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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks on Feb. 7, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas will no longer allow residents to use “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards, officials announced under new rules Tuesday, March 12, 2024, that will also make it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on their licenses and IDs. Sanders, who in 2023 signed an executive order banning gender-neutral terms from state documents, praised the move as “common sense.” (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Arkansas stops offering 'X' as an alternative to male and female on driver's licenses and IDs
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Tue,03/12/24-4:30PM , 99 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will no longer allow residents to use “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards, officials announced under new rules Tuesday that will also make it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on their licenses and IDs.
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Arkansas governor proposes $6.3B budget as lawmakers prepare for session
By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press
Wed,03/06/24-5:40PM , 55 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday proposed a $6.3 billion budget for the coming year, with most of the increase in spending going toward a school voucher program.
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In this undated photo released by the State of Arkansas, Courtney Hudson is seen in a portrait. Hudson is running for State Supreme Court position 2 in the state. (State of Arkansas via AP)

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Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advance to runoff in contest to lead Arkansas Supreme Court
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Mon,03/04/24-11:15PM , 95 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advanced to a runoff election for chief justice this fall, ensuring that for the first time a woman will be elected to lead the seven-member panel.
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Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., listens to a voice vote on the adoption of the rules during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18, 2016. Months after batting down speculation he was considering retirement, Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack is running for reelection against a state lawmaker who is trying to portray him as not conservative enough for the northwest Arkansas district. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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US Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas fends off challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary
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Mon,03/04/24-11:08PM , 50 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Steve Womack has won the Republican nomination for his seat in northwest Arkansas, fending off a longshot challenge on the right from a state legislator.
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