THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For
Arkansas.
New investment. Help for working families.
Safer communities and schools back in local hands.
announced near Little Rock$209MRural healthcare funding
delivered to Arkansas20%+Drop in burglaries
statewide in 2025
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for Arkansas.
Seven big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in Arkansans’ pockets.
- Jobs protected49,000
- Wages preserved$4B
- Avg. tax refund$3,711
Big names.
New opportunities.
President Trump has sparked an Arkansas investment boom — from data centers and AI infrastructure to steel and rocket motors.
Safer communities.
Real results.
President Trump is making Arkansas safe again, with murders, burglaries, and assaults down statewide in 2025.
Education back
in Arkansas’ hands.
President Trump is putting Arkansas back in charge of education, approving the state’s Returning Education to the States Waiver.
- Waiver approvedJuly 2026
- Ed-Flex authorityApproved
Setting foster youth
up for success.
All Arkansas foster youth will be enrolled in Trump Accounts thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts.
About Trump AccountsHelp after
the storms.
President Trump is providing assistance following massive storms and flooding in Arkansas.
- Major Disaster declaredMay 2025
- Individual Assistance✓
- Public Assistance✓
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from Arkansas communities — from Malvern to Bentonville.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Significant upside.
For Arkansas.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for Arkansas workers, families, and seniors.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 49,000 Arkansas jobs, preserved $9 billion in Arkansas economic activity, and preserved $4 billion in wages for Arkansas workers.
NAM tax wins reportCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $209 million in rural healthcare funding to Arkansas.
CMS rural health awards500,000 seniors.
Bigger refunds.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for Arkansas’s 500,000 seniors.
The WFTC delivered Arkansans an average tax refund of $3,711 in 2026.
White House: AR savingsBUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT
They’re betting big
on Arkansas.
President Trump has sparked an Arkansas investment boom.
7 company announcements.
Eaton
North Little RockWelspun
Little RockB = billion. M = million. Figures reflect announced investments; planned spending and hiring may span multiple years.
PUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
Each figure shows a statewide decrease in 2025.
ArkansasStatewide, 2025Murders down over 12%
RETURNING EDUCATION TO THE STATES
Putting Arkansas
back in charge of education.
President Trump is putting Arkansas back in charge of education.
Waiver approved.
The Trump Administration approved Arkansas’ Returning Education to the States Waiver, along with the state’s application for Ed-Flex authority and amendments to its federal accountability plan.
Governor’s office- The approval gives Arkansas greater flexibility to:
- Reduce unnecessary federal bureaucracy;
- Streamline education funding;
- Strengthen accountability;
- Give local schools more authority to meet the needs of their students.
TRUMP ACCOUNTS
Setting foster youth
up for success.
Trump Accounts are setting Arkansas’ foster youth up for success.
Every foster youth enrolled.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced all Arkansas foster youth will be enrolled in Trump Accounts thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts.
Governor’s officeSTORM & FLOOD RECOVERY
Delivering assistance.
After storms and flooding.
President Trump is providing assistance following massive storms and flooding.
A Major Disaster declared.
President Trump declared a Major Disaster in Arkansas following storms and flooding, providing Individual Assistance for Arkansans impacted by the storms and flooding and Public Assistance for county and local government expenses related to storm recovery.
Governor’s officeIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Arkansas.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in Arkansas communities.
Ever Rodriguez-Mendoza
From El Salvador · MS-13 gang member
Convicted of: Assault, aggravated assault — police officer — strongarm, robbery — residence — weapon, and possession of weapon.
DHS recordJuan Galloso Harris
From Cuba
Convicted of: Failure to register as a sex offender, sexual exploitation of a minor — sex performance, and cocaine — sell.
DHS recordArturo Garcia-Cervantes
From Mexico · Latin Kings gang member
Convicted of: Threat — terroristic — state offenses.
DHS recordAngel Paredes-Quito
From Ecuador
Convicted of: Sex offense against a child (fondling), sex assault, sex offense, and driving under the influence of liquor.
DHS recordLeonardo Lobon Rivas
From Colombia
Convicted of: Dangerous drugs and drug trafficking.
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
Clear sources.
Every figure on this page links back to where it came from.