Researchers concluded a flexible work schedule is the most desired workplace support for working moms in Arkansas based on a recently released report.

Critics say it over-emphasizes Christianity and brings ideology into the classroom. But the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is expected to approve the reading lists and curriculum this week.

The media mogul delivered an update on several state-backed, economic development projects – including renovation of Stageworks and Millennium Studios downtown during a self-described public fireside chat inside the Shreveport Convention Center Thursday night.

Louisiana’s Attorney General filed a joint brief with the Justice Department and the Bossier Parish School Board, asking a judge to dismiss a 1964 desegregation order.

Governor Greg Abbott’s declaration directs the Texas Division of Emergency Management to increase 24-hour operations at the Texas State Emergency Operations Center. Tropical Storm Watch now in effect in Texas & Louisiana.

After bringing the rate of uninsured Arkansas children down to 4% in 2016, the rate has since doubled, blamed largely on a lack of sustained efforts and resources on the state and federal levels.

Researchers have developed a new innovation against screwworm known as the Novo Fly, a genetically advanced, all-male sterile strain of the New World Screwworm at a newly-opened research lab in Texas.

But critics fear removing pain and suffering from compensation payments after crashes could prove catastrophic financially for some victims, especially in the most severe cases, living with life-long injuries.

The nonprofit Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) pointed to the sharp increase in the childrens' uninsured rate and the number of young children not in school as factors with some of Arkansas’ rankings in the five years from 2019-2024.

House Bill 211 calls for court-supervised programs for those who get picked-up for the misdemeanor offense, which is punishable with fines up to $500 and six months in jail.