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The Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners met earlier today, passing an emergency order that would not permit county clerks from accepting electronic signatures on voter registration applications.
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One of the duties of a county clerk is to register voters who have filled out and signed the appropriate voter registration form. Earlier this year, Washington County Clerk Becky Lewallen began receiving voter registration forms that had been signed electronically.
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A proposed amendment that would legalize some abortions in Arkansas has been approved by the attorney general. The Arkansas Abortion Amendment can now begin collecting signatures to officially get the amendment on the ballot.
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A proposed constitutional amendment has been rejected that aims to change elements of the governor's major education law. The education rights amendment of 2024 proposes that all schools that receive local or state funding will be required to meet “identical state academic standards and identical state standards of accreditation.”
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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently announced two new appointments to the Arkansas State Library Board. But what authority does the Arkansas State Library Board have? And how does it impact your neighborhood library?
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Candidate filing for offices in state government, as well as federal offices, ended in Arkansas last week. Talk Business and Politics' Roby Brock visits with the state chairs of the Republican and Democratic parties about their plans for the next 12 months on his program "Capitol View."
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Bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate is being introduced to combat the global food security crisis. Arkansas Senator John Boozman is one of the sponsors of the bill to support the Foundation for International Food Security Act.
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Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson's path to the nomination seems challenging. He came back to Arkansas to file to be on the state’s ballot for the Republican Party nomination. While in the state, he sat down with Roby Brock, from "Talk Business and Politics," for "Capitol View." Brock asked Hutchinson why he remains in the race.
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For a quarter century, the Arkansas Poll has been directed by Dr. Janine Parry, a professor of political science at the University of Arkansas. Its longevity, transparency, and effort to present relevant statistics to Arkansans in a digestible fashion are just a few of the hallmarks of its tradition.
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House Bill 1799 passed through the Arkansas legislature swiftly and became Act 851. Now, legislators on both sides of the aisle are raising concerns about the impact of cryptocurrency mining in Arkansas.
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A new ballot measure hopes is looking to remove sales tax on feminine hygiene products as well as diapers.
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A special session in Arkansas brought together concerned citizens from across the political spectrum to unite on one thing: the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Attorney David Couch and former lawmaker Nate Bell are leading the charge to bring an amendment to the ballot in 2024.