AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMail-in Voting Fight: The U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s order aimed at changing how mail ballots are handled, with the ruling noting the move was arbitrary and capricious; about 30% of 2024 voters used mail ballots. Disability Services in Arkansas: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a $17 million plan to expand supportive living services for Arkansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities on the CES waitlist, with DHS expected to begin work by January while lawmakers decide how to fund it. State Senate Shakeup: Sen. Jonathan Dismang resigned from the Arkansas Senate to become vice president of external affairs for Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, ending nearly 17 years in the legislature. Public Safety & Health: A Pine Bluff newborn homicide case from 1992 is back in court after DNA led to an arrest; and a fluoride chemical shortage left more than half a million Arkansans temporarily without fluoridated water. Local Business: Harps Food Stores named J. Max Van Hoose as CEO/chairman starting in early 2027 as Kim Eskew retires. Wildfire Watch: A major Highland Industrial Park wildfire in Columbia County prompted evacuations and renewed attention to drought-driven fire risk.
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