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Concerns grow over lawsuit involving Section 504
In September 2024, 17 states including Arkansas joined a complaint against the United States Department of Health and Human ...
Arkansas joins multi-state lawsuit challenging HHS rule on gender dysphoria
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, along with 16 other states, are suing Health and Human Services (HHS) over ...
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Bill targeting disability rights nonprofit narrowly passes House
The bill would require Disability Rights Arkansas, a private non-profit with federal oversight, to report to the state ...
Operation to combat human trafficking aids dozens in Fort Smith, Arkansas State Police says
Nearly 45 people in need of help were identified in Fort Smith as part of a one-day effort in January to fight human ...
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Prison opponents voice concerns as Arkansas officials proceed with 3,000-bed project
The Board of Corrections also approved a lease for a ‘Women’s health unit' and expressed concerns about a delay regarding a ...
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Arkansas Advocate: Committee rejects proposal to repeal Arkansas’ water fluoridation mandate
An Senate committee narrowly rejected a proposal to repeal state law requiring fluoride in drinking water after supporters ...
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Arkansas Advocate: Prison opponents voice concerns as Arkansas officials proceed with 3,000-bed project
Sen. Bryan King and a group of Northwest Arkansas residents who oppose the state’s plan to build a 3,000-bed prison in ...
Bill to repeal fluoridation of drinking water fails in Senate committee following tie vote
A bill that would have repealed a state law mandating the fluoridation of drinking water in Arkansas failed to pass in a ...
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Public input curtailed as Arkansas committee approves new reporting rules for disability nonprofit
Arkansas lawmakers halt public comments to pass a bill requiring a disability advocacy group to submit reports to the ...
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Committee halts public comment, approves bill to require reports from Arkansas disability nonprofit
Under Rep. Jack Ladyman’s House Bill 1382, Disability Rights Arkansas (DRA) would be mandated to provide reports to ...
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Arkansas Advocate: Child well-being supporters call for removal of barriers to SNAP participation
Now that Marshallese-born individuals are eligible to apply for SNAP, it is incumbent upon the Arkansas Department of Human Services to work with native speakers to develop outreach and educational ...