An Election Day in Arkansas, Medicaid Rolls Trimmed

By Kyle Kellams

Published May 9, 2023 at 1:04 PM CDT

School board elections and bond issues face some voters today. Also, nearly 73,000 Arkansans disenrolled from Medicaid, and a new addition to the UAMS campus.

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