Arkansas Legislators Approve Extension of Pandemic Emergency

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Published March 30, 2021 at 2:53 PM CDT

This week, Roby Brock, with Talk Business and Politics, and John Brummett, a political columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, discuss the legislator-approved extension of the pandemic emergency for another 60 days and the new candidates entering races in the 2022 elections.

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