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Sonny Albarado
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Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Advocate
Little Rock
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Biography
Lawrence “Sonny” Albarado is editor-in-chief of Arkansas Advocate, an online-only news site that launched in August 2022. Arkansas Advocate is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit that hosts news outlets focused on state government and public policy. Before joining States Newsroom in June 2022, Sonny had been retired from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (January 2020) after 12 ½ years as the paper’s top investigative editor, supervising a team of four reporters. During retirement, he worked as a contract editor. He also has served as a Senior Fellow in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship, a program that supports journalists pursuing ambitious projects about health and wellbeing. He serves on the board of the SPJ Foundation and is a member of the Arkansas SPJ chapter board. He was national president of SPJ in 2012-2013. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and an honorary Doctor of Letters from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La.
State Government , Public Policy
War, Sports, Fashion
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By Sonny Albarado Verified, Arkansas Advocate| Arkansas Advocate@ The Arkansas House approved a bill Wednesday night establishing harsher penalties for undocumented migrants who commit violent felonies in the state. Senate Bill 426, known as the Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act, also mandates Arkansas law enforcement agencies participate in a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that deputizes them to help ICE apprehend and deport undocumented migrants held in local jails and state prisons.
By Sonny Albarado Verified| Yahoo Verified Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (right) talks with state Rep. Frances Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, after Sanders announced the introduction of an immigration bill sponsored by Cavanaugh and Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs. (Photo by Sonny Albarado/Arkansas Advocate)The Arkansas House approved a bill Wednesday night establishing harsher penalties for undocumented migrants who commit violent felonies in the state.
By Sonny Albarado Verified| Arkansas Times Verified A House panel unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that should delight two groups who’ve battled for years over what constitutes a public meeting for governing bodies. The House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee recommended passage of Senate Bill 227 by Sen. Clarke Tucker, a Democrat from Little Rock. The legislation next moves to the House floor, its last stop before the governor’s desk.
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Arkansas Advocate
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States