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Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins answers questions from legislators about the Netflix documentary series "Unlocked: A Jail Experiment" during the Joint Performance Review Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the state Capitol in Little Rock. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

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Sheriff faces questions from Arkansas lawmakers over Netflix series filmed at county jail
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Tue,05/14/24-6:40PM , 73 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday raised questions about a sheriff's decision to allow a Netflix documentary series to be filmed at the county jail, with one critic saying the move exploited inmates.
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Representatives gather in the Arkansas House chamber at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Thursday, May 9, 2024, for the final day of the legislative session. The Legislature adjourned with the House not giving final approval to the budget for the state Game and Fish Commission. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)

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Arkansas lawmakers adjourn session, leaving budget for state hunting, fishing programs in limbo
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Thu,05/09/24-5:23PM , 173 Reads
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Students make their way into Little Rock Central High School on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, for the first day of classes in the Little Rock School District. A federal judge ruled, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on “indoctrination” in public schools. The prohibition is being challenged by two teachers and two students at Little Rock Central High School, site of the 1957 desegregation crisis.(Tommy Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, FIle)

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Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
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Wed,05/08/24-12:40PM , 80 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but he stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on “indoctrination” in public schools.
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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin speaks at a news conference at the attorney general's office in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, May 7, 2024, about a lawsuit challenging a new regulation aimed at protecting the rights of transgender students in schools. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, right, and Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni and high school athlete Amelia Ford, left, listen. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)

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More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students
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Tue,05/07/24-5:12PM , 66 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Seven more Republican-led states sued Tuesday to challenge a new federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools.
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