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U-A system to require face masks on campuses

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas’ board of trustees voted Wednesday to require masks on its campuses after a judge temporarily blocked the state’s law banning mask mandates.The board unanimously approved a resolution directing its campuses to develop face mask policies... Read More.
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UAMS researchers look at reasons for vaccine hesitancy

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FAYETTEVILLE – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have found that trust in vaccines, fear of infection, and race or ethnicity play a large role in whether or not people will get a COVID-19 vaccine, particularly when looking at socio-demographic... Read More.

State Democratic Party chair to leave position

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Democratic Party chairman said Monday that he would resign to head a super PAC targeting former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders’ bid for governor.Michael John Gray announced that he would resign effective Sept. 1 to become... Read More.
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State sets new record in COVID hospitalizations

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday set a new record for the number of people in the state hospitalized because of COVID-19 as its coronavirus surge continued.The state reported its COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 103, its biggest one-day increase, to 1,376. The... Read More.

Ag-gag lawsuit reinstated by appeals court

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St. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court revived a legal challenge Monday to an Arkansas law that farm organizations have used to shield themselves from undercover investigations by animal rights groups.A three-judge panel of the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Read More.
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One killed, one injured in Friday accident

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One person was killed and a second injured in a one-vehicle accident in Cleveland County Friday night.According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, Ashlyn N. Harris, 20, of Rison died when the vehicle she was riding in left the... Read More.

Congressman Westerman talks about border security

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In his weekly column, Fourth District Congressman Bruce Westerman talked about immigration and the need for a barrier at the southern border.I recently lead a congressional delegation to McCallen, Texas to see the results of the immigration crisis happening at our southern border. What... Read More.
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Judge blocks mask ban mandate

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates after lawmakers left the prohibition in place despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox issued a... Read More.
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Emergency medical calls keep firefighters busy in July

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Emergency medical responses accounted for more than half the calls Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Response personnel answered in July, according to figures released by the department.The report showed firefighters answered 293 emergency medical calls or 51.13 percent of the 573 total calls for... Read More.

School districts sue over mask mandate ban

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock’s schools and an east Arkansas school district where hundreds of staff and students are quarantining because of a COVID-19 outbreak sued the state Thursday over its ban on mask mandates .The lawsuit by the Little Rock and... Read More.
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