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Governor, health secretary get COVID vaccine shots

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of Health Dr. José R. Romero received their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine during a televised event Monday.Hutchinson, a 70-year-old Republican, said he was being vaccinated in public to show state residents that the shot is a... Read More.
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lawsuit claims Rutledge misuses office

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit alleges Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge misuses her office to promote her political aspirations and illegally used taxpayer money.The lawsuit filed Friday in Pulaski County Circuit Court in Little Rock alleges Rutledge overstepped her authority by supporting... Read More.
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Arkansas court: Judge can’t handle capital murder case

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said a judge who was barred from hearing execution-related cases after he participated in an anti-death penalty protest can’t preside over a capital murder case. Justices granted a request by the state to prohibit... Read More.
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Arkansas National Guard to provide support in DC

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas National Guard announced Thursday it is sending 500 soldiers and airmen to Washington to assist with security for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The guard said Gov. Asa Hutchinson approved the deployment, which will begin on Jan. 17. The... Read More.

Stand your ground legislation advances in State Senate

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Senate panel on Wednesday advanced legislation loosening restrictions on the use of deadly force in self defense, two years after the proposal failed before the same committee.By a 5-2 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed the proposal... Read More.
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Arkansas man seen in Pelosi’s office appears in court

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The man identified as the rioter photographed sitting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office chair during last week’s Capitol insurrection made his initial federal court appearance Tuesday.Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Wiedemann in... Read More.
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State expands coronavirus vaccine distribution

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is expanding its distribution of the coronavirus vaccine to teachers and people aged 70 and older, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday.Hutchinson said the state starting Monday will move into part of its next phase of the vaccine distribution,... Read More.

Arkansas governor: Don’t retreat from virus safety steps

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov Asa Hutchinson urged lawmakers Tuesday to not “retreat” from the state’s coronavirus safety measures and to enact hate crimes legislation as he delivered a State of the State address 11 months into the pandemic. The Republican governor called... Read More.
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