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Group sues again to block Arkansas eye law referendum

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of an Arkansas law expanding the procedures optometrists can perform mounted a new legal challenge Thursday to prevent a referendum on the measure from appearing on November’s ballot. Arkansans for Healthy Eyes filed the lawsuit after the state Supreme... Read More.

9 hurt when truck, school bus collide in Arkansas

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HOXIE, Ark. (AP) — Nine people were injured, including a child who was airlifted to a hospital, when a school bus and a dump truck collided Tuesday afternoon on a state highway in northeast Arkansas, authorities said. Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said the... Read More.
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Arkansas inmate dies after being found hanging in cell

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PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas prison officials said Sunday that a state prison inmate has died after being found hanging in his cell. The state Department of Correction said in a news release that David Shabazz, 53, was found by guards about 6:30 p.m.... Read More.
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Panel OKs funding for levee repair along Arkansas River

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A state commission has approved nearly $9 million in funding to repair levees that were damaged by record flooding last year. The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission approved the $8.8 million in grant funding Thursday for 14 groups overseeing levees along... Read More.

University of Arkansas: Employees are not obeying vaccine terms

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville had 194 faculty and staff members who had not complied with a state vaccination directive in response to a campus mumps outbreak, a university official said. Terry Martin, the university’s senior vice provost for academic... Read More.
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All Arkansas Drivers Must Now be Covered by Insurance

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If you are a resident of the state of Arkansas then hopefully you are aware of a new state law that is now in effect for Arkansas motorists. According to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, the new law will require that all drivers... Read More.
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Lawyer sues Arkansas officials for not allowing gun in court

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas attorney is suing local officials for denying him access to a courthouse while carrying a handgun, testing a state law meant to allow lawyers to possess firearms on court premises, according to the law’s authors. Chris Corbitt, a... Read More.
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Arkansas governor defends decision to accept new refugees

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Republican governor on Monday defended his decision to continue accepting new refugees, challenging skeptical GOP lawmakers to avoid creating “fear” about welcoming people from other countries. Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a legislative committee that fewer than 50 refugees will... Read More.
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