Arkansas governor: No further reopening as virus cases surge

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday he is not ready to further ease restrictions on businesses while coronavirus cases continue surging, while the mayor of the state’s capital city ordered people to wear masks in public to...
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Arkansas governor gives businesses virus lawsuit protections

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday granted businesses protections from coronavirus lawsuits, while the state’s epidemiologist said she’s concerned loosened restrictions may have caused some to lower their guard against the virus. Hutchinson signed executive orders...

Judge rejects Arkansas inmates’ bid for more virus steps

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected an effort to require Arkansas to release inmates at high risk of contracting the coronavirus and to take other steps to curb the virus’s spread in its prisons. U.S. District...
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Arkansas releases 300 inmates early as virus precaution

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas officials released 300 inmates early from the state’s overcrowded prisons as a precaution during the coronavirus crisis. Dexter Payne, head of Arkansas’ correction division, said Thursday during court testimony that there will be additional releases...
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Requests for Arkansas virus business grants reach $147M

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than $147 million in requests were submitted for Arkansas grants intended to help businesses comply with new coronavirus safety rules, officials said Thursday, nearly three times the amount set aside for the program. The Arkansas...

Union Pacific laying off staff because of the virus outbreak

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Union Pacific Corp. is furloughing most of the staff at its facility in Little Rock that repairs the railroad’s locomotives after seeing a substantial drop in business volume because of the coronavirus pandemic, a company representative said.
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Mobile testing for Corona virus set at McGehee

A mobile testing unit for the Corona virus will be set up in McGehee on April 20, according to the McGehee Dermott Times News.In a story April 15, the newspaper said that the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership, McGehee Hospital, Mainline Health Systems and the...
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Federal judge blocks Arkansas surgical abortion virus ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Arkansas’ order preventing the state’s only surgical abortion clinic from performing the procedure during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision came as health officials announced that at least 1,498 people in...

Easing Arkansas absentee voting rules due to virus rejected

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday rejected an effort to allow voters this fall to cast an absentee ballot without an excuse because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Joint Budget Committee rejected the proposal, which would have waived...