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1. Pray: Arkansas Sued Over Ban on Abortions After 12 Weeks Pregnancy: Groups supporting the right to abortion filed suit on Tuesday challenging an Arkansas law that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks, seeking to block one of the nation's most restrictive abortion measures ...; Created on 17 April 2013
2. Arkansas Senate Aims to Cut Off State Funds to Abortion Providers: The Republican-led Arkansas Senate, in the latest statehouse swipe at abortion providers around the country, approved a bill on Tuesday that sponsors said was aimed at cutting off the last vestiges of ...; Created on 10 April 2013
3. Nation's Strictest Abortion Law Will See Challenge: Abortion rights groups say they plan to challenge a new Arkansas law adopted on Wednesday that will prohibit most abortions after about 12 weeks of pregnancy and is the most restrictive abortion law in ...; Created on 08 March 2013
4. Arkansas Bans Abortion at 12 Weeks: Arkansas adopted the most restrictive abortion law in the United States on Wednesday, mostly banning the procedure after 12 weeks of pregnancy as both houses of the state legislature overrode the governor's ...; Created on 07 March 2013
5. Battle for Late-Term Abortion Ban Heats Up in Arkansas: The Republican-controlled Arkansas House of Representatives on Wednesday overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe of a bill to ban most late-term abortions in the state at 20 weeks into pregnancy. ...; Created on 28 February 2013
6. Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Abortions at 20 Weeks: Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday vetoed a bill to ban most abortions in Arkansas at 20 weeks into pregnancy, though state lawmakers can override his decision with a simple majority vote. The measure, ...; Created on 27 February 2013
7. Arkansas Senate Passes Bill on Concealed Guns on College Campuses: Faculty and staff members in Arkansas are one step closer to legally carrying concealed handguns on the state's college campuses. The Republican-controlled Arkansas state Senate voted 31 to 4 on Monday ...; Created on 26 February 2013
8. Troubled Singer Mindy McCready Dead in Apparent Suicide: Troubled country music star Mindy McCready, whose platinum singing career was shadowed by substance abuse and suicide attempts, was found dead on Sunday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, an ...; Created on 18 February 2013
9. Law Allowing Guns in Churches Signed by Arkansas Governor: Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, signed into law on Monday a bill that allows concealed-carry permit holders to take their weapons into churches. The Church Protection Act would allow individual places ...; Created on 12 February 2013
10. Arkansas Senate Passes Bill to Make Gun Permit Records Private: The Republican-controlled Arkansas state Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would exempt from public disclosure the names and zip codes of gun owners, those with permits to carry concealed guns and ...; Created on 07 February 2013
11. Arkansas House Advances Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks: The Republican-controlled Arkansas state House approved a measure on Monday to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy that makes no exception for rape or incest. Representatives voted 75-20 to approve ...; Created on 05 February 2013
12. 'Fetal Heartbeat' Law to Ban Most Abortions in Arkansa: The Arkansas state Senate approved a bill on Thursday to ban most abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, a move that would prohibit the procedure as early as five weeks into pregnancy. The Arkansas ...; Created on 01 February 2013
13. 'Jesus' Leaves Arkansas, Bibles Go With Hi: For decades, visitors from around the world descended on the small Ozark mountain hamlet of Eureka Springs, Ark., to see The Great Passion Play, the tale of Jesus Christ's last week on earth. The flashy ...; Created on 07 December 2012