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Back-to-School Shopping 2024: Every Tax-Free Weekend

Does your state have a back-to-school sales tax holiday this summer? Find out when, and what, you can buy tax-free.

Kiplinger

Group submits signatures for veto referendum to overturn Arkansas LEARNS Act

Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES) submitted signatures to place a veto referendum on the Nov. 2024 ballot to repeal the LEARNS Act, an education bill signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R).

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'It’s not a superbike. It’s, simply, a superb bike' - Allied reintroduces new ALFA road racing bike

Arkansas-based carbon bike manufacturer Allied Cycle Works has updated its Alfa road racing bike, and is proudly reintroducing its flagship competition steed with some bold promises.

Cycling Weekly

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Arkansas laws opposing ESG take effect

Two new state laws in Arkansas creating an oversight committee to develop a list of companies using ESG in investment or boycott decisions go into effect on August 1. State and public entities “could no longer conduct business with the companies” on the list, according to The Center Square.

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Photo of Sarah Huckabee Sanders beaming next to frowning kids goes viral as child labour laws rolled back

Arkansas’ Youth Hiring Act of 2023 went into effect on 1 August

The Independent UK

Judge blocks Ark law targeting libraries

"They will not be threatened with jail for making books available to our patrons," advocate says after ruling

Salon

An Arkansas judge has blocked a law targeting librarians over 'harmful' books

Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing "harmful" materials to minors.

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Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors

The Independent UK

Federal Court Blocks Arkansas Law That Limits "Harmful to Minors" Books in Libraries and Bookstores, and Also

limits "inappropriate" books in libraries.

Reason

Despite all the talk, no states have active laws banning drag in front of kids

Across the country, efforts by state Republicans to restrict drag performances in front of kids have fallen short. Bills have been scuttled, blocked, vetoed and more.

WEKU

Presidential primaries have seen dramatic comebacks. Could DeSantis '24 be next?

Using the phrase "comeback kid" helped Bill Clinton revive his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1992 New Hampshire primary. Could Ron DeSantis revive that model?

WEKU

Biden openly acknowledges 7th grandchild, the daughter of son Hunter and an Arkansas woman

President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly acknowledged his seventh grandchild, a four-year-old girl fathered by his son Hunter with an Arkansas woman, Lunden Roberts, in 2018

The Independent UK

40 human skulls found in Kentucky apartment linked to national network of body part dealers

The alleged theft of donated body parts from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary is revealing a national network of human remains dealers.

LiveScience

Was a top psychiatrist ‘imprisoning’ patients as part of a Medicare scam – or is he a victim of a smear campaign?

One patient likened her stay to a prison, and said she was ‘terrified’ after being given a sedative against her will, writes Graig Graziosi

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Man who beat officer with flagpole during Capitol riot is sentenced to over 4 years in prison

An Arkansas truck driver who beat a police officer with a flagpole attached to an American flag during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

The Independent UK

Arkansas psychiatrist accused of holding 26 patients against their will at medical hospital as part of insurance scam

‘I think that they were running a scheme to hold people as long as possible,’ lawyer says

Kiplinger

IRS Tax Deadline Approaching for Storm Victims in These 4 States

The IRS extended the tax deadline to July 31 for storm victims in several states. Here are the counties in four states that need to file — and pay — federal taxes soon.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Klay Thompson attends Moses Moody’s basketball camp in Arkansas

Klay Thompson made a surprise appearance at Moses Moody's youth basketball camp in Arkansas.

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Percentage of open seats in state executive and legislative elections at decade-high

Welcome to the Friday, July 21, Brew.

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Ohio Proposal 1 is one of five bills or resolutions passed in 2023 that could make the initiative process more difficult

Ohio Issue 1 would make several changes to the state’s citizen-initiated constitutional amendment process, including enacting a 60% vote threshold and expanding the signature distribution requirement. Issue 1, as a constitutional amendment, is on the ballot for voters to decide on Aug. 8. The Ohio State Legislature referred Issue 1…

Newcastle Herald

Alex Morris postcard from the USA: Little Rock Arkansas

'We're not all hicks and rednecks. We're quite progressive.'

Reason

GOP Hopeful Asa Hutchinson Wants Parents To Make Medical Decisions for Trans Kids

The crowd at the socially conservative FAMiLY Leadership Summit was not receptive, and Glenn Beck likened the Arkansas governor's performance to the crash of the Hindenburg.

TechRadar

US data privacy: "stark imbalance" of protection across States

VPN provider Private Internet Access flags Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana as the states most in need of improved privacy legislations. Here's all you need to know.

The Independent UK

GOP 2024 hopeful appears to draw only six people to Iowa campaign event

Arkansas governor, Asa Hutchinson, is polling at one per cent

The Independent UK

Event by White House hopeful Asa Hutchinson in Iowa appears to draw just six people

The Arkansas governor, running as an alternative to Donald Trump, is polling at one per cent

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