Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas are on track to set a new record this year, state officials said.
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President of University of Arkansas System gets 2-year contract renewal
The University of Arkansas System’s president will keep his job for two more years with no pay raise, under a contract extension approved this week.
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Arkansas treasurer, Mark Lowery, hospitalized after second stroke
Arkansas State Treasurer Mark Lowery has been hospitalized after suffering another stroke, his office said.
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Arkansas ends fiscal year with $1.1 billion surplus, state’s second largest
The fiscal year ended in Arkansas with a surplus of more than $1.1 billion, which is the state’s second largest, finance officials announced Wednesday.
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Arkansas governor names state GOP chairman, former federal prosecutor to Supreme Court seat
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday named state Republican Party chairman and former federal prosecutor Cody Hiland to the Arkansas Supreme Court, giving it a conservative majority as justices prepare to take up a challenge to her education overhaul.
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Ruling puts in question plan to charter organization an Arkansas school district; appeal planned
An Arkansas judge ruled Friday that a recently passed education law cannot take effect until Aug. 1, putting in doubt state education officials’ vote to let a charter school organization take over a small school district.
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Tech group sues Arkansas over law requiring parental OK for minors creating social media accounts
A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas on Thursday challenging a new state law that requires parental permission for minors to create social media accounts.
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Plane crash in Arkansas lake kills pilot and injures passenger
A small airplane crashed and sank into Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton, not far from Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport, killing the pilot and injuring his daughter.
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After a historic wave of anti-LGBTQ laws, focus now shifts to legal fights
A judge’s ruling that struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors is offering hope to transgender people, families and providers.
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Robin Wynne, justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court since 2015, has died at age 70
Robin Wynne, a justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court who wrote court rulings in high-profile cases on issues such as voter ID and recreational marijuana, has died. He was 70.
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Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional.
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Arkansas Supreme Court lifts order blocking governor’s education overhaul
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a judge’s ruling that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ education overhaul as the legal challenge continues.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders travels to Europe for 1st overseas trade mission as Arkansas governor
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is heading to Europe on her first overseas trade mission since taking office this year.
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Man gets 20 years after admitting to sending death threats to Arkansas judge, probation officer
A Colorado man who admitted to threatening the lives of an Arkansas judge and a probation officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Sanders appoints Marty Ryall as new director of Arkansas Heritage
The legislative affairs director for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism is taking over as director of its Heritage Division.