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The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is asking questions of the nonprofit that developed the college-level course.
The law could boost funding for rural hospitals, the report states.
The report indicates the doublespeak from Sullivan would have been recognized by George Orwell ("1984" author).
It would create civil liability for a doctor who “performs a gender transition procedure on a minor … if the minor is injured."
Instead, the Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative urges counties to rely on paper ballots marked and counted by hand.
“Rural schools will fold, communities will suffer,” Piper said. “They'll lose their epicenter where people got their paycheck."
Senators voted 28-5 to send the bill back to the House for final consideration. The legislation would have requirements.
The wide-ranging, 144-page bill was published on the Arkansas Legislature's website just before 5 p.m.
Librarians are not supposed to be “gatekeepers” of content for any reason, a librarian said.
The following is a collection of odds and ends, tidbits, and overall "baubles" from the Week 6 legislative session, the "Session Snapshot."
Fentanyl traffickers would be sentenced to between 20 and 60 years in prison with the possibility of a life sentence.
“We are all being forced to try to eke out a sustainable margin because of those [inflation] factors" -- Lloyd.
Since twice-impeached Trump attacked their use without evidence, his Republican acolytes have followed suit.
Arkansas law currently permits certain noncitizens to obtain drivers' licenses.
It is expected to be debated by the full Arkansas Senate, the report states.
Questions have been raised as to whether the bill is constitutional, the report states.
It was expected to receive a vote from the full Senate, but Sullivan pulled the bill from consideration.
During a conference in Wrightsville, Sanders made the announcement.
The vote was to divest state holdings from financial services, according to the report.
“Much has been said about the so-called parent empowerment that Arkansas LEARNS offers, but I've never seen anything to indicate (choices)."
