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Arkansas Legislation Restricting School Restroom Use Mimics Conway Policy
This would apply to multiple-occupancy restrooms and locker rooms, as well as rooms for students on overnight trips.
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Arkansas Governor, School Choice Supporters Rally At Capitol
“This is not about school choice,” Sanders said. “This is about parental choice.”
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Anti-Drag Bill Passes Arkansas Senate Committee, Opponents Rally Outside Capitol
“Under the language of the bill, it seems like there could be no place for a trans person … to be allowed to perform in any way" -- ACLU
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Reverses Predecessor's Position On Mask Mandates
Sanders' predecessor, fellow Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, signed this 2021 law.
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Arkansas Energy Stakeholders Begin Talks On New Net-Metering Compensation Bill
With the bill filed Jan. 3, so-called “net-metering” retail customers in Arkansas would be compensated for any excess solar generation.
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Arkansas Legislative Panel Approves Pay Changes Requested By Sanders
The five classifications cover the governor's chief of staff, two deputy chiefs of staff, public affairs director, and chief legal counsel.
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Arkansas Governor Issues Executive Order To Streamline Education Funding Programs
The executive order directs Education Secretary Jacob Oliva to develop a unified system that streamlines all state and federal funding.
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Former State GOP Chairman To Lead Arkansas Public Service Commission
Webb's appointment will expire Jan. 14, 2029, and he will replace Kimberly O'Guinn. As chair, he replaces Katie Anderson.
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U. Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences Makes Two Interim Leaders Official
Dr. Michelle Krause is the senior vice chancellor for the UAMS Health System and CEO of the system's 535-bed hospital.
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Arkansas-Little Rock Researchers Develop Faith-Based Racial Justice Resource Guide For Congregations
“Racial issues, social issues, the church can't hide its head in the sand and play like these issues are not relevant" -- Pastor Burris
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Judge Revokes Cherokees' Pope County Casino License As Fight At Arkansas Supreme Court Looms
The report indicates a judge "sided with arguments from a Legends competitor."
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Sanders Executive Order Repeals COVID-19 Committees, Advisory Groups From 2020
Sanders' own executive order in a statement repealed five orders she called “obsolete."
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Oliva Selected As New K-12 Education Commissioner
The board unanimously selected Jacob Oliva following an executive session at its regularly scheduled meeting.
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Sanders Names Directors Of Economic Development, Environmental Quality
The appointees from Sanders, the report indicates, are Caleb Osborne and Clint O' Neal.
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SESSION SNAPSHOT: What You Need To Know From The First Week Of The 94th Arkansas General Assembly
Odds and ends, tidbits, selective notes. . . .they're all here from this compendium from the General Assembly!
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Arkansas Legislative Democrats Promise To Fight, Acknowledge Bleak Numbers
Democrats plan to "try to find common ground with Republicans," the report states.
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Sanders Signs Wide-Ranging Executive Order On Education, Promises Bill ‘Very Soon'
Sanders called the order “a comprehensive approach [to] education that we want to parallel” with a single bill.
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"The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Saved My Life" -- Commentary
The report indicates roughly 88,000 Arkansas residents are saving nearly $870 annually through the marketplace.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sworn In As Arkansas' First Female Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders in her first speeches as Arkansas' 47th governor described herself as part of a new generation of Republicans.
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Following GOP Playbook, Sanders Stresses Supposed Crime Rise And Big Government, Ignores Education
I'm going to focus on the big one: so-called education reform.
