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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

AR: Criminal Justice

The Sentencing Project report reveals more than 3,000 Latinos who are American citizens are disenfranchised from voting in Arkansas due to a felony conviction. (Rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock)
Report: More than 81,000 Arkansans Can't Vote Due to Felony Convictions

Early voting is underway in Arkansas, but thousands of people here will not be able to vote in the midterms due to a past felony conviction. …

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All of Arkansas' executive officers, including Secretary of State and Attorney General, are up for re-election this year. (Adobe Stock)
AR Groups Compile Primary Voter Guide on Judicial Races

Early voting is underway in Arkansas through May 24. Central Arkansas community organizations have put together a nonpartisan voter guide for Pulaski …

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The Sentencing Project report found that, despite the number of young people arrested declining over the last 10 years, the number of referred youths who were detained increased slightly. (Adobe Stock)
Report: Officials Severely Undercount Number of Incarcerated Kids

Although youth incarceration rates in the U.S. are on the decline, a report from The Sentencing Project reveals the number of young people being …

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As the federal eviction moratorium ended this month, organizations including Arkansans for Stronger Communities have written to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, calling for the state to do a better job at getting the $173 million it received from the federal government in rental assistance to communities in need. (Adobe Stock)
Federal Lawsuit Challenges AR 'Failure to Vacate' Statute Against Renters

MALVERN, Ark. -- Arkansas is the only state in the country with what's known as a "failure to vacate" statute, which criminalizes the failure to pay …

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A new Gallup survey shows more than 60% of Americans say they know
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by …

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Juvenile court officials say school closures as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have contributed to a nationwide drop in youth arrests and detention. (Adobe Stock)
Virus-Related School Closures Linked to Drop in Youth Arrests

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arrests of young people are down across the country, and a new analysis by the Annie E. Casey Foundation suggests the …

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Arkansas was the latest state to experience ICE raids in recent months, with Tennessee and Ohio seeing similar raids and detainment of people suspecting of having illegal status. (Twenty20)
Arkansas Factory Raid Disrupts Communities, Immigrant Advocates Say

ALMA, Ark. – Several families in Arkansas this week are living without loved who face charges of immigration violations after a raid in a …

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After 1978, the number of women in prison nationwide increased at about twice the rate of men. (ImageSource/GettyImages)
Gender Gap Widens as Arkansas Reduces Prison Populations

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Prison populations are dropping in most states, but a new study finds the number of incarcerated women isn't falling as …

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Advocates say children with a parent in jail can lose touch with them when they only get to visit with them monthly or less often. (Wikimedia Commons)
Advocates Seek Help, Support for AR Children of Jailed Parents

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A group of children's advocates has begun talking with legislators to find ways to keep Arkansas families together when a …

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Many people in Arkansas jails and prisons have mental-health issues, and state officials have created a program to divert more of them to treatment instead of incarceration. (Getty Images)
Ark. OKs Program to Divert People with Mental Illnesses from Jail

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - As many as 5,000 people in Arkansas jails and prisons may have mental-health issues, studies show, and state officials are taking …

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Groups that oppose the death penalty are critical of Arkansas' plan to execute eight prisoners in 11 days in April. (Wikimedia)
Death-Penalty Opponents Criticize Arkansas Execution Plans

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Despite a decline in states' use of the death penalty in recent years, Arkansas officials are planning an unprecedented string of …

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Nearly 70 police officers died in the line of duty so far this year, but none in Arkansas. (fihsmv.gov)
No Officer Deaths in Arkansas for 2016

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The recent ambush attack that killed five Dallas police officers contributed to a spike in deaths of those across the country …

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