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The figures come after some lawmakers balked at a Corrections Department appropriation without a budget. -
Lawmakers on Monday sent proposals relating to library system directors and petition canvassers to the governor for a signature. -
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The legislation is named “Lux's Law” after the body of a stillborn infant in Arkansas was sold online. -
Eric E. Harrison joins Little Rock Public Radio to share upcoming arts and culture events in Central Arkansas. -
Senate Bill 212 would create a “Document Validity Division” under the secretary of state tasked with investigating potential fraud in the ballot initiative process. -
The bill would add nitrogen hypoxia to the list of alternatives to lethal injection available, alongside the electric chair. -
The "Communist China Defense" legislative package includes six bills targeting the country's influence on Arkansas. -
If passed, regional library system directors in Arkansas would no longer be required to hold a master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association. -
Sponsor Sen. Kim Hammer, R-Benton, plans to bring back another bill that failed in committee
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Share time with Central Arkansas poet Sandy Longhorn as we follow her poetic tale of severe illness in America and "the industrial medical complex." Join us as we hear Longhorn's poetry and discuss complex issues surrounding women and commercial healthcare.
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