🏥 The Trump administration rejected Arkansas' request to extend its ARHOME Medicaid expansion through 2031, leaving state officials to devise a new coverage model for more than 200,000 low-income Arkansans before the current waiver expires Dec. 31.(Arkansas Advocate)
🏫 A Washington County judge dismissed a resident's appeal challenging Fayetteville's approval of the new Ramay Junior High, ruling she lacked standing to contest the development plan. (Fayetteville Flyer)
👶 Fayetteville's new policy providing six weeks of paid parental leave to eligible city employees is drawing praise from local legislators who want Arkansas to expand similar benefits statewide. (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
