Arkansas, Tennessee file suit over federal pregnant-worker protections rule • Arkansas Advocate
The attorneys general of Arkansas and Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to halt enforcement of a new federal rule that requires employers to accommodate pregnant workers who want or need an abortion. The rule, finalized last week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, extends the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’s definition of workplace […]
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Arkansas lawmakers provide feedback after U.S. House votes to ban TikTok
The United States House of Representatives voted 352 to 65 passing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. All four representatives from Arkansas voted in support of the bill.The push in Washington to ban certain apps such as TikTok comes as more lawmakers express their concerns over national security. Rep. Steve Womack released […]
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Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions.Related video above: Arkansas state senator Bart Hester discusses proposed transgender surgery billU.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against […]
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Abortion in NC: Could Republicans restrict it further? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Constituents both supporting and protesting a vote to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of an abortion restriction bill demonstrate Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com North Carolina Republicans just passed a 12-week abortion ban, but their recent comments suggest this might just be a first step in […]
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GOP takes first step to override abortion veto | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
North Carolina GOP takes first step to override veto of 12-week abortion limit Updated: 7:03 PM EDT May 16, 2023 North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Tuesday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in the first of two steps necessary to enact the policy over […]
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Arkansas governor bans TikTok on state-issued devices
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK/KAIT) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has put a stop to loading the TikTok app on state devices. The outgoing governor said on Friday, Dec. 16, he had directed Arkansas Director of Information Services, Jonathan Askins, to inform state employees the social media app is prohibited on their devices. Askins issued a […]
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Bill introduced to Arkansas Legislature would ban TikTok from state agencies
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas is joining a growing number of states looking to ban TikTok usage from state agencies. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order on Dec. 8 banning the social media platform from government-issued devices for state agencies. Arkansas State Sen. Gary Stubblefield filed a similar bill on Dec. 5 […]
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Arkansas lawmaker wants to ban TikTok on state-owned devices
(The Center Square) – Arkansas Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, has filed a bill to ban the social media app TikTok from state-owned social media devices. Members of both political parties have scrutinized TikTok for its possible ties to the Chinese Communist Party. “Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has warned that the […]
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Newburyport mayor not ready to lift water ban yet | Local News
NEWBURYPORT — The region began seeing more rain after a dry summer in September, but the mayor is not looking at rolling back the city’s water restrictions just yet. The northeast region of the state is under a Level 3 Critical Drought status. With the city’s water reserves hovering at 80%, Mayor Sean Reardon announced […]
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City Council reverses zoning ban on retail pot sales | Woburn | #citycouncil
WOBURN – The City Council recently passed a zoning amendment that will allow up to two recreational cannabis stores to open their doors within an industrial district by Presidential and Commerce Way. During their latest gathering in City Hall last week, the elected officials in a 7-to-2 vote endorsed the legislative package that will allow […]
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