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Governor to sign property tax credit increase

Friday, March 17 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers sent Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders legislation that would raise the property tax credit that thousands of homeowners receive for their primary residence.Sanders’ office said the Republican governor planned to sign into law the legislation, which will raise... Read More.

Pedestrian killed in I-530 accident

Friday, March 17 by Ray King

An unknown woman was killed Thursday when she was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 530 in Pulaski County.According to a preliminary report, the woman ran out into the lane of traffic and was struck by a 2019 Nissan that was northbound at the... Read More.

Pine Bluff receives grant for lead pipe replacement project

Thursday, March 16 by Ray King

The City of Pine Bluff is one of four cities across the nation who have received a grant for proposed lead service line replacement projects.According to a release from the Mayor’s Office, the Healthy Babies Bright Futures Bright Cities program awarded a total of... Read More.

bill on trans use of bathrooms sent to Governor

Thursday, March 16 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Transgender people at Arkansas public schools would not be able to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday.The bill approved by the majority-Republican House applies to... Read More.

UAMS teams up with Jefferson Regional, Rural Health Partnership on training program

Thursday, March 16 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received grants totaling more than $1 million from the United States Department of Agriculture and AT&T that will widen the scope of existing digital health programs, including field trips for Delta-area students,... Read More.

UMAS, well fed team up on food prescription program

Wednesday, March 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — The nonprofit Well Fed and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) East Regional Campus in Helena-West Helena are partnering to combat nutritional insecurity through a food prescription program and research study called Good Food Rx.The initiative, which serves patients... Read More.

Fort Smith picked for air force training mission

Wednesday, March 15 by Ray King

WASHINGTON— Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Congressman Steve Womack applauded the U.S. Air Force’s selection of Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith as the home of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mission that will bring F-35 fighter planes and a... Read More.

Monument to the unborn approved by legislature

Wednesday, March 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monument marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before Roe v. Wade was struck down would be built near the state Capitol under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday.The majority-Republican House approved by... Read More.

Legislature tables affirmative action bill

Tuesday, March 14 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A proposal to end affirmative action by government agencies in Arkansas was tabled by a House panel Monday, following criticism that it could jeopardize dozens of programs around the state.The move means the legislation would have to overcome an additional... Read More.

Sanders signs bill on transgender care

Tuesday, March 14 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children, a move that could effectively reinstate a blocked ban on such care.Sanders on Monday signed the new law, which won’t... Read More.

33-year prison sentence for man on child porn allegations

Monday, March 13 by Ray King

FAYETTEVILLE – A Springdale man was sentenced Friday to 396 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via Production of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography. The Honorable Judge Timothy... Read More.

Lawsuit filed over ballot initiative requirements

Sunday, March 12 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Friday challenging a new Arkansas measure that makes it harder to get initiatives on the ballot by raising the number of counties where signatures must be gathered.Republican state Sen. Bryan King and the League of Women... Read More.