A lawsuit challenging Arkansas’s school voucher program is still standing, despite the Sanders administration’s attempt to get it thrown out of court.
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Altus do-gooders exonerated for the crime of saving puppies
A trio of dog rescuers had a court date today, and are now cleared of criminal trespass charges.
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About that ethics complaint RE: PSC Chair Doyle Webb …
An ethics complaint hints at a tangled Webb in an Entergy settlement that arguably shortchanges Arkansas customers.
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Arkansas AG angles to help employers avoid paying overtime
Employers would have to pay overtime to an estimated 4.3 million additional Americans under a federal rule change, fattening paychecks by $1.5 billion. So of course, Arkansas Republicans are fighting it.
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Labor and delivery: How a volunteer-powered group gathered 102K signatures for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment
Sec. of State John Thurston rejected the Arkansas Abortion Amendment based on a paperwork error, but women’s health advocates are not going away without a fight.
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Arkansas governor takes on a blue god in service to an orange one
Sanders plays politics with a small-minded jab at Olympics fun and an alarming effort to turn the state police into a Trump propaganda machine.
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Arkansas Dems all in for Kamala Harris
Arkansas delegates will throw their votes to the VP.
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Free shot clinic for back-to-school immunizations starts Tuesday
School starts in three weeks! Students who need immunizations can get them over with for free at the Pulaski County Health Department.
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Cautionary tale: Arizona cuts infrastructure spending to cover vouchers
What state services will Arkansas cut to cover private school tuitions for well-to-do white families?
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Tom Cotton becomes a pacifist, calls for calm in Trump shooting aftermath
The senator from Arkansas changes his tune, says violence is not the answer.