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COVID-19 cases increase as do recoveries in Arkansas

By Ray King The number of reported cases of the Corona virus continues to increase in Arkansas but so does the number of people who have recovered from the virus. During Governor Asa Hutchinson’s daily press conference on COVID-19, State Health Officer Dr. Nate Smith said... Read More.
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Easing Arkansas absentee voting rules due to virus rejected

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday rejected an effort to allow voters this fall to cast an absentee ballot without an excuse because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Joint Budget Committee rejected the proposal, which would have waived state law that only... Read More.
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Arkansas governor gives state of the state amid outbreak

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ governor delivered a state of the state address Wednesday while much of his state remains shuttered because of the coronavirus outbreak, telling lawmakers he’ll need their help cutting his proposed budget without harming essential services. Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke... Read More.
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Governor says coronavirus death toll unchanged

By Ray King The latest report from Governor Asa Hutchinson Wednesday indicated that the number of deaths resulting from the COVID-19 virus has remained at 18 since Tuesday, one of those in southeast Arkansas and eight more in the central part of the state. Tuesday night,... Read More.

Arkansas gets donation of anti-malarial drug

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A pharmaceutical company has given Arkansas 100,000 tablets of an anti-malarial drug that President Donald Trump is heavily pitching as a treatment for the coronavirus. Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on Wednesday announced... Read More.