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How Less-educated Whites Fell Behind and Blamed Race

In Arkansas, a reporter examines the effects of stagnant economy on the place she came from, and how it encouraged racism among white people.

Texas Observer

Watch Police Deploy Stop Stick, Attempt PIT Maneuvers To Stop Tesla

Arkansas State Police managed to stop the Tesla Model Y driver only after deploying a stop stick, attempting three PIT maneuvers, and finally ramming into it.

InsideEVs

GOP hopeful Asa Hutchinson is optimistic that Trump's grip on party will loosen

The former Arkansas governor and 2024 presidential candidate who is critical of the former president is struggling in the polls. He sees voters not dwelling on Trump but focused on other issues.

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‘Criminal liability for librarians’: the fight against US rightwing book bans

Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward, which helped block a controversial Arkansas law, says attacks will continue

The Guardian - US

Red states' revenge evident in House earmarks distribution - Roll Call

The majority of states would lose earmarks in the House GOP-drafted appropriations bills. But 16 mostly deep red states would come out ahead.

Roll Call

Family mistakenly held at gunpoint by Texas police say the stop traumatized the kids in the car

A Black woman from Arkansas who was held at gunpoint along with three family members when Texas police wrongly suspected their car was stolen says she decided to speak out after seeing video from a passerby and realizing two officers had aimed firearms at her 13-year-old son while his hands…

The Independent UK

Group Submits Signatures For Veto Referendum To Overturn Arkansas LEARNS Act

Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES) submitted signatures repeal the LEARNS Act

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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).

Ballotpedia

'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

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.

Ballotpedia

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

Reason

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

limits "inappropriate" books in libraries.

WEKU

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?

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The Independent UK

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 Times of India

Major League Cricket taking the game to youngsters across America, says Indian American coach

Ashok Adikoppula, a former cricketer who played in Hyderabad A division and in the Sussex Invitational League in UK, faced an unusual problem when he moved to the US, for a job, around two decades back. He could not find a local cricket club or team near his home in…

LiveScience

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.

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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.

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