Arkansas to require face masks to combat coronavirus surge
The Republican governor issued the order Thursday after weeks of resisting such a requirement. His decision, which takes effect Monday, follows growing support from business and health leaders and comes a day after Bentonville-based Walmart said it would require customers…
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Why Gov. Asa Hutchinson says reopening Arkansas isn’t to blame for rising COVID-19 cases
As states continue to lift pandemic restrictions and allow economic activity to resume, many are seeing new surges in coronavirus cases. Arkansas has documented more than 3,500 new positive tests since it began the second phase of its reopening. Arkansas…
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says ‘individual discipline’ key to reopening safely
Weeks of business closures and stay-at-home orders have left the American economy in shambles. Now, a majority of states are starting to lift restrictions and resume business -- even though COVID-19 cases and deaths nationwide continue to climb. Arkansas Gov.
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News Wrap: Earth Day’s 50th anniversary arrives for a cleaner planet
In our news wrap Wednesday, it was the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and it came as COVID-19 lockdowns have cleared air and water worldwide. Pollution in several major cities, including Paris and New Delhi, is about 50 percent lower…
Arkansas is one of only five U.S. states without a stay-at-home order in place despite the coronavirus pandemic. Its number of confirmed COVID-19 cases passed 1,000 on Wednesday. Gov. Asa Hutchinson joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his state’s “very targeted…
Former Vice President Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the Arkansas primary.
There’s a house exploding with color at an otherwise unassuming intersection in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The playful installation is called “Rainbow Embassy,” and it’s the work of Madrid-based street artist Okuda San Miguel, who transformed the previously dilapidated home into…
"We're getting closer" to making a decision about a presidential bid, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters after filing paperwork at Arkansas' Capitol.
A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions from taking effect Wednesday in Arkansas, including a measure that opponents say would likely force the state's only surgical abortion clinic to close.
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