Court Rules Pro-Israel Law is Unconstitutional

A Pro-Israel has been declared unconstitutional by a Federal appeals court. A three-judge panel ruled Friday that an Arkansas law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel is a restriction of the First Amendment. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals with its ruling... Read More.
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Star City council talks about residential stock law

The City Council of Star City recently discussed a residential stock law which would ban certain types of animals in the city limits. According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, members of the council recommended that hogs, including pot bellied pigs, goats and sheep be prohibited... Read More.
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High court blocks referendum on Arkansas eye surgery law

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a referendum on a law expanding the procedures optometrists can perform that had sparked an unusually heated and expensive campaign. In a 6-1 ruling, justices ruled that the campaign behind the referendum didn’t... Read More.
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Arkansas protests continue, call for law enforcement reform

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Demonstrations continue in at least four Arkansas cities, with protesters calling for changes in how police handle situations involving people of color in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. New policies would prohibit tactics that could lead to... Read More.
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Mayor named to law enforcement task force

Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington was one of several Arkansans’ named to a new Law Enforcement Task Force by Governor Asa Hutchinson Tuesday. Other members of the task force are chair Fred Weatherspoon- deputy director of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, Jami Cook- Secretary... Read More.