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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.... Read More.

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... Read More.
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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 Kristine Baker on Wednesday... Read More.

Hendren won’t seek 2nd term as Arkansas Senate president

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  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Republican president pro tem of Arkansas’ Senate said Friday he won’t seek another term leading that chamber next year. Sen. Jim Hendren said he won’t run for another two-year term as the chamber’s president when senators meet at the... Read More.
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Arkansas Governor’s Nephew Leaves State Senate Amid Charges

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By Andrew DeMillo of The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK — A nephew of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson resigned from the state Senate on Friday after being charged with spending thousands of dollars in campaign funds on personal expenses, including a Caribbean cruise, tuition payments and... Read More.
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