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Arkansas’ governor has signed into law legislation banning nearly all abortions in the state, but opponents plan to challenge the sweeping measure before it takes effect later this year.
March 9, 2021
Arkansas’ governor has vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments for transgender youth.
April 5, 2021
Arkansas’ governor has signed into law a measure that would allow doctors to refuse to treat someone because of moral or religious objections.
March 26, 2021
Arkansas lawmakers have made the state the first to ban gender-confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor’s objections.
April 6, 2021
A group of Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut has proposed that the state follow Arkansas’ lead and ban the term “Latinx” from official government documents, calling it offensive to Spanish speakers.
Feb. 1, 2023
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April 1, 2015
The Arkansas Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that critics charge could allow discrimination against gays and lesbians in the name of religious beliefs.
March 31, 2015
Arkansas legislators met in an emergency special session to re-pass hundreds of spending bills that were ruled invalid because the Legislature violated a requirement in the state’s constitution.
June 22, 1989
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom of their choice.
March 22, 2023
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been sworn in as Arkansas’ 47th governor and the first woman to hold the office her father once held.
Jan. 10, 2023