Arkansas Heritage Director Jimmy Bryant’s last day on the job will be June 30.
Category: State News
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Citing sovereign immunity, Arkansas AG calls on court to dismiss LEARNS Act lawsuit
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is calling on the state Supreme Court to dismiss a case that seeks to delay the implementation of the LEARNS Act, the governor’s signature education law.
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Appeals court rules Arkansas death row inmate can sue state over DNA test refusal
A federal appeals court has ruled that an Arkansas inmate on death row can sue the state in his effort to have new tests run on DNA evidence that could clear him.
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Arkansas AG approves LEARNS Act referendum proposal
Petitioners must now gather 54,422 signatures before the end of July.
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Suit challenges Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
A federal lawsuit filed Friday challenges an Arkansas law that would subject librarians and booksellers to criminal charges if they provide “harmful” materials to minors.
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Responses filed to Arkansas AG’s request to toss LEARNS Act restraining order
The district filed a response with the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday in support of Attorney General Tim Griffin’s request for a stay and expedited consideration of a lower court ruling that temporarily blocks implementation of the LEARNS Act.
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Body of Missouri ER doctor found in Beaver Lake had apparent gunshot wound
A missing emergency room doctor from Missouri was found dead in Arkansas from an apparent gunshot wound, authorities confirmed Wednesday.
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Arkansas judge temporarily blocks state from enforcing education overhaul law
An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ education overhaul, siding with opponents who argue legislators didn’t follow correct procedures to enact the law immediately.
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Judges dismiss lawsuit challenging new US House map in Arkansas
A three-judge panel on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ 2021 U.S. House map, ruling that opponents of the new congressional boundaries had not proven race motivated the Republican-led Legislature’s redistricting plan.
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Arkansas man who propped feet on Pelosi’s desk sentenced to over 4 years in Capitol riot case
An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison.
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New lawsuit filed challenging Arkansas’ US House map as unconstitutional
A group of voters and a coalition of religious leaders asked a federal court on Tuesday to strike down Arkansas’ 2021 U.S. House map as unconstitutional, saying it dilutes the influence of Black voters in the Little Rock area.
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2 Arkansas teens killed after being struck by train while walking on tracks
Two teenagers have died after being struck by a train while walking on the tracks near a park in a central Arkansas town.
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Former Mississippi state senator Johnny Morgan dies in plane crash south of Fayetteville
The pilot who was killed after his small plane crashed Wednesday in northwest Arkansas has been identified as former Mississippi state Sen. Johnny Morgan, authorities said.
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Arkansas House Speaker Matthew Shepherd said he won’t seek another term leading chamber
Republican Matthew Shepherd, Arkansas’ longest-serving House speaker, said Tuesday he won’t seek another term leading the House next year.
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Arkansas weighs 3% pay bump for top elected officials, none for lawmakers
Top elected officials in Arkansas could see a 3% salary increase but legislators’ pay would stay flat under a proposal from a state panel.