New GOP group started in the Wiregrass | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) – A new GOP organization is up and running in the Wiregrass. The Wiregrass Republican Women’s Group held their first meeting October 6, in Enterprise. The group includes women from all over the Wiregrass. The founder, Debra Boyd, started the organization to create an inclusive group for Republican women spanning across city […]
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Oakland City Council Calling for WNBA Team in Approved Resolution | #citycouncil
The WNBA could potentially find its way to the city of Oakland. The Oakland city council approved a resolution on Tuesday urging the league to establish a WNBA team. But the city’s recent resolution was not the first step in its plan to secure a team. Before WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert shared that Oakland was […]
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Community members speak about barriers in the workplace for Arkansas women
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Women in Northeast Arkansas got together Wednesday afternoon to discuss what’s impeding their success in the Natural State. The Arkansas Women’s Commission held a meeting on Sept. 14 at the Delta Center for Economic Development in Jonesboro. The commission was reinstated back in February by Governor Asa Hutchinson to focus on […]
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A panel of Arkansas experts says abortion law makes pregnancy riskier
A Northwest Arkansas doctor is recommending that residents move out of state if they want to get pregnant. What’s happening: A panel of experts on Tuesday said the wording of Arkansas’ newly enacted abortion law puts physicians and hospitals in tough positions and pregnant people at a higher risk of health complications and death. The […]
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State of Arkansas directs $1 million in state funds for pregnancy centers
HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – Sixteen Arkansas pregnancy resource centers have applied for a share of $1 million in state funding. Pregnancy resource centers are nonprofit organizations that educate women about alternatives to abortion and provide free pregnancy tests, medical referrals, and infant supplies. In Harrison, Informed Choices Women’s Center of the Ozarks is a provider […]
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Diversity in the Arkansas’ high court
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Arkansas’ Supreme Court doesn’t reflect the state’s ethnic makeup, but it roughly represents the number of women who live in the state. Why it matters: State high courts rule on crucial cases ranging from how people can vote to whether district lines are gerrymandered to when women have legal access to abortion. […]
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In the Shadow of Roe’s Undoing | #elections | #alabama
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Recently, I told my friend Mimi that, only weeks from now, I was returning to Reno to help UNITE-HERE, the hospitality industry union, in the potentially nightmarish 2022 election. “Even though,” I added, “I hate electoral politics.” She just laughed. “What’s so funny?” I asked. “You’ve been saying that as long […]
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Editorial Roundup: Alabama | State | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Dothan Eagle. June 25, 2022. Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling dismantling precedents set by the landmark Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey didn’t come out of the blue. A leaked draft of an opinion by Justice Samuel Alito last month telegraphed the high court’s intent. Even before the leak, it was almost universally […]
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Arkansas companies mum on benefits
Companies from Apple to Zillow and several private equity firms have said they will provide some level of benefits to employees for abortion-related travel costs. Driving the news: The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade has thrust businesses of all sizes into a culture war in which every option — particularly in a […]
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Reactions from the Roe ruling in Arkansas
Protestors marched around the downtown Fayetteville square on Friday evening following a gathering at the Town Center. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios An estimated 1,000 advocates of abortion rights demonstrated at the Fayetteville Town Center Friday evening to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile: Arkansas’ Republican politicians were quick with statements […]
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