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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 27/09/2026

Congrats to the Advocate's @grajeda.bsky.social @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social @tessmvrbin.bsky.social for winning 1st place in in-depth reporting in the National Federation of Press Women's contest for "Overcrowded" series! Read the award-winning series here: arkansasadvocate.com/category/ove...

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

christmas came early!!! i can finally put my 2022 edition out to pasture.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 04/09/2026

News From The States is your one-stop shop for expert, on-the-ground reporting from all 50 states. Your donation helps us to continue to illuminate stories and trends you can’t find anywhere else. Support us today: statesnewsroom.com/donate//?utm...

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The wave of cities ending their use of the Flock cameras comes amid mounting concerns about oversight and privacy nationally. #arpx

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Arkansas folks: Does your town operate Flock cameras? If so, I want to know. Shoot me a DM or an email at aplatt@arkansasadvocate.com #arpx

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Antoinette Grajeda @grajeda.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

UPDATE: The AR Legislative Black Caucus meeting with ASP was rescheduled for 10 a.m. Aug. 25. In addition to some scheduling conflicts, Rep. Jay Richardson said they wanted “to let this investigation move a little bit before we brought them in to see what they can and can’t speak about.” #arpx

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My mom sent me this video this morning with the message: “Happy Monday. Get after those sources like Gemma does Yoshi.” One guess as to who is Yoshi and who is Gemma haha

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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 09/08/2026

Catch editor-in-chief @ademillo.bsky.social on 5News talking about the uncertainty surrounding the future of Arkansas' Medicaid expansion. www.5newsonline.com/video/news/h...

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It is 9am, and I have already been forced to witness Auburn paraphernalia at the Target on University. Felony behavior. Roll Tide.

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Andrew DeMillo @ademillo.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Congrats to the @arkansasadvocate.com team @tessmvrbin.bsky.social @grajeda.bsky.social @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social for winning first place in in-depth reporting at the Arkansas SPJ Diamond awards!

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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 23/07/2026

Check out reporter @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social's appearance on 5News talking about her coverage of the debate over a data center project in Clarksville: www.5newsonline.com/article/news...

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In other news, one of the radio stations in LR has jokes:

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

And in case seeing another data story wasn’t interesting enough, I created an interactive map detailing all known data center projects and the status of regulations and moratoria across the state. Read the story to get the full experience! #arox

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Last week I spent a day and a half in Clarksville, Arkansas, where a $6.6 billion data center is under construction. The opposition to it there is quieter, and it was interesting to get out of Little Rock to see how these centers are being received elsewhere. #arpx

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Mixed opinions, limited information about $6.6 billion data center in Arkansas River Valley | Arkansas Advocate

Unlike Little Rock and Pulaski County where residents have been vocally opposed to two planned data centers, opposition to the Serverfarm data center appears more muted in Clarksville.

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Gwen Moritz @gmoritz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Important story by Dale Ellis in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' administration used AG Tim Griffin to link companies to Communist Chinese despite knowing there was no proof. Turned out to be false. link.mail.s.arkansasonline.com/ls/click?upn...

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Knowing claims were unproven, Sanders used Arkansas attorney general’s office to link companies to Communist China | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders used the attorney general's office to assail businesses as run by Communist China despite her staff knowing those claims were unproven and the companies might be following ...

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I’m back from a restful vacation, which means I’m hitting the ground running on data centers in Little Rock. Reach out to aplatt@arkansasadvocate.com with thoughts, tips, and dog pics. #arpx

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The latest from me. If you live in Pulaski County and have thoughts on the data centers, email me at aplatt@arkansasadvocate.com #arpx

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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 08/04/2026

Tomorrow is the inaugural Local News Day, a new nationwide day of action dedicated to connecting people with trusted local news. Arkansas Advocate is proud to be a founding partner of this important event, and we hope you’ll participate. Please share this post to support local journalism.

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Antoinette Grajeda @grajeda.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Filling in for @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social on the corrections beat: The corrections board voted Monday to accept settlement offers requiring the panel to say laws taking away its ability to hire/fire top prison officials are constitutional & state that board members violated open-records laws. #arpx

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The Little Rock protest drew several thousand protesters today. The crowd on the North Little Rock side of the Arkansas River is slowly winding down, though several hundred are still around. Photos are from the beginning of the march. #NoKings #arpx @arkansasadvocate.com

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Some photos from Little Rock’s No Kings protest. After crossing the Broadway Street bridge, canvassers gathered signatures for direct democracy and educational rights ballot initiatives. #NoKings #arpx @arkansasadvocate.com

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Steve and Debi Manire are not Steve and Debi today. Today, they are Josiah and Mary Bartlett. Josiah Bartlett was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the one of the first governors of New Hampshire. Listen to interview with the protesting couple here: #NoKings @arkansasadvocate.com

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Protesters sing as they arrive on the North Little Rock side of the Broadway Street Bridge. #NoKings #arpx @arkansasadvocate.com

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Phil Price of Little Rock said this is his first No King‘s protest. He said the war in Iran was one of the drivers for coming out. #NoKings #arpx @arkansasadvocate.com

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Mary Ruth Brown, 86, said this is her third No Kings protest. A Little Rock resident for 30 years, she said a friend chose her sign for her. “I believe in the cause that these people are standing for today, and (protesting) is such a little thing to do, but at age 86 that's all I can do.”

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A large group is beginning to amass on the Little Rock side of the Broadway Bridge. We should be getting underway here shortly. #NoKings #arpx

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Georgie Michels of North Little Rock was wearing a shirt reading “Unpaid Peaceful Protesters,” and said protesting was “the only thing we have, short of violence” to show their dissatisfaction with the Trump administration. @arkansasadvocate.com #NoKings #arpx

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Morning folks — @tessmvrbin.bsky.social and I are reporting from the #NoKings protest in Little Rock today. Stay tuned for more. #arpx

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Ainsley Platt @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

If I had a nickel,for every consequential primary in a state senate district numbered 26 this year, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?

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N.C. Sheriff Poised to Pull Off Stunning Upset in Consequential G.O.P. Primary

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