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Arkansas Legislature 2013

Some Rural Communities Ask Lawmakers to Help Save their Schools
Emotions were running high on Tuesday as parents pleaded with lawmakers to help them keep schools from being shut down.
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AR Lawmaker Wants Easier School-Rating System
An Arkansas Senator is proposing an easier way to understand how your child's school is rated.
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Update: Arkansas Senate Passes Voter ID Bill
The vote Tuesday afternoon was 22 to 12.
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Bill to Prevent Sex Offenders from Living Near Parks Fails in House Panel
A House panel has rejected a bill creating tighter restrictions for where sex offenders can live.
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Arkansas Mom on Mission to See Bill Through Legislature
Rebecca DeMauro has been fighting for victim's rights since 1999 and now she is putting her passion behind Senate Bill 52, which would change victim's...
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Group Plans Event to Protest Arkansas Lawmakers' 'War on Women'
A grassroots group of Arkansans opposed to anti-abortion legislation and other bills are planning a protest at the state capitol on Saturday, asking lawmakers to...
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Rep. Files Bill to Allow Arkansas Students to Earn Diploma Online
There are dozens of ways for a student to get a high school diploma online, but not in the State of Arkansas.
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House Bill Would Mandate Hogs/Red Wolves Football Game
The University of Arkansas squad would play Arkansas State University in a charity match once a year.
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Voter ID Bill Passes in Arkansas House
A straight party line vote pushed a bill requiring photo identification when you go to the polls through the Arkansas House on Wednesday.
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Advocates Rally Against 'Highway Robbery' Bill at State Capitol
Advocates say it's not that they are against the Highway Department, but they are against taking money away from much-needed programs.
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Changes Could be Coming to School Choice Law
An Arkansas lawmaker is pushing for a change in the state's School Choice law.
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Police, Firefighters to Receive PTSD Benefits Under New Bill
Proposed legislation would prevent Arkansas police officers and firefighters from having to pay for PTSD-related medical treatment out of their own pockets.
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Bill Requiring 'Moment of Silence' in Public Schools Clears 1st Hurdle
The bill to require a moment of silence in Arkansas schools passed the House Education Committee on Thursday, clearing its first hurdle.
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Legislation to Mandate UA vs ASU Football Game 'Unlikely' to Advance
Nearly 15,000 people have weighed in whether lawmakers should require the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State to play each other in football, but it...
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"Personhood" Push in Senate Bill Creates Concern for Fertility Doctors
Reproductive rights of were women at stake in a Senate bill making its way through the legislature Thursday.
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Proposed Bill Would Change Tuition Rates for Illegal Immigrants in Arkansas
One of the hundreds of bills filed before the deadline on Monday would allow children of illegal immigrants to attend Arkansas universities at the in-state...
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