Vicki Farmer
Court Blocks Referendum on Arkansas Eye Surgery Law
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a referendum on a law expanding the procedures optometrists can perform. read more >
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Proponents of Eye Law File Suit
Arkansans for Healthy Eyes, the proponents of Arkansas Act 579 of 2019, which allows optometrists to use lasers and scalpels for certain procedures, filed a lawsuit Friday in the Arkansas Supreme Court. read more >
Court Says Arkansas Must Count Eye Law Referendum Signatures
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state must count thousands of signatures that were submitted in favor of holding a referendum on a new law expanding the procedures optometrists can perform. read more >
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Referendum Effort on Arkansas Eye Surgery Law Rejected
Arkansas election officials on Friday rejected an attempt to hold a referendum next year on a new state law that expands what procedures optometrists can perform and sparked an unusually expensive and public lobbying fight. read more >
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Groups Face Off Over New Eye Surgery Law
Two groups are facing off over Arkansas Act 579 of 2019, which allows optometrists to use lasers and scalpels for certain procedures. read more >