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Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeThe head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike. The announcement was made Saturday by Gov. Bill Lee, who calls the circumstances a “difficult moment.” Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada says stepping aside is in the best interests of the state as a review looks at why Pike’s…

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Families of Arkansans with disabilities testify to state lawmakers about waitlist for in-home aidFamilies of disabled Arkansans waitlisted for critical in-home services testified alongside officials from the state Department of Human Services at a legislative hearing Friday, expressing very different opinions on how the Community and Employment Support Waiver program is working.

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Good Day Farm’s motion to dismiss denied in Missouri lawsuitA federal judge has denied Good Day Farm's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a customer who argues the Little Rock-based cannabis company reduced competition and kept prices inflated at its Missouri dispensaries.

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Drug and gun crimes result in prison time for pair prosecutors linked to fentanyl overdose deathFAYETTEVILLE -- Two Northwest Arkansas men who prosecutors say were linked to a fentanyl overdose death have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and ammunition-related crimes.

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Senate committee votes to advance Saphier for surgeon general positionWASHINGTON -- Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump's third nominee for surgeon general, moved a step closer to confirmation after a Senate committee voted to advance her nomination on Wednesday.

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Sanders issues order allowing use of dyed diesel on highwaysCiting the high cost of diesel fuel, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an order allowing red-dyed diesel to be used on state highways for agricultural purposes through late October.

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Trump pick to lead FDA questioned by US SenateWASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration voiced support for the safety of long-established vaccines at a hearing Thursday, even as senators questioned her about the White House's efforts to upend childhood immunizations.

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Sanders announces nearly $150 million in rural health grantsGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday announced nearly $150 million in grants to hospitals, clinics and other organizations from Arkansas’ share of the $50 billion fund established by the sweeping tax and spending bill passed by Congress last year.

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University of Arkansas to get $1.95 million in federal money for biomedical research programFAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas has announced it will receive $1.95 million over the next five years from the National Institutes of Health to help provide hands-on biomedical research experience for students across the state.

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Faulkner County restaurant inspections: ceiling water dripping onto clean dishes; blenders not cleaned all dayThe following restaurants in Faulkner County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past two weeks.

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Pulaski County restaurant inspections: crawling insects by the sink; squid balls, eggs stored at unsafe temperaturesThe following restaurants in Pulaski County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past week.

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Arkansas families on waitlist for Medicaid-funded in-home aid call for special legislative sessionJust one day after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a "framework" to provide help for the families of nearly 2,500 disabled Arkansans waitlisted for critical in-home services, families on Wednesday held a news conference at the state Capitol to reiterate their demands for legislative action.

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Sanders promises more help for families of disabled Arkansans stuck on state’s CES waitlistThe families of almost 2,500 disabled Arkansans who have long waited for Medicaid to pay for in-home care should begin to gain access to some services by January, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Tuesday.

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Federal judges hear abortion pill caseA panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several ongoing efforts to restrict abortion access four years after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to decide the issue.

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Arkansas’ rural health grant recipients announcedGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday announced almost $150 million in grants from Arkansas' share of funding from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program.

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For Others nonprofit donates $1 million to 10:33 Initiative, Sanders announcesAn initiative aimed at helping Arkansans in crisis connect with service providers best suited to address their needs received $1 million from the nonprofit For Others, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday.

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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News SourceSen. Rand Paul is a medical doctor, an ophthalmologist, but he has an unhealthy obsession with Dr. Anthony Fauci. He now has rigged a ridiculous contempt of Congress charge against Fauci, who was the ubiquitous calming voice of reason during the horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Arkansans deserve answers from our members of CongressOver the past year, actions on the part of the president and his administration run the gambit from unconstitutional to illegal (as determined in courts) to just inexplicable. If the press were to ask Congressman French Hill or Sen. Tom Cotton if they supported or opposed these actions, I believe they would hide in the men's room to avoid answering the…

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Vermont healthcare reform bill vetoedGov. Phil Scott has vetoed S.190, a healthcare bill designed to fast-track premium savings for two groups of insurance customers: public school employees and people buying plans on Vermont's Affordable Care Act marketplace.

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