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Lawsuit challenges restrictions on initiated campaigns

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of an effort to impose stricter term limits on Arkansas legislators on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging new restrictions placed on initiative campaigns.Arkansas Term Limits, U.S. Term Limits and Liberty Initiative Fund asked a federal to strike down... Read More.
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Repair work on I-40 bridge completes first step

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The first step toward repairing a crack in a steel beam in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas has been completed, two weeks after the span was closed to vehicles, officials said. Engineers have installed steel plates on each... Read More.
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Police trying to reunite herd of buffalo with owner

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BELLA VISTA, Ark. (AP) — Police in northwest Arkansas are working to reunite a herd of buffalo with its owners after the animals were spotted wandering around a residential area Monday morning.The Bella Vista Police Department said in a Facebook post that residents should avoid... Read More.

2016 photos appear to show damage to bridge

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Photos taken by a Mississippi River kayaker about five years before a crack was found in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas appear to show the fracture that led transportation officials to close the span indefinitely last week.Arkansas... Read More.
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Governor says state of emergency to expire May 30

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday said he won’t seek another extension of the emergency he declared because of the coronavirus pandemic, allowing to it expire at the end of the month.Hutchinson said the the declaration that he first issued... Read More.

Lawsuit challenges new voting restrictions

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two groups are asking an Arkansas judge to strike down several voting restrictions enacted this year that they say are unconstitutional and will disenfranchise the state’s voters.The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and Arkansas United filed a lawsuit... Read More.
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Gang leader sentenced to federal prison

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The leader of a violent white supremacist gang that began in Arkansas’ prisons was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday for his role in a racketeering and drug conspiracy.Wesley Gullett, the president of the New Aryan Empire, pleaded... Read More.

State fires bridge inspector

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the span’s closure has been fired, Arkansas transportation officials said Monday.Arkansas Department of Transportation Director Lorie Tudor said the inspector... Read More.
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