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Boozman addresses several national issues that affect Arkansas

Thursday, March 16 by Deseray Mckinzy

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.) recently spoke with the press concerning a number of national issues with significance to all four corners of Arkansas. Senator Boozman addressed a range of topics from negotiations in Congress over the next five-year farm bill to the ongoing shortage... 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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convicted felon sentenced to 15 years in prison on drug charge

Friday, March 10 by Ray King

FAYETTEVILLE – A previously convicted felon living in Rogers was sentenced Wednesday to 180 months in prison without the possibility of parole followed by five additional years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy... Read More.

1 killed, 2 hurt in Saline County accident

Friday, March 10 by Ray King

A Benton woman was killed and two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Saline County Wednesday. According to a preliminary report, Jamie Schneider, 21, was west bound on the Interstate 30 service road at Bryant at 7:55 p.m. when the 2020 Hyundai she... Read More.

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