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Missouri court blocks updated Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
A federal judge in St. Louis on Wednesday halted implementation of a Biden administration rule that extends protections for LGBTQ students, adding to the number of U.S. courts that have issued similar orders.
Arkansas Secretary of State completes signature count for abortion amendment
The Arkansas secretary of state's office on Thursday said an initial count of signatures is complete on a petition to get an abortion amendment in front of voters this November.Why it matters: The state Supreme Court ordered the office on Tuesday to continue counting the signatures after Secretary of State John Thurston rejected the petition, claiming lack of proper paperwork related to paid canvassers.Catch up quick: Arkansans for Limited Government (AFLG), the group behind the amendment, filed a lawsuit last week asking the court to vacate Thurston's disqualification.The court ordered Thurston to count the submitted signatures by 9am on Monday,...
Amfuel receives the President's 'E' award for increasing U.S. exports
MAGNOLIA, Ark. -- Congressman Bruce Westerman representing the 4th District of Arkansas took a brief hiatus from his work at Capitol Hill to travel to Magnolia on Friday to present the Presidential “E” Award to Amfuel’s leadership and staff. Amfuel, which also received the Governor’s Award for...
Runaway Bride
Runaway Bride is a 1999 romance novel set in Arkansas written by Marilyn Shank and published by Avalon Books of New York, a renowned publisher of genre fiction that operated from 1950 to 2012. The book opens with Hannah Hastings, on the day of her wedding, realizing that her fiancé,...
Faulkner County teen wins Arkansas 4-H Governor’s Award
Kacie Clark of El Paso is the third member of her family to be a finalist for the Arkansas 4-H Governor’s Award, and on July 24, she clinched the highest honor awarded in Arkansas 4-H and received a $3,000 scholarship. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Clark, 18, as...
Amfuel receives award
MAGNOLIA, Ark. -- Congressman Bruce Westerman representing the 4th District of Arkansas took a brief hiatus from his work at Capitol Hill to travel to Magnolia on Friday to present the Presidential “E” Award to Amfuel’s leadership and staff.
Arkansas Supreme Court orders further legal filings in abortion amendment lawsuit
The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered Friday that Secretary of State John Thurston must respond by Monday morning to the complaint filed against him earlier this month arguing that he must count the signatures for a proposed ballot measure to create a limited right to abortion. Both Thurston and Arkansans for Limited Government, the ballot question […]
Arkansas lawmakers celebrate Netanyahu following Capitol Hill address
WASHINGTON -- Members of Arkansas' congressional delegation praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his address Wednesday to Congress, during which the prime minister urged the United States to continue supporting Israel amid its ongoing war against Hamas. Netanyahu received a mostly warm reception from people watching the speech in...
New Title IX gender identity rules blocked in Iowa, 5 other states by federal judge
A federal court in Missouri has blocked new federal legal protections for LGBTQ Americans from taking effect in six states, including Iowa. The Biden administration's “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance” regulation seeks to update federal rules under Title IX, the federal law banning sex- and gender-based discrimination in education. The rule, finalized in April, permitted colleges to use a lower standard to find someone guilty of sexual...
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