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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...
Arkansas abortion measure's signatures from volunteers alone would fall short, filing shows
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for the ballot if those are the only ones counted, according to an initial tally from election officials filed Thursday with the state Supreme Court.
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,...
Some shower and storm chances today
TULSA, OKLA- — A weak disturbance will move north from Texas into our region Saturday. The highest chances for showers and storms Saturday look to be over Arkansas, but close enough we'll keep about a 30% chance for a few spotty storms in eastern Oklahoma. Not everyone will see...
Arkansas Board of Corrections approves $1.5 billion medical contract, hears PROTECT Act updates
Benny Magness (left) leads a Board of Corrections meeting in North Little Rock on July 26, 2024. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate) The Arkansas Board of Corrections on Friday approved a $1.5 billion medical contract, heard updates on policy procedures related to the Protect Arkansas Act and delayed hiring a new public information officer.
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