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Arkansas Dems chair Gwatney dies
The Swampby Frank James Hours ago, Bill Gwatney, chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, was shot several times by a man who pushed his way past staffers into Gwatney's Little Rock office. Now comes word via a joint statement......Tags: Republican Party, New Hampshire, Howard Dean, National Government, Executive Branch
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Arkansas state treasurer resigns in face of federal charges
ReutersBy Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 21 (Reuters) - Arkansas' state treasurer resigned on Tuesday, a day after federal authorities charged her with extortion stemming from accusations that she gave a broker state bond business in exchange for repeated...Tags: Organized Crime, Blackmail and Extortion, Justice System, Elections, Politics
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Arkansas state treasurer faces federal charges, calls to resign
ReutersBy Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 20 (Reuters) - Arkansas' state treasurer was charged with extortion on Monday following a weekend arrest on accusations that she took repeated cash payments for state bond business, including money delivered in a pie...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Organized Crime, Pies and Tarts, Politics, Executive Branch
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Judge temporarily delays 12-week abortion law in Arkansas
An Arkansas law that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. In a ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction...Tags: Judges, Court Preliminary, Women's Health, Laws, American Civil Liberties Union
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Judge blocks Arkansas law banning abortions after 12 weeks
ReutersLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Arkansas law that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most restrictive abortion statutes in the nation. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted...Tags: Justice and Rights, Judges, Justice System, Social Issues, Laws
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Judge grants injunction in Arkansas abortion ban case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge has granted a request to temporarily block enforcement of a new Arkansas law that bans most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted a motion Friday for a preliminary...
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Ark. tax cut package a grab bag of interests
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - All taxpayers in Arkansas will see their rates reduced through a $140 million package adopted during this year's session, but the new laws also include a grab bag of breaks for varied interests. Volunteer firefighters,...
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Arkansas pledges $1 Million for Marshals Museum
FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Officials say the planned U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith will receive about $1 million from the state's surplus sometime after the start of the new fiscal year this summer. The appropriation for the new museum was included in...Tags: Corporate Officers, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Arkansas Senate aims to cut off state funds to abortion providers
ReutersLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The Republican-led Arkansas Senate, in the latest statehouse swipe at abortion providers around the country, approved a bill on Tuesday that sponsors said was aimed at cutting off the last vestiges of state funding to...Tags: Republican Party, Family Planning, Washington, DC, Elections, Social Issues
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Fallout, arguments for states rejecting Medicaid expansion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as "Obamacare." It could mean exposing...
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Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans
Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the nation's toughest bans on abortion. For all their differences, attorneys for...
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Arkansas abortion law: They can't be serious
The approval by Arkansas' Legislature on Wednesday of the nation's most restrictive abortion law raises a lot of questions. No, I don't mean the usual questions about when life begins or whether the government has a right to intrude in such an intensely...Tags: Abortion Issue, Social Issues, Laws, Criminal Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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