University of Central Arkansas professor, Clayton Crockett, said Pope Leo XIV will continue the legacy of Pope Francis.

Voters in Arkansas can begin heading to the polls for school and special elections with key ballots on taxes, fire dues, and millage increases.

A lawsuit over grassroots Republicans' attempt to close their party primary was dismissed from federal court, but plaintiffs said they will fight on in the "War for Conservatism."

Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding hurdles to those efforts, saying they want to combat fraud.

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Arkansas billionaire Warren Stephens as U.S. Ambassador to the UK. Stephens was confirmed by a vote of 59 to 39. Both of Arkansas' senators, John Boozman and Tom Cotton, voted in favor.

I first met Rick Crawford in 2010 when he was running for Congress. He was part of a seven-person political forum in Cabot where five Democrats and two Republicans

In a stunning decision, the Catholic College of Cardinals elected Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born in the U.S., leading to celebrations worldwide.

The fate of a multi-million dollar project in Bryant now rests with voters. If approved, a city-owned event space for conventions, community gath

Citizen activists could find it harder to get initiatives on next year's ballot in some states. Lawmakers in about a dozen states have advanced roughly 40 measures this year that would restrict or revamp the citizen initiative process.

The ballot measures are aimed to pay for consent decree work. A group against the vote criticize the city's lack of transparency.

Voters across parts of Arkansas are heading to the polls this week to take part in various school and special elections.