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Ark. Supreme Court orders secretary of state to count some abortion petition signatures
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/23/ark-supreme-court-orders-secretary-of-state-to-count-some-abortion-petition-signatures

State Supreme Court won’t dismiss abortion petitioners’ lawsuit, for now
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/26/state-supreme-court-wont-dismiss-abortion-petitioners-lawsuit-sets-briefing-schedule

Disgraced cult leader’s name to be removed from Riverfront Park art
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/25/disgraced-cult-leaders-name-to-be-removed-from-riverfront-park-art

Arkansas AG investigating another business with possible Chinese ties
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/24/arkansas-ag-investigating-another-business-with-possible-chinese-ties

State does about-face on China
https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/state-does-about-face-on-china/

Pharmacies running low on Paxlovid as summer COVID spike continues
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/26/pharmacies-running-low-on-paxlovid-as-summer-covid-spike-continues

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Abortion advocates sue secretary of state over rejection of amendment
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/16/abortion-advocates-sue-secretary-of-state-over-rejection-of-amendment

Little Rock City Board accepts Downtown Master Plan, plans July 30 tax vote
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/16/little-rock-city-board-accepts-downtown-master-plan-plans-july-30-tax-vote

Little Rock city board member has missed every meeting since mid-May
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/04/little-rock-city-board-member-has-missed-every-meeting-since-mid-may

UA System President Donald Bobbit to retire by January
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/16/ua-system-president-donald-bobbit-to-retire-by-january

UA System board to begin search for new president to replace Bobbitt
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/18/ua-system-board-to-begin-search-for-new-president-to-replace-bobbitt

Conservative GOP women, led by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, rally at convention
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/17/conservative-gop-women-led-by-arkansas-gov-sarah-sanders-rally-at-convention

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Repro rights supporters cheer a milestone in push to put abortion on the ballot:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/05/photos-repro-rights-supporters-cheer-a-milestone-in-push-to-put-abortion-on-the-ballot

Secretary of state disqualifies Arkansas Abortion Amendment from ballot on technicality:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/10/secretary-of-state-disqualifies-arkansas-abortion-amendment-from-ballot-on-technicality

Whiplash: Why the Arkansas Abortion Amendment still might be in play:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/12/whiplash-why-the-arkansas-abortion-amendment-still-might-be-in-play

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Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ (1985) Tuesday night
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/07/11/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-desperately-seeking-susan-1985-tuesday-night

'James' by Percival Everett
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738749/james-by-percival-everett/

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POSTMORTEM: Joe Biden and Donald Trump face off in presidential debate
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/27/liveblog-joe-biden-and-donald-trump-face-off-in-presidential-debate

Why it’s a big deal that the Supreme Court struck down Chevron deference
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/28/why-its-a-big-deal-that-the-supreme-court-struck-down-chevron-deference

U.S. Supreme Court ruling against homelessness puts advocates on edge
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/28/u-s-supreme-court-ruling-against-homelessness-puts-advocates-on-edge

Will Supreme Court’s Jan. 6 ruling affect ‘Bigo’ Barnett’s prison sentence?https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/28/will-supreme-courts-jan-6-ruling-affect-bigo-barnetts-prison-sentence

Supreme Court will hear case on transgender youth medical care with implications for Arkansas
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/24/supreme-court-will-hear-case-on-transgender-youth-medical-care-with-implications-for-arkansas

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Stories Discussed this week:

Dashcam footage from ATF raid that killed LR airport director Malinowski released by prosecutor
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/19/dashcam-footage-from-atf-raid-that-killed-lr-airport-director-malinowski-released-by-prosecutor

Bodycam footage of attorney’s arrest at bar association convention supports her version of events
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/19/bodycam-footage-of-attorneys-arrest-at-bar-association-convention-supports-her-version-of-events

Attorney arrested at Arkansas Bar Association meeting in Hot Springs for carrying FOIA petitions
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/14/attorney-arrested-at-arkansas-bar-association-meeting-in-hot-springs-for-carrying-foia-petitions

Ham-fisted House resolutions attacking direct democracy efforts may have backfired
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/21/ham-fisted-house-resolutions-attacking-direct-democracy-efforts-may-have-backfired

Still need to sign petitions? Here’s where to go, June 20-22
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/20/still-need-to-sign-petitions-heres-where-to-go-june-20-22

Don’t believe the propaganda: One-time surplus money does not fund Sanders’ tax cuts
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/18/dont-believe-the-propaganda-one-time-surplus-money-does-not-fund-sanders-tax-cuts

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Bentonville Film Festival: ‘The In Between’ lingers in liminal spaces at the border
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/06/12/bentonville-film-festival-the-in-between-lingers-in-liminal-spaces-at-the-border

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Stories discussed this week:

More tax cuts incoming: Governor calls special session next week
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/11/more-tax-cuts-incoming-governor-calls-special-session-next-week

We can blame one of the clumsiest politicians in Arkansas history for next week’s special sessionhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/13/we-can-blame-one-of-the-clumsiest-politicians-in-arkansas-history-for-next-weeks-special-session

Fight! GOP fissures laid bare as Arkansas Republicans vote to close primarieshttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/10/fight-gop-fissures-laid-bare-as-arkansas-republicans-vote-to-close-primaries

Father shot by 11-year-old son in library parking lot has long history of crime, drug abuse and child neglecthttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/12/father-shot-by-11-year-old-son-in-library-parking-lot-has-long-history-of-crime-drug-abuse-and-child-neglect

Lawsuit challenges LEARNS voucher program as unconstitutionalhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/10/lawsuit-challenges-learns-voucher-program-as-unconstitutional

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Arkansas Times Film Series screens ’35 Shots of Rum’ (2008) Tuesday night
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/06/13/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-35-shots-of-rum-2008-tuesday-night

The Sympathizer: https://www.hbo.com/the-sympathizer

Kami Renee: https://soundcloud.com/soulsistakami/landr-recharge-m-m-balanced

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Stories in this week's edition:

Education vendor Solution Tree abandons ship on hefty state contract
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/03/education-vendor-solution-tree-abandons-ship-on-hefty-state-contract

Government sues ExxonMobil 11 years after Mayflower oil spill
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/31/government-sues-exxonmobil-11-years-after-mayflower-oil-spill

UPDATE: Proposed $1.8 million settlement filed over Exxon’s 2013 Mayflower oil spill
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/03/proposed-1-8-million-settlement-filed-over-exxons-2013-mayflower-oil-spill

Voter registration groups sue over Arkansas’s abrupt rejection of e-signatures on forms
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/06/voter-registration-groups-sue-over-arkansass-abrupt-rejection-of-e-signatures-on-forms

Big if true: Pro-lifers claim no abortions in Arkansas in 2023
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/04/big-if-true-pro-lifers-claim-no-abortions-in-arkansas-in-2023

One mother’s suffering under the Arkansas abortion ban
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/05/one-mothers-suffering-under-the-arkansas-abortion-ban

U.S. Supreme Court revives Arkansas gerrymandering case, but plaintiffs face long odds
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/03/u-s-supreme-court-revives-arkansas-gerrymandering-case-but-plaintiffs-face-long-odds

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Stories discussed in this week's episode:

Little Rock police say governor told them to block canvassers from public property
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/30/little-rock-police-say-governor-told-them-to-block-canvassers-from-public-property

Arkansas education secretary withdraws Solution Tree contract after legislative opposition
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/31/arkansas-education-secretary-withdraws-solution-tree-contract-after-legislative-opposition

Solution Tree may not be improving Arkansas schools, but it is raking in the cash
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/29/solution-tree-may-not-be-improving-arkansas-schools-but-it-is-raking-in-the-cash

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Bens Appliances and Junk
https://www.youtube.com/@bensappliancesandjunk

The ‘Vous
https://www.riverdale10.com/movie/The%5FVous

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Stories discussed in this episode:

Attorney general threatens groups advertising abortion pills in Arkansas
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/21/tim-griffin-warns-against-advertising-abortion-pills-in-arkansas

$15K in donations to Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb come from industry her husband regulates
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/17/15k-in-donations-to-supreme-court-justice-barbara-webb-come-from-industry-her-husband-regulates

Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment organizers say they’re ‘nearing the halfway mark’ on signatures for the 2024 ballot
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/21/arkansas-educational-rights-amendment-organizers-say-theyre-nearing-the-halfway-mark-on-signatures-for-the-2024-ballot

Jim Walton gives $500K to defend Arkansas school vouchers from ballot measure
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/16/jim-walton-gives-500k-to-defend-arkansas-school-vouchers-from-ballot-measure

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Serial Season 4: Guantánamo
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/podcasts/serial-season-four-guantanamo.html

The Rest is History
https://linktr.ee/restishistory

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Stories discussed this week:

Central High principal’s salary adjustment to close a gender pay gap up for approval Thursday
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/15/central-high-principals-salary-adjustment-to-close-a-gender-pay-gap-up-for-approval-thursday

Glitch sends out contract renewals to all LRSD employees, even the ones losing their jobs
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/15/glitch-sends-out-contract-renewals-to-all-lrsd-employees-even-the-ones-losing-their-jobs

LRSD outlines $15 million in budget cuts, employee non-renewals
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/16/lrsd-outlines-15-million-in-budget-cuts-employee-non-renewals

Public schools must teach pro-adoption, anti-abortion lesson by end of school year, per new state law:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/14/public-schools-must-teach-pro-adoption-anti-abortion-lesson-by-end-of-school-year-per-new-state-law

Judge asks the guns-in-courthouses questions the Arkansas Supreme Court chose to ignore
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/08/judge-chip-welch-asks-the-gun-questions-the-ones-the-arkansas-supreme-court-chose-to-ignore

Arkansas Supreme Court goes loco after judge refers to its gun ruling as ‘LOCO’
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/14/arkansas-supreme-court-goes-loco-after-judge-refers-to-its-gun-ruling-as-loco

Endorsements:

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627798556/thehundredyearswaronpalestine

The Beinart Notebook
https://peterbeinart.substack.com/

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Late Spring’ (1949) Tuesday night
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/05/16/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-late-spring-1949-tuesday-night

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