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State Senate approves change to voter identification law

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation making the state’s voter ID law stricter by no longer allowing people without identification to cast a ballot, even if they sign a statement affirming their identity.The majority-Republican Senate...

State senate approves bill to ban most abortions

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a measure banning nearly all abortions in the state, despite objections to the ban not including exceptions for rape or incest.The majority-Republican Senate approved the ban on a 27-7 vote, sending the measure...
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State Senate Report 02.10.21

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The Senate has voted to exempt last year’s unemployment benefits from state income taxes, to help people who lost their jobs because of the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.Senate Bill 236 would apply to benefits paid in 2020 and 2021. The unemployment rate...

State Senate Committee Passes Bill Banning Most Abortions

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An Arkansas Senate panel advanced legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade by banning nearly all abortions.The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee passed the bill banning all abortions except for those to save...
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State Senate Bans Flowers from Panels for Three Days

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(AP) An Arkansas state senator on Wednesday was suspended from serving on two committees for three days because she called a colleague a name during a debate over a failed resolution. The Arkansas Senate voted 25-4 to forfeit Democratic state Sen. Stephanie...

State Senate votes to censure Flowers

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas lawmaker was censured for calling a colleague a “dumbass” during debate Tuesday over a nonbinding resolution on history that was overwhelmingly rejected.The Senate voted to censure Democratic Sen. Stephanie Flowers over the remark made toward the end...
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Drag Racing Bill to be Heard by State Senate

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The Arkansas Senate will hear a bill Monday that will make drag racing on a highway in the state a felony.  Republican State Sen. Blake Johnson from Corning is the sponsor of Senate Bill 247.Currently, if someone is...

Senate panel OK’s home delivery of alcohol

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Senate panel on Tuesday advanced legislation allowing home delivery of alcohol by liquor stores, a measure that would make permanent something that’s been temporarily allowed during the coronavirus pandemic.The Senate City, County and Local Affairs Committee approved...
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State Senate approves stand your ground legislation

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday passed legislation easing restrictions on the use of deadly force in self-defense, sending the measure to the House.The majority Republican Senate voted 27-7 for the measure that would remove the state’s duty to retreat....

Stand your ground legislation advances in State Senate

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Senate panel on Wednesday advanced legislation loosening restrictions on the use of deadly force in self defense, two years after the proposal failed before the same committee.By a 5-2 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed the proposal...
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Candidate’s bid for Arkansas Senate ballot spot rejected

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected granting a spot on Arkansas’ ballot to an independent candidate who had hoped to challenge Republican Sen. Tom Cotton but fell short of the signatures needed to qualify. U.S. District Judge...
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