Arkansas Advocate
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Arkansas lawmakers told helping inmates return to society will ease prison overcrowding - Arkansas Times (opens the original)
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Arkansas lawmakers and criminal justice reform advocates agreed Wednesday that improving the systems that help inmates return to society after incarceration will alleviate the state’s prison overcrowding problem. State correctional facilities have 15,362 beds and 16,804 inmates as of Sept. 1, and county jails are often tasked with holding inmates waiting for state prison beds. “We also need to examine what happens before someone reaches those prison beds,” said Marybeth Hill, event coordinator w
Arkansas emergency management chief AJ Gary to retire - Arkansas Times (opens the original)
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Arkansas’ top emergency management official announced Monday he’s retiring after serving in the role for more than a decade. AJ Gary, director of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management and state homeland security adviser, announced he’s retiring effective Nov. 1. Gary was first appointed by former Gov. Asa Hutchinson in June 2016 and reappointed in 2023, by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “AJ has been instrumental in helping us deliver assistance to Arkansans when they need it most and stood
Judge weighs dismissal of lawsuit challenging Arkansas' abortion ban (opens the original)
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The Arkansas Advocate reports that a Pulaski County circuit judge is considering whether to dismiss the constitutional challenge to Arkansas' abortion ban after hearing arguments from the plaintiffs and the state in a two-hour hearing yesterday. Circuit Judge Cara Connors did not say when she expects to rule regarding the lawsuit, filed earlier this year by six women and an obstetrician-gynecologist challenging Arkansas' abortion law. Both sides can immediately appeal Connors' ruling on the dism
High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans - Arkansas Times (opens the original)
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As physicians continue to navigate care for patients with complex pregnancies in Arkansas and other states with abortion bans, a group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help providers in those states navigate legal risks for themselves and medical challenges for their high-risk patients. Maternal-fetal medicine specialists handle some of the most high-risk pregnancies, including patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, fetal anomalies or other com
Arkansas awards $54M in second round of federal rural healthcare funding - Arkansas Times (opens the original)
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Arkansas awarded $54.6 million to dozens of recipients through a new federal program to support projects aimed at bolstering rural healthcare, state officials announced Thursday. Established through a 2025 federal tax and spending law called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Rural Health Transformation Program will provide $50 billion to states over five years. Arkansas is expected to receive approximately $1 billion. Critics of the program have said it lacks transparency, which could make it
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