Arkansas panel bans electronic signatures on voter registration forms
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas panel has prohibited election officials from accepting voter registration forms signed with an electronic signature, a move that critics say amounts to voter suppression. The State Board of Election Commissions on Tuesday unanimously approved the emergency rule. The order and an accompanying order say Arkansas’ constitution only allows certain […]
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Both parties head to primary runoffs in Alabama’s redrawn US House district | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The top two finishers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District were Shomari Figures and Anthony Daniels, who will advance to a runoff after no candidate in the crowded field captured more than 50% of the primary vote. Daniels is the minority leader in the Alabama House of Representatives. […]
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Service has been restored to east Arkansas town that went without water for more than 2 weeks
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Water is again flowing in an Arkansas town that was without service for more than two weeks after below freezing temperatures hit the state, but officials say much work remains to be done to avoid another shortage to the aging local system. The Arkansas Department of Health on Friday lifted the […]
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Exxon Mobil is drilling for lithium in Arkansas and expects to begin production by 2027
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Exxon Mobil on Monday announced it’s drilling for lithium in southern Arkansas, with the oil giant expected to begin production of the critical material for electric vehicles by 2027. Exxon in early 2023 acquired the rights to 120000 gross acres (48562 gross hectares) of the Smackover formation in southern Arkansas, considered […]
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6 Arkansas schools say they are moving forward with AP African American studies course
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The six Arkansas schools that planned to offer an Advanced Placement course on African American studies say they will continue to do so despite the state saying the class won’t count toward a student’s graduation credit. The North Little Rock and Jacksonville North Pulaski school districts and eStem Charter Schools said […]
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Mayor of Ecuador port city slain in shooting that kills 1 other, wounds 4
QUITO, Ecuador — The mayor of Ecuador’s third largest city was slain Sunday in a shooting that killed one other person and wounded four more, including two suspected attackers, officials said. Agustín Intriago, a 38-year-old lawyer, belonged to the local Better City movement in the port city of Manta and was recently re-elected to a […]
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Hunter Biden settles child support case with Arkansas woman
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has settled a child support case with the Arkansas mother of a child he fathered in 2018, resolving the dispute about a week after he agreed to plead guilty to federal tax offenses. The settlement filed in Independence County Circuit Court on Thursday did not reveal […]
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