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U.S. House GOP bars earmarks for certain non-profits, after controversy over LGBTQ projects • Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers will no longer be able to request earmarked funding for some nonprofits under a change in eligibility made by the Republican chairman of the Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The alteration is related to an uproar during last year’s annual government funding process, when House Republicans, who are in the majority, […]

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Arkansas lawmakers approve reversal of gender-neutral driver’s license policy • Arkansas Advocate

This story was updated at 10:55 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2024. Arkansas lawmakers voted Friday to require driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs to reflect the gender listed on a person’s birth certificate. The state Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday rescinded a policy that had been in place since 2010 allowing driver’s license holders […]

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Arkansas lawmakers set to vote on reversal of gender-neutral driver’s license policy • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas lawmakers will vote Friday to require driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs to reflect the gender listed on a person’s birth certificate. The state Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday rescinded a policy that had been in place since 2010 allowing driver’s license holders to change their gender with no questions asked or to […]

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Arkansas rescinds gender-neutral driver’s license policy • Arkansas Advocate

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said Tuesday it’s rescinding its practice of allowing driver’s license holders to change their gender without verifiable information or to use an “X” in lieu of “male” or “female.” The department will now require driver’s licenses and IDs to reflect the gender listed on a person’s birth certificate. […]

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Rapert tries to block funding for libraries suing Arkansas over 2023 obscenity law

The Arkansas State Library Board voted unanimously on Friday to give public libraries their allotted quarterly share of state money after former state Sen. Jason Rapert tried to suspend funding for the libraries suing the state. The board authorized the disbursement of almost $1.4 million over the next couple of weeks, State Library Director Jennifer […]

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Public libraries vs. quorum courts: an ongoing local conflict throughout Arkansas

YELLVILLE — Dana Scott hasn’t received a pay raise since the start of 2021. Scott, a librarian with 17 years of experience, has run the Marion County Library in North Arkansas for nearly seven years, and the library board of trustees has approved a merit pay raise for her every year. For the third year […]

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Arkansas Senate confirms former GOP Sen. Jason Rapert to state library board

Former Arkansas state senator Jason Rapert, a Conway Republican who runs a national organization promoting conservative Christian public policies, became one of the newest members of the Arkansas State Library Board on Friday. A bipartisan group of 10 senators opposed Rapert’s appointment, which Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced in November. Twenty-two Senate Republicans voted to […]

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Arkansas governor appoints two conservatives to state library board amid lawsuit, content debate

Former Arkansas state senator Jason Rapert, a Conway Republican who founded the National Association of Christian Lawmakers, is one of the newest members of the Arkansas State Library Board at a time when children’s access to library materials is a subject of statewide debate. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a range of appointments to state […]

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Central Arkansas school district drops library’s digital learning tools, citing lack of ‘filter’

More than 11,000 Pulaski County students are unable to access online educational materials through their local public library as a legal precaution, according to school district administrators, in light of the statewide debate over what content children should be able to access in libraries. The Pulaski County Special School District, which covers the rest of […]