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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — With the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, some Arkansas lawmakers are eager to get a pro-l…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Republican Senator Jason Rapert and Rep. Mary Bentley filed a bill on Wednesday that would make abortion illegal in Arkans…
An effort to allow a privately funded Ten Commandments monument to be built on the Arkansas state Capitol grounds has failed before a legislative panel.
A state senator will try again to win passage of a resolution asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. In May, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled the state gay marriage ban unconstitutional. Over the next week, more than 500 same-sex couples obtained marriage licenses before the state Supreme Court issued a stay and said it would look at an appeal by the state. On Friday, Republican Sen. Jason Rapert of Conway intends to ask the Legis...
Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner is to appear in federal court to answer federal extortion charges but authorities are withholding details about the alleged crimes.Shoffner, a Democrat, was arrested at her Newport home...
A Senate committee has advanced a proposal to ban most abortions in Arkansas 12 weeks into a pregnancy, a day after Gov. Mike Beebe vetoed a less stringent ban on the procedure.
Arkansas lawmaker amending `heartbeat' abortion bill to require abdominal ultrasound.
An Arkansas House committee has delayed discussion of a bill that would ban most abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
An Arkansas lawmaker has proposed banning abortion if doctors detect a fetal heartbeat, a move that would ban the procedure as early as six weeks.
