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Dem-Gaz digs into state's purge of school materials on race and civil rights

Are Arkansas social studies teachers actually referencing lists of materials from the state to guide their day-to-day lesson planning? Maybe not. But the chilling effect is real.
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New Netflix docuseries about Pulaski County jail experiment raises questions

“Unlocked: A Jail Experiment,” an upcoming, eight-episode Netflix docuseries, focuses on a group of Pulaski County inmates who were afforded an opportunity to experience incarceration with “no locks and no officers,” according to a trailer released Wednesday. 
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Arkansas firm recommends plan for controlling schools’ increasing insurance rates

A consulting firm recommended to lawmakers that Arkansas start its own insurance company to combat rising premiums for public school buildings and higher education institutions.
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LRPD investigates fatal weekend shooting

The Little Rock Police Department has reported nine homicides so far in 2024.

Arkansas's overcrowded prisons: The Week in Review podcast

This week, we discuss Gov. Sarah Sanders' latest spiteful swipe at transgender Arkansans and Matt Campbell's recent cover story on the state prison system.
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'Grow your own' and more: What's in the 2024 medical marijuana amendment

Two outspoken marijuana advocates who fought a recreational marijuana proposal in 2022 are lending their support to a 2024 amendment. What’s different this time? “They gave me everything I asked for,” Fults said. 
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Arkansas ranks worst in the nation for maternal mortality. What's the plan?

Unlike states such as Texas or Tennessee, Arkansas expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act a decade ago, allowing hundreds of thousands of low-income people to get insured. That gives many new moms an affordable option for coverage — but it's not the whole story.
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Marion museum expands to better tell the story of the Sultana shipwreck

The new 17,000-square-foot museum will feature a model of part of the steamboat, a theater, a research library and more. Its developers hope to open its doors to the public in 2025 — the 160th anniversary of the disaster. 

Hot Springs Village EF-2 tornado winds reached up to 115 mph

The tornado that touched down in Hot Springs Village on Thursday uprooted hundreds of trees, snapped utility poles and damaged numerous homes in Hot Springs Village. No injuries or deaths have been reported.

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Conway School Board considers policies to curtail employees' speech

Among the changes is a proposal that district employees must report any contact from the media, even if they don't grant an interview.

Former lieutenant governor arrested on DWI charges

Mark Darr was charged with DWI, having an open alcohol container in his vehicle, and failure to submit to a breathalyzer.

Joe T. Robinson High School leadership placed on leave after gun incident

The principal and assistant principal at Joe T. Robinson High School were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, according to a PCSSD spokesperson.

Legislature OKs 'emergency' rule limiting gender options on state IDs, dodges public comment

"We’ve had this policy for 14 years and we cannot cite one example of harm that has occurred," Sen. Clarke Tucker said.

Public comment open for LEARNS rules on teacher performance, 3rd grade retention, bathrooms and more

The state board has opened the doors to public input on rules covering some of the most controversial pieces of Arkansas LEARNS.

Trans-targeting rule change to police gender designations on state-issued IDs moves ahead

Despite probing from a Democratic duo on whether there's really an emergency here, a legislative subcommittee gave its approval to change the rules on what gender markers can appear on state-issued IDs.

Federal court agrees Entergy Arkansas cannot recoup self-inflicted $150 million loss from customers

Entergy Arkansas' improper accounting cost them about $150 million, and they wanted to pass that cost to customers. The public service commission and a federal court said no.
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