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Government Transparency Group Releases Proposal to Enshrine Arkansas FOIA
The group, Arkansas Citizens for Transparency, said the proposal would ensure that any further changes to the FOIA would only be approved by voters. read more >
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FOIA Group Represents Diverse Perspectives (Letter to the Editor)
In defense of the FOIA Working Group read more >
Arkansas Attorney General Forms Group to Consider Changes to State’s FOIA
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has formed a group to look at changing the state's law on public meetings and records. read more >
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Rockefeller Foundation to Host Summit on Social Justice, Equity
The Starshine Narrative Summit is scheduled for June 30 and will feature speakers including nationally-recognized bestselling authors, politicians and business leaders. read more >
The Peacock Group Hires Amanda Hoelzeman as PR Manager (Movers & Shakers)
Hoelzeman has nearly 20 years of experience in media relations, nonprofit communications, multimedia content strategies and crisis communications. read more >
Arkansas Senate OKs Sentencing Overhaul Backed by Sanders
The Arkansas Senate approved legislation Monday ending parole eligibility for people convicted of certain violent crimes, a sentencing overhaul being pushed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders as she seeks nearly half a billion dollars for more prison space. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers OK Anti-Abortion Monument at Capitol
The proposal drew objections from some anti-abortion Republicans who said it would be counterproductive, and that efforts should instead focus on other needs such as helping pregnant women and foster children. read more >
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Arkansas Senate Advances Bill Banning Affirmative Action
A bill moving through the Arkansas Legislature aims to end affirmative action by state and local agencies, but opponents say it could threaten a host of programs. read more >
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Arkansas Governor Signs Police Payments Bill as Session Ends
The legislation sets aside $50 million to give $5,000 one-time payments to city and county law enforcement officers. read more >
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Buttigieg: Infrastructure Needs Fixes, Long-Term Investment
Now is the right time to repair infrastructure and invest in it for the future, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says marking the 50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System. read more >
Arkansas 1st State to Ban Surgery for Transgender Youth
Arkansas lawmakers make the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections. read more >
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Arkansas Senate OKs Health Care Religious Objections Bill
The Arkansas Senate approves a measure allowing medical providers to refuse to treat someone because of their religious or moral beliefs, a move critics say will allow them to turn LGBTQ patients away. read more >
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Democrats’ Hope to Flip the 2nd Fizzle with French Hill Victory
With a candidate who talked openly about his cancer battle and his support for protecting people with pre-existing conditions, Democrats believed they had a chance to flip a central Arkansas congressional district in a solidly Republican state. read more >
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Democrats Hope to Flip House Seat in Solidly Red Arkansas
Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill is trying to fend off a competitive bid by Democratic challenger Clarke Tucker in the election for the 2nd Congressional District. read more >
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Heated Congressional, Court Races on Arkansas Midterm Ballot
A push by Democrats to flip a Republican-held congressional seat that represents the Little Rock area and a state Supreme Court race that has drawn heavy spending by a conservative interest group have drawn the most attention in Arkansas' midterm election. read more >
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I’m French Hill, and I Didn’t Approve This Ad
Republican French Hill denounces a radio ad, which says that re-electing him to Congress is crucial to keeping Democrats from bringing back lynchings of black men, even though it urges voting for him. read more >
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PAC Won’t End Ad Saying Black Men Will Face Rape Accusations
A political action committee said Friday that it won't pull radio ads in hotly contested races in Arkansas and Missouri that suggest African American men will face rape accusations if Democrats win midterm elections. read more >
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Radio Ad in Arkansas Suggests ‘Lynching’ If Democrats Win
A Republican congressman in central Arkansas and his challenger on Thursday condemned a political action committee's radio ad that suggests white Democrats will lynch black Americans if they win the midterm election next month. read more >
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Clarke Tucker Outraises French Hill in Quarter, But Trails in Cash on Hand
A Democrat running for a congressional seat in central Arkansas has outraised the Republican incumbent he's trying to unseat over the past three months, but is trailing the GOP lawmaker in cash on hand. read more >
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AAEA Honors Chris Ladner of Entegrity, Josh Davenport of Seal
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association toasted the state’s sustainable power and energy efficiency leaders Tuesday at the trade group’s Empowering Arkansas conference. read more >
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