Mar 10 Watch 8:25 Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson discusses his potential White House bid By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz The 2024 Republican presidential primary is already heating up in early voting states. Prospective candidate Ron Desantis traveled to Iowa Friday, and declared candidate Nikki Haley also met with voters there this week. Among those considering bids for the White… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 6:57 Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson calls FBI search on Trump’s estate ‘alarming’ Questions are swirling after the FBI searched former President Trump's Florida home. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas under President Reagan, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the political implications. Continue watching
Apr 05 Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The move followed pleas from pediatricians, social workers and the parents of trans youth. The bill was among several targeting transgender people that have easily advanced in Arkansas. Continue reading
Mar 26 Arkansas governor signs bill allowing medical workers to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The new law won't take effect until late this summer. The measure is among several targeting transgender people advancing through Arkansas' legislature. Continue reading
Mar 09 Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The Republican governor had expressed reservations about the bill, which does not provide exceptions for those impregnated in an act of rape or incest. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 9:02 Hutchinson says Trump ‘needs to regain’ blue-collar workers in swing states Throughout the Republican National Convention, we’ll be talking to prominent members of the party. One of them is Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who was scheduled to participate in convention activities but decided to stay home in Little Rock as his… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 9:02 Why Gov. Asa Hutchinson says reopening Arkansas isn’t to blame for rising COVID-19 cases As states continue to lift pandemic restrictions and allow economic activity to resume, many are seeing new surges in coronavirus cases. Arkansas has documented more than 3,500 new positive tests since it began the second phase of its reopening. Arkansas… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 8:37 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says ‘individual discipline’ key to reopening safely Weeks of business closures and stay-at-home orders have left the American economy in shambles. Now, a majority of states are starting to lift restrictions and resume business -- even though COVID-19 cases and deaths nationwide continue to climb. Arkansas Gov. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:55 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on why he hasn’t issued a stay-at-home order Arkansas is one of only five U.S. states without a stay-at-home order in place despite the coronavirus pandemic. Its number of confirmed COVID-19 cases passed 1,000 on Wednesday. Gov. Asa Hutchinson joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his state’s “very targeted… Continue watching
Mar 14 Arkansas, Utah lawmakers pass 18-week abortion bans By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The 18-week bans would be the strictest in the country if enacted. Continue reading