitutionally vague. #arpx #arleg

Episode 39 is live! This week, we will break down Arkansas’ universal school voucher program and the gap between how much students are receiving and what private schools are charging. This episode will feature @grajeda.bsky.social, of @arkansasadvocate.com.

Republican Bill Teeter will serve the remainder of the late Rep. Stan Berry’s term after winning a special election for the Arkansas River Valley seat Tuesday. A ceremony to swear him in will be scheduled once election results are certified. #arpx #arleg

A federal judge who prevented Arkansas from enforcing new limits on the initiative and referendum process heard testimony Tuesday as he weighs whether to permanently block the restrictions. #arpx #arleg

The Tontitown Grape Festival grew out of a picnic started by Italian immigrants who migrated to Arkansas in the late 1800s. An immigrant advocacy group is boycotting this year's event over the police department’s participation in a federal immigration program. arkansasadvocate.com/2026/07/27/a...

Congrats to the @arkansasadvocate.com team @tessmvrbin.bsky.social @grajeda.bsky.social @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social for winning first place in in-depth reporting at the Arkansas SPJ Diamond awards!

Arkansas’ gubernatorial candidates — Democratic state Sen. Fred Love, Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Libertarian Colt Shelby — have differing views about legalizing recreational marijuana. #arpx