A little-known law passed in 2023 requires public schools to teach “the reasons adoption is preferable to abortion” in grades 6-12.
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Hester reelected as President of Senate as Legislature wraps up fiscal session; Chesterfield honored
Right-wing zealot and Sanders loyalist Bart Hester retains power in the Arkansas Senate, which also said goodbye to a legend today.
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Lawmakers question governor’s staff over lectern audit
Legislators asked some good questions about lecterngate Tuesday. They did not get many good answers.
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Legislature OKs ’emergency’ rule limiting gender options on state IDs, dodges public comment
“We’ve had this policy for 14 years and we cannot cite one example of harm that has occurred,” Sen. Clarke Tucker said.
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Legislators ask for audit of school vendor Solution Tree
A legislative committee voted unanimously Thursday to conduct a special audit of Solution Tree, a company hired by the state to assist with teachers’ professional development.
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Legislators weigh in on broken water system in Helena-West Helena
Sen. Linda Chesterfield (D-Little Rock) was the only lawmaker on Friday to suggest the state should step in and help Helena-West Helena find a permanent solution to the water problems.
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Little Rock school board votes to combine two high schools next school year
The Little Rock school board voted Thursday night 6-2 to move the West School of Innovation to Hall High School — a move that is bound to be controversial among some parents. But the consolidation is a necessity for the district as it grapples with shrinking student enrollment.
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NAACP to honor leaders, activists at Little Rock event Saturday
State senators Linda Chesterfield and Clarke Tucker and the late Robert ‘Say’ McIntosh are among the honorees.
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Law firm files defamation suit in dispensary legal battle
Alex Gray and Nate Steel filed a defamation suit last week against Marshall Wright and Scott Pace, who accused them of fraud and malpractice in relation to medical marijuana dispensary ownership.
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Arkansas lawmakers sputter through tedious inquiry into diversity, equity and inclusion on campus
Dan Sullivan and other neurotic Republicans go hunting for troublesome tidbits of diversity, equity and inclusion.