Months before Arkansas lawmakers convened for their 2013 legislative session, the thought that the state would expand Medicaid was almost laughable. Republicans had just won a majority in both chambers of the Legislature, with many candidates winning what had once been localized races by running against President Barack Obama and his signature healthcare law.  The […]

I’ve never been to Tontitown, nor have I had the pleasure of partaking in its storied annual Grape Festival. But the northwest Arkansas community founded by Italian immigrants feels familiar to me. That’s partly because of Deputy Editor Antoinette Grajeda’s recent article on how the debate over immigration enforcement is playing out in the small […]