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Students say they triple-checked the 2020-2021 timeline and got an ok on the spread before it was published in the Bigelow High School year book.

High School Is Accused Of Censorship As Officials Rip Out Yearbook Pages On The News

Aug 20, 2021
Administrators tore out a two-page timeline depicting recent events, including the police killing of George Floyd, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Jan. 6 insurrection. They cited "community backlash."
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National
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson stands next to a chart displaying COVID-19 hospitalization data as he speaks at a news conference at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, July 29, 2021.

Arkansas Governor Wants To Reverse A Law That Forbids Schools To Require Masks

Aug 04, 2021
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the bill in April banning state and local mask mandates, but now he says cases are up and children under 12 are vulnerable because they can't get vaccinated.
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Shots - Health News
Kenny Nations, manager of the movie theater, changes the sign on the marquee; he is fully vaccinated and has tried to encourage co-workers to follow suit.

There's Vaccine Drama In Arkansas, Where Rates Are Low And Everyone Has An Opinion

Jul 31, 2021
The state has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. And this weekend, 80,000 doses will expire because of lack of demand. The campaign is on to get people to sign up.
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Law
The Arkansas state legislature overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto of a bill on restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson On Transgender Health Care Bill: 'Step Way Too Far'

Apr 06, 2021
"My own personal view that this is too extreme, it was too broad and did not grandfather in those young people who are currently under hormone treatment," he said, before apologizing.
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Law
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, pictured in 2019, on Monday said the bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth would set "new standards of legislative interference with physicians and parents as they deal with some of the most comple

Arkansas Governor Vetoes Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth

Apr 05, 2021
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, called the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act, or SAFE Act, "a vast government overreach." The legislature could override the veto with a simple majority.
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Politics
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed into law a bill banning nearly all abortions in the state, a sweeping measure that supporters hope will force the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark <em>Roe v. Wade</em> decision.

Arkansas Passes Near-Total Abortion Ban — And A Possible 'Roe V. Wade' Test

Mar 10, 2021
The law does not allow any exceptions in situations of rape or incest — only when it is necessary to save the life or preserve the health of the fetus or mother.
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Politics
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former White House press secretary for the Trump White House, announced she is running for governor of Arkansas. Sanders is seen above during an appearance on Fox News in 2019.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Run For Arkansas Governor

Jan 25, 2021
"With the radical left now in control of Washington, your governor is your last line of defense," Sanders said in an announcement video. She was White House press secretary for President Donald Trump.
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Law
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice and 11 Republican state attorneys general filed an antitrust suit against Google, accusing it of being a "monopoly gatekeeper for the internet."

Arkansas AG On Google Antitrust Suit: 'I Don't Want What Google Says Is Best'

Oct 21, 2020
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge describes the reasoning behind the antitrust lawsuit against Google filed by the Justice Department and 11 state attorneys general.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Many Arkansas Teachers Refuse In-Person Classes Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Sep 28, 2020
Citing a lack of adherence to guidelines, teachers in Little Rock, Arkansas, have refused to teach in-person classes. The district is considering firing them.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Cease-And-Desist Order Issued Against 1st Concert As Arkansas Reopens

May 13, 2020
Despite announced safety measures, the indoor show planned for Friday would have been in violation of the state's health directives.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Federal Appeals Court Okays Arkansas' Abortion Ban During Coronavirus Pandemic

Apr 22, 2020
A federal appeals court is reversing a lower-court order that had blocked Arkansas' suspension of abortions during the pandemic.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, seen in May 2019, has not issued a statewide stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus.

Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson Says State Has A 'Targeted Response' To Coronavirus

Apr 06, 2020
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is one of the few governors who hasn't issued a statewide stay-at-home order. He tells All Things Considered about the measures he says do more to slow the virus's spread.
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Law
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks at a National Governors Association meeting last year. A federal judge late Tuesday temporarily blocked abortion restrictions signed into law by the governor in March.

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Abortion Restrictions

Jul 24, 2019
The restrictions would have required physicians performing abortions to be board-certified and prevented abortions after 18 weeks or for the sole reason that the fetus has Down syndrome.
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National
A vehicle drives through floodwaters in downtown Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, as strong winds, tornado warnings and substantial rains added to the flash flooding throughout Mississippi.

Severe Weather And Storms Pummel Southern States

May 09, 2019
Residents of southeastern Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi are bracing for a multiday barrage of dangerous heavy rain and flash flooding.
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Newscast headlines

Arkansas Tabs Nevada's Eric Musselman As Next Coach

Apr 08, 2019
Arkansas hired Nevada's Eric Musselman on Sunday, hoping to get a once-proud program back to an elite level.
 
The 54-year-old Musselman led a dramatic turnaround in Reno, leading the Wolf Pack to three NCAA Tournaments in four years after a nine-year absence.
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Newscast headlines

Arkansas Selects Private Firm To Run Youth Detention Centers

Feb 28, 2019

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas officials have selected a Nevada-based firm to run youth detention centers under a one-year, $15.8 million contract.

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Shots - Health News
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces changes to the state Medicaid program called Arkansas Works, including the addition of a work requirement for certain beneficiaries, on March 6, 2017.

In Arkansas, Thousands Of People Have Lost Medicaid Coverage Over New Work Rule

Feb 18, 2019
The state now requires many of its Medicaid beneficiaries to work, go to school or volunteer in order to keep their health insurance. But more than 18,000 have come off the rolls.
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National
The Satanic Temple unveils its statue of Baphomet, a winged-goat creature, at a rally in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday. The group wants to install the statue on Capitol grounds because a monument of the Ten Commandments was placed there in 2017.

Satanic Temple Protests Ten Commandments Monument With Goat-Headed Statue

Aug 17, 2018
"It will be a very cold day in hell before an offensive statue will be forced upon us to be permanently erected on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol," Republican State Sen. Jason Rapert said.
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Law
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal to an Arkansas law that would make it illegal to have a medically induced abortion.

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Of Restrictive Abortion Law In Arkansas

May 29, 2018
If the law, which heavily restricts abortion by medication, is allowed to permanently go into effect, it would likely shutter two of the state's three facilities that perform abortions.
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Politics
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidates and former state representatives Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans participate in a debate earlier this month.

Progressive Fights, More Women On The Ballot In Tuesday's Primary Contests

May 22, 2018
A Texas House runoff has become ground zero for Democrats' fight between progressives and centrists, while two Democratic women are taking different approaches in their race for Georgia governor.
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The Two-Way
A photo provided by the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office shows Jacob Scott Goodwin of Ward, Ark.

White Man Convicted Of Beating Black Man At Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally

May 02, 2018
A group of white men hit and kicked the man as he lay on the ground during the violent rally last summer. Jacob Scott Goodwin of Arkansas, the first to be convicted, said he acted in self-defense.
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The Two-Way
The new monument is a replacement for this one, which was destroyed hours after it was installed on the grounds in June 2017.

Arkansas Installs A New Ten Commandments Monument At Its Capitol

Apr 26, 2018
The first version of a Ten Commandments monument at the Arkansas Capitol lasted less than 24 hours before it was destroyed by a car last June.
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The Salt
Arkansas farmer David Wildy inspects a field of soybeans that were damaged by dicamba. The pesticide ban is tied up in courts, leaving farmers uncertain about what to plant.

Local Courts Lift Arkansas Weedkiller Ban, Creating Chaos

Apr 18, 2018
The state's summertime ban on the use of a popular weedkiller has dissolved, for now, as a result of court decisions. Some confused farmers are rethinking their plans for this year's crops.
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The Two-Way
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, pictured here during an interview last month, ended the state's Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood two years ago. He praised the circuit court's decision.

Federal Appeals Court Says Arkansas Can Block Medicaid Payments To Planned Parenthood

Aug 16, 2017
It reversed earlier injunctions that forbade the state from suspending payments to the medical provider over a controversial leaked video of Planned Parenthood staff.
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The Two-Way
Police investigate the aftermath of an early Saturday morning shooting at a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub, in which 17 people were injured.

Shooting At Little Rock Nightclub Injures 28

Jul 01, 2017
Police say that they do not believe the incident is related to terrorism and that all of the victims are alive.

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