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Tornadoes kill at least 11 people across the Midwest and South

Unrelenting tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest shredded homes and shopping centers, and collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.

WEKU

‘Large and destructive’ tornado threatens Little Rock, Arkansas

Significant damage has been reported in the Little Rock metro area

The Independent UK

The forces behind anti-trans bills across the U.S.

The push by Christian and conservative groups represents a multimillion-dollar effort to limit LGBTQ rights.

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Taking a giant leap backwards by getting rid of child labor laws

A law voiding restrictions on factory jobs for 14- and 15-year-old children isn’t about the white, suburban kids Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders gathers around her for photo ops.

Chicago Sun-Times

Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue to send most animals to Arkansas

TAMPA, Fla. — Big Cat Rescue, the Hillsborough County sanctuary that became internationally famous as part of Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary series, will send most of the animals in its care to an Arkansas refuge, its proprietors announced Monday.

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ACLU: Lawsuit likely if Nebraska bill on trans health passes

The American Civil Liberties Union says that parents and children likely to be affected by a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming treatments for minors are preparing for a legal fight if it's enacted

The Independent UK

Francis Wilkinson: Arkansas loosened child labor laws. That’s a travesty

The Dickensian spirit that animates a vast swath of American conservatism has moved from aspirational to operational in recent years. Anti-abortion laws now force women to carry unviable fetuses and prolong, and publicly endure, the physical and emotional pain of their misfortune. Republican politicians deliberately target the small, often vulnerable,…

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Deaths of woman, girl raise issues over boyfriend's release

A passerby discovered the bodies of a missing Washington state woman and her 7-year-old daughter down a road embankment

The Independent UK

Arkansas bans trans students from using bathroom that matches gender

State could also pass harsher bill to criminalize transgender people using public bathrooms based on gender identity

The Guardian - US

US state bans transgender people from using toilet in public schools that matches their gender identity

Lawmakers say they will not ‘rewrite the rules of biology’ for ‘a handful of far-left advocates’

Evening Standard

Arkansas bans transgender people from using school bathroom of their choice

Arkansas becomes the first of several states expected to enact such a ban this year

The Independent UK

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom of their choice

The Independent UK

Arkansas enacts law reducing length of unemployment insurance benefits

A new Arkansas law effective March 6, 2023, will limit the maximum length of unemployment insurance benefits from 16 weeks to 12 weeks starting Jan. 1, 2024. The bill passed with veto-proof majorities in both chambers (29-3 in the Senate and 79-15 in the House).

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Will County man exonerated in the death of his daughter in ’04 is killed in Arkansas car crash

Kevin Fox, who was accused and later cleared of killing his daughter, Riley, nearly 20 years ago, died in a fatal Arkansas car accident. Another motorist was also killed.

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Arkansas increases the signature distribution requirement for citizen-initiated ballot measures

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed House Bill 1419 (HB 1419), which increases the signature distribution requirement for citizen-initiated ballot measures, on March 7. Under HB 1419, campaigns will be required to collect signatures from 50 of 75 (67%) counties. Previously, the requirement was 15 of 75 (20%) counties.…

The Independent UK

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders approves monument to aborted fetuses

Arkansa’s abortion trigger ban was drafted in 2019 and went into effect following the Roe v Wade downfall last year

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The most-populous city with a Republican mayor goes to the polls tomorrow

Welcome to the Monday, March 20, Brew.

Los Angeles Times

Austin Reaves has come a long way from a tiny Arkansas town to Lakers 'MVP!'

The moment, Austin Reaves has always felt, can wait. The game comes first, the next play the priority.

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WEKU

A new Arkansas law allows an anti-abortion monument at the state Capitol

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a law to allow a monument near the state Capitol marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before Roe v. Wade was overturned.

The Independent UK

New law allows anti-abortion monument at Arkansas Capitol

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow an anti-abortion monument to be built near the state Capitol

The Independent UK

Visitor finds record-sized diamond at Arkansas state park

The 3.29-carat brown diamond is the biggest diamond found at Crater of Diamond’s State Park since September 2021

WEKU

Tyson will close poultry plants in Virginia and Arkansas that employ more than 1,600

Tyson Foods said it plans to close its processing, broiler and hatching operations in Glen Allen, Va., and a plant in Van Buren, Ark., in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry business.

Reason

Critics Lose Their Mind as Arkansas Makes It a Bit Easier for Teens To Work

Youth employment is a recognized path to greater prosperity.

The Independent UK

Arkansas lawmakers OK anti-abortion monument at Capitol

An anti-abortion monument would be built near Arkansas' Capitol under legislation on its way to the governor's desk

The Guardian - US

Trump should quit 2024 race if indicted in New York, Republican rival says

Ex-Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson: man facing charge over porn star payment should ‘respect institution of the presidency’

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