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Arkansas governor signs bills creating $173M COVID-19 fund

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ governor signed legislation early Saturday creating a $173 million fund he can use to respond to the coronavirus outbreak and to avoid cutting some agencies’ budgets because of the pandemic’s economic fallout. Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s signature moves the state’s... Read More.
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Arkansas lawmakers approve COVID-19 fund as virus cases rise

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers voted Friday to create a $173 million rainy day fund to combat coronavirus and to prevent some agencies’ budgets from being cut because of the pandemic’s economic fallout. The House and Senate unanimously approved identical bills moving the... Read More.

Judge upholds blocking Arkansas from restricting panhandlers

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that panhandlers in Arkansas are allowed to ask for money without being arrested, upending the state’s 2017 anti-loitering law that opponents say unfairly targeted panhandlers. U.S. District Judge Billy Roy Wilson on Thursday made permanent... Read More.
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Member of white supremacist gang in Arkansas sentenced

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LITTLE ROCK—A Dover man was sentenced Monday for distribution of methamphetamine in connection with white supremacist groups in the Pope County area. Joseph Pridmore, 34, of Dardanelle, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller. Cody... Read More.

Arkansas bans gatherings of more than 10 to curb virus

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Arkansas is banning indoor and enclosed outdoor social gatherings of more than 10 people, with few exceptions, in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus that has infected at least 335 Arkansans and is blamed for three deaths, the state’s top health... Read More.
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Arkansas to ban some indoor social gatherings due to virus

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will soon ban indoor social gatherings with more than 10 people to combat a growing number of coronavirus cases in the state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday The governor said his administration was working on a directive it will... Read More.
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Arkansas Franchisee Takes Home International Staffing Company’s Top Honor

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Becky Simpson Named Express Employment Professionals Gordon Blair Heritage Award Recipient Arkansas Express Employment Professionals franchisee Becky Simpson recently received the company’s top honor for extraordinary enthusiasm, a positive attitude and integrity. Simpson owns an Express office in Pine Bluff and was presented the 2020 Gordon Blair... Read More.
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Arkansas Tech issues credit for lost housing due to pandemic

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Students at Arkansas Tech University will receive a credit toward future university housing after the outbreak of the coronavirus forced student dorms to close. The school’s board of trustees approved the pro-rated credits Sunday. Credits will be applied over the next... Read More.

Governor: Arkansas has had first 2 COVID-19 deaths

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas officials reported the state’s first two coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, and the governor said he’s calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to address a budget shortfall expected because of the pandemic. The deaths include a 91-year-old man who died... Read More.
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