Arkansas State General Assembly

Arkansas State General Assembly

• Arkansas' GOP-led Legislature passes voter ID law

  Arkansas legislators passed a law Monday requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, overriding Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of ... 

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  Ark. Senate overrides voter ID veto; House to vote

  The Arkansas Senate voted Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of legislation that would require voters to show photo ... 

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  ND gears up for legal dispute on new abortion laws

  North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple said his decision to sign strict new abortion laws, including the nation's toughest restriction on the procedure, was ... 

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  North Dakota close to banning abortions at 6 weeks

  North Dakota on Friday moved closer to adopting what would be the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, with lawmakers sending the Republican ... 

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  Arkansas GOP eyes Planned Parenthood funds next

  Not content with enacting the most restrictive abortion law in the country, Arkansas Republicans plan to press the legislative advantage their party ... 

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  Anti-abortion groups divided over legal tactics

  By adopting the nation's toughest abortion law in the face of certain legal challenge, Arkansas legislators have exposed sharp tactical divisions ... 

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  Ark. Senate overrides veto of 12-week abortion ban

  The Arkansas Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of legislation that would ban most abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy ... 

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  Ark. Gov. Beebe vetoes 12-week abortion ban

  Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday vetoed what would have been the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation, telling lawmakers that outlawing the ... 

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  Arkansas Senate overrides veto of abortion bill

  Arkansas became the eighth state Thursday to enact a near-ban on abortions starting in the 20th week of pregnancy, and by next week it could outlaw ... 

• Correction: Arkansas Legislature-Abortion story

  In later versions of a Feb. 27 story about Arkansas abortion legislation, The Associated Press misidentified the year of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe ...