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220K Arkansans will lose insurance if Republicans cut federal Medicaid expansion funds
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/12/220k-arkansans-will-lose-insurance-if-republicans-cut-federal-medicaid-expansion-funds

Emails show officials hid purchase of land in Franklin County for prison, mocked residents by sharing South Park video clips (UPDATED)
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/10/emails-show-state-officials-intentionally-hid-purchase-of-land-in-franklin-county-for-prison-mock-residents-by-sharing-south-park-video-clips

Corrections board approves lease of proposed Franklin County prison site
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/10/corrections-board-approves-lease-of-proposed-franklin-county-prison-site

New toolkit aims to help Franklin County prison opponents
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/13/new-toolkit-aims-to-help-franklin-county-prison-opponents

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Can you really use an Arkansas school voucher for horseback riding lessons? Yes.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/27/can-you-really-use-an-arkansas-school-voucher-for-horseback-riding-lessons-yes

Donald Trump taps Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/12/donald-trump-taps-mike-huckabee-as-ambassador-to-israel

Picking Mike Huckabee for ambassador to Israel spells more misery for Palestinians
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/14/picking-mike-huckabee-for-ambassador-to-israel-spells-more-misery-for-palestinians

Trump names GOP mega-donor Warren Stephens as ambassador to UK
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/02/trump-names-gop-mega-donor-warren-stephens-as-ambassador-to-uk

State officials promise more air testing near Tontitown landfill
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/06/state-officials-promise-more-air-testing-near-tontitown-landfill

Fort Smith restaurateur sues to ‘Stop the Stink’ from a nearby waste storage lagoon
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/03/fort-smith-restaurateur-sues-to-stop-the-stink-from-a-waste-storage-lagoon-near-the-city

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Prefiled bills have Republicans pushing discrimination, tooth decay and maternal health
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/20/pre-filed-bills-have-republicans-pushing-discrimination-tooth-decay-and-maternal-health

Arkansas House Dems unveil 2025 agenda, but can any of it pass?https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/19/arkansas-house-dems-unveil-2025-agenda-but-can-any-of-it-pass

Raw milk, raffles and retroactive panic: prefiling bills for 2025 continues
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/22/raw-milk-raffles-and-retroactive-panic-prefiling-bills-for-2025-continues

Study finds sharp rise in Arkansas child labor violations in years before state rolled back work permit law
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/18/study-finds-sharp-rise-in-arkansas-child-labor-violations-in-years-before-state-rolled-back-work-permit-law

Chrissy the runaway emu makes her way through Central Arkansas
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/20/chrissy-the-runaway-emu-makes-her-way-through-central-arkansas

Emuzing! Chrissy the fugitive emu is back home
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/21/chrissy-the-fugitive-emu-is-back-home

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Franklin County residents question prison location during contentious town hall
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/08/franklin-county-residents-question-prison-location-during-contentious-town-hall

Failing up: 10 months after his firing, former prisons chief Profiri still has a $184K job in the governor’s office
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/15/failing-up-10-months-after-his-firing-former-prisons-chief-profiri-still-has-a-184k-job-in-the-governors-office

LRSD board member faces questions over job with program for disadvantaged students
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/05/lrsd-board-member-faces-questions-over-job-with-program-for-disadvantaged-students

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Still Walking’ (2008) on Tuesday
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/11/14/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-still-walking-on-tuesday

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Little Rock voters say no to new sales tax, yes to incumbent city directors
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/06/little-rock-voters-say-no-to-new-sales-tax-yes-to-incumbent-city-directors

Pope County casino dead after Issue 2 passes, despite local voter support for casino
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/06/pope-county-casino-dead-after-issue-2-passes-despite-local-voter-support-for-casino

Baker, Tucker, Eubanks win judicial races
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/06/baker-tucker-eubanks-win-judicial-races

The day after: An election postmortem from Max Brantley
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/06/the-day-after-an-election-postmortem-from-max-brantley

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Vote yes: Little Rock’s 1-cent sales tax plan is the city’s chance to think big
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/29/vote-yes-little-rocks-1-cent-sales-tax-plan-is-the-citys-chance-to-think-big

Will it make a difference? Analyzing Little Rock’s proposed 1-cent sales tax increase
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/21/will-it-make-a-difference-analyzing-little-rocks-proposed-1-cent-sales-tax-increase

Arkansas Community Organizations endorses city board candidates, opposes sales tax
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/15/arkansas-community-organizations-endorses-city-board-candidates-opposes-sales-tax

Here’s who’s running for the Little Rock Board of Directors this year
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/07/heres-whos-running-for-the-little-rock-board-of-directors-this-year

Candidates talk policy at Coalition of Little Rock Neighborhoods meeting
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/14/candidates-talk-policy-at-coalition-of-little-rock-neighborhoods-meeting

R.I.P., irony: Rhonda Wood accuses two justices of playing politics
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/01/r-i-p-irony-rhonda-wood-accuses-two-justices-of-playing-politics

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UPDATE: Franklin County selected as home of new 3,000-bed state prison
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/31/franklin-county-selected-as-home-of-new-3k-bed-state-prison

New data on Ark. vouchers: More than 80% of new enrollees did not attend public school last year
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/31/new-data-on-ark-vouchers-more-than-80-of-new-enrollees-did-not-attend-public-school-last-year

DHS numbers show Sarah Sanders is wrong: Arkansas needs Medicaid extension for new moms
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/30/dhs-numbers-show-sarah-sanders-is-wrong-arkansas-needs-medicaid-extension-for-new-moms

Arkansas DHS officials say they want to find insurance for low-income, Medicaid-ineligible new moms
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2024/10/28/arkansas-dhs-officials-say-they-want-to-find-insurance-for-low-income-medicaid-ineligible-new-moms/

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Utility regulators say AG failed to meet deadlines in case to raise gas rates
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/23/utility-regulators-say-ag-failed-to-meet-deadlines-in-case-to-raise-gas-rates

Advocates of the ‘raw milk revolution’ push legislation allowing retail sales at markets
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/18/advocates-of-the-raw-milk-revolution-push-legislation-allowing-retail-sales-at-markets

Split Supreme Court, stacked with Sanders-appointed justices, rejects marijuana amendment (UPDATED)
https://arktimes.com/news/cannabiz/2024/10/21/split-supreme-court-stacked-with-sanders-appointed-justices-rejects-marijuana-amendment

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State Supreme Court requires 2 early voting sites in West Memphis, rejecting Republicans’ arguments
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/17/state-supreme-court-requires-2-early-voting-sites-in-west-memphis-rejecting-republicans-arguments

Supreme Court clears path for Arkansans to vote on anti-casino amendment
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/17/supreme-court-clears-path-for-arkansans-to-vote-on-anti-casino-amendment

Tyson Foods under investigation again for alleged child labor violations
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/16/tyson-foods-under-investigation-again-for-child-labor-violations

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Judge sentences two former officers videotaped in infamous Mulberry beating
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/10/judge-sentences-two-former-officers-videotaped-in-infamous-mulberry-beating

Overwhelmed voucher systems in West Virginia, Arkansas leave thousands of homeschoolers hanging
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/09/overwhelmed-voucher-systems-in-west-virginia-arkansas-leave-thousands-of-homeschoolers-hanging

The import business: How Arkansas residential psych facilities make money on out-of-state kids
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/07/the-import-business-how-arkansas-residential-psych-facilities-make-money-on-out-of-state-kids

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Candyman’ (1992) on Tuesday
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/10/09/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-candyman-1992-on-tuesday

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