Health Apr 05 Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
Politics Mar 26 Arkansas governor signs bill allowing medical workers to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people The new law won't take effect until late this summer. The measure is among several targeting transgender people advancing through Arkansas' legislature. By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
Politics Mar 09 Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law The Republican governor had expressed reservations about the bill, which does not provide exceptions for those impregnated in an act of rape or incest. By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
Politics Aug 24 Watch 9:02 Hutchinson says Trump ‘needs to regain’ blue-collar workers in swing states Throughout the Republican National Convention, we’ll be talking to prominent members of the party. One of them is Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who was scheduled to participate in convention activities but decided to stay home in Little Rock as his…
Politics Jun 22 Watch 9:02 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…
May 05 Watch 8:37 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. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:55 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on why he hasn’t issued a stay-at-home order 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… Continue watching
Mar 14 Arkansas, Utah lawmakers pass 18-week abortion bans By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The 18-week bans would be the strictest in the country if enacted. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 5:36 States need more flexibility from health care reform, says Arkansas governor By PBS NewsHour As the Senate begins to write its own health care reform bill, it’s finding some crucial differences of opinion over the legislation passed by the House to replace the Affordable Care Act. As part of our conversations about what’s at… Continue watching
Apr 18 What’s next in the fight over Arkansas executions By Laura Santhanam The fight for Davis’ life escalated through a series of appeals and counter arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday. Without knowing if the court would offer an opinion, prison personnel preemptively served him his last meal. Continue reading