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Easing Arkansas absentee voting rules due to virus rejected

Thursday, April 9 by Greg

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...

Arkansas governor resists calls for broader virus limits

Thursday, April 2 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ governor on Thursday resisted issuing a broad stay-at-home order to curb the coronavirus outbreak, even as the state’s cases increased and a second lawmaker tested positive for the virus. Health officials said the number of...

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Arkansas may close some state parks over virus concerns

Wednesday, April 1 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas may temporarily close some of its most popular parks over concerns that large numbers of out-of-state visitors are crowding them during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday. Hutchinson said he is looking at...

Arkansas lawmakers approve COVID-19 fund as virus cases rise

Friday, March 27 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers voted Friday to create a $173 million rainy day fund to combat coronavirus and to prevent some agencies’ budgets from being cut because of the pandemic’s economic fallout. The House and Senate unanimously approved...

Arkansas bans gatherings of more than 10 to curb virus

Thursday, March 26 by Greg

Arkansas is banning indoor and enclosed outdoor social gatherings of more than 10 people, with few exceptions, in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus that has infected at least 335 Arkansans and is blamed for three deaths, the state’s...

Arkansas to ban some indoor social gatherings due to virus

Wednesday, March 25 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will soon ban indoor social gatherings with more than 10 people to combat a growing number of coronavirus cases in the state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday The governor said his administration was working on...

Little Rock expands curfew because of virus outbreak

Wednesday, March 25 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ largest city on Wednesday expanded its curfew because of the coronavirus outbreak, as the number of cases in the state rose to at least 280. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott said the city will impose...

Little Rock bans sit-down service at restaurants over virus

Thursday, March 19 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ largest city on Thursday temporarily prohibited in-person service at restaurants and bars as the number of coronavirus cases in the state continued to rise. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott announced the closure will take effect...

Arkansas virus cases up to 22; Little Rock to impose curfew

Monday, March 16 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ largest city is planning to impose more restrictions, including a curfew, as the number of coronavirus cases in the state continues to rise. Mayor Frank Scott said Monday that a curfew from midnight to 5...

3 new virus cases in Arkansas; canceling some events advised

Friday, March 13 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of novel coronavirus cases in Arkansas has risen to nine, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and state health officials announced Friday. Hutchinson announced the state had identified three new cases in the central Arkansas area and...

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Arkansas directs screening at nursing homes over virus

Monday, March 9 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas officials on Monday told the state’s nursing homes to conduct screening of staff and visitors over concerns about the new coronavirus. The state departments of Health and Human Services issued a

Arkansas universities cancel study abroad amid virus concern

Monday, March 2 by Greg

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Several Arkansas universities have canceled study abroad programs in Italy amid fears over the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville announced on Friday it was suspending academic operations at its Rome Center for...