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The state is likely to appeal the decision to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which last year upheld a temporary order blocking the law. read more >

It might be followed by an even stricter Arkansas bill criminalizing transgender adults using public restrooms that match their gender identity. read more >

Legislators have referred three proposed constitutional amendments for voters to either enact or reject by a majority vote. Here's information about each one. read more >

Inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have been prescribed ivermectin to combat COVID-19, despite warnings from federal health officials that the antiparasitic drug should not be used to treat the coronavirus. read more >

A federal judge reinstates an Arkansas attorney’s contract with the state after the state canceled it when he criticized a lawmaker’s support for banning gender-confirming treatments for transgender youths. read more >

A federal judge blocks an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a challenge to its constitutionality. read more >

New restrictions on trangender minors have left the state a target of scorn and boycotts, and LGBTQ activists were calling the new legislation itself a hate crime. read more >

Arkansas legislators approve changes to the state's election laws, including restrictions outside polling places and on absentee ballots, that opponents said would disproportionately harm voters of color in the state. read more >

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 >

The head of Arkansas' prison system said Monday she's retiring at the end of July after more than 2,300 inmates have been infected with the coronavirus. read more >

Gov. Hutchinson puzzled techies and Luddites alike by making a federal case out of what seemed to be a good Samaritan’s report that the Arkansas Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website was inadvertently revealing applicants’ Social Security and banking numbers. read more >

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that three Arkansas abortion restrictions she temporarily blocked will remain on hold while she considers a lawsuit challenging them. read more >

The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas is retiring after nearly three decades heading the group. read more >