In 1999, the state saw 42 Black maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. That number reached 89 in 2019, researchers found.
Tess Vrbin for the Arkansas Advocate
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A year without abortion in Arkansas: more sterilizations and continued struggles in maternal health
A year after abortion effectively ended in Arkansas, more Arkansans than ever are seeking permanent sterilization, and abortion access groups have seen their costs increase.
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Southeast Arkansas residents still recovering from 2021 flooding
The state set aside $100,000 in emergency relief funds after the 2021 floods, but few flood victims have received significant assistance.
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Arkansas’s short-staffed Division of Children and Family Services manages fewer foster children
A staffing shortage in Arkansas’s foster care system has led to higher caseloads and more turnover, according to the most recent report from the Division of Children and Family Services.
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Crawford County parents sue library system over relocation of LGBTQ+ children’s books
Arkansas library children’s sections are ground zero in conservatives’ efforts to block LGBTQ+ people and systemic racism from young minds.