Coronavirus recoveries outpace new cases in Arkansas for first time in six days; State senator introduces bill to dissolve board overseeing health insurance plans for state government and public school employees; Utilities request rate increases after February's cold snap; North Little Rock School District planning five-week summer school

Arkansas Democrat Gazette

4/19/21: State ends streak of rising daily COVID-19 cases… and more news

Federal numbers show one in five Arkansans now vaccinated against the coronavirus; State school districts pass deadline for decision on mask requirements; Medicaid appropriation bill struggles in state House; Sarah Huckabee Sanders' campaign reports millions of dollars raised; Little Rock police report second escape in week, as well as patrol-vehicle theft

4/16/21: Twenty percent of Arkansans now vaccinated against coronavirus… and more news

Arkansas' coronavirus numbers similar to last week's numbers; Walmart shifting more store employees to full-time status; University of Arkansas-Fayetteville gets comments about dropping association with former Senator Fulbright; House panel backs higher threshold to pass ballot initiatives; Two baby otters need names

4/15/21: State coronavirus numbers holding steady… and more news

Arkansas pauses administering J&J vaccine; Lottery’s total revenues in March rose by $20.1 million; Rutledge petitions Supreme Court on abortion decision; Three arrested in teen's killing

4/14/21: Arkansas pauses administering J&J vaccine… and more news

Median salary for Arkansas teachers to increase by $2K; State sees four new virus deaths; Gravette man poses 'danger', says assistant U.S. attorney; State waives death penalty in teen’s murder case

4/13/21: Median salary for Arkansas teachers to increase by $2K… and more news

Arkansas' coronavirus death toll holds steady over weekend; Thousands of Arkansans not getting second doses of vaccine; Legislature's version of state spending priorities expected this week; Fort Smith homeless shelter seeking state license for mental-health treatment program

4/12/21: State reports three days of no COVID-19 deaths… and more news

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas fall to early June levels; Pulaski County circuit judge to decide future of case against attorney general; Police report five-hour standoff along Interstate 30 near Hope; Broadway returns to Walton Arts Center

4/9/21: State's coronavirus hospitalizations reach ten-month low… and more news

State Senate backs bill on enhanced penalties for violent crimes; Bill to rewrite nursing-home staffing laws gets hearing; State reports smallest number of coronavirus patients on ventilators this year; Crystal Bridges to expand; Longtime editorial-page editor Paul Greenberg dies

4/8/21: State Senate tackles hate-crimes bill alternative… and more news

Legislature overrides governor's veto of transgender bill; State sees 163 new virus cases; Judge sides against state police; Hunter Biden addresses paternity suit

4/7/21: Legislature overrides transgender bill veto… and more news

Gov vetoes transgender bill; State reports 44 new covid cases; House passes FOIA bill; Bentonville's Whole Health Institute moves forward

4/6/21: Gov vetoes transgender bill… and more news

Arkansas coronavirus deaths fall to year-low for two consecutive days; State continues push to vaccinate homeless; UA System initiative aims to help train workers displaced by pandemic; War Memorial Stadium hosts Easter service; North Little Rock hopes for return to Argenta Plaza

4/5/21: State coronavirus deaths fall to low for year… and more news

New cases of coronavirus in Arkansas outpace recoveries; State lawmakers call proposal a class-protection bill and not hate-crimes legislation; Body left at hospital leads to homicide investigation; Simmons Bank Arena to host vaccination clinics; UALR planning return to campus life in fall

4/2/21: Active coronavirus cases tick up in state… and more news

Active cases of coronavirus in Arkansas fall below 1,700; State Senate approves legislation to block local police from enforcing federal gun laws; Bill to tax overseas wire transfers dies in state committee; Jonesboro man's death investigated as homicide; Former Razorback coach takes Texas high school job

4/1/21: State's active coronavirus cases reach ten-month low… and more news

Governor expands vaccine eligibility, lifts mask mandate; Some cities aren't ready to be unmasked; Lawmakers advance gun bill; UAMS administrator leaving role

3/31/21: Governor expands vaccine eligibility, lifts mask mandate… and more news

Governor gets health-emergency extension; Task force sides against coroner bill; Bird scooters appear in Little Rock; US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Goldman Sachs Group v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

3/30/21: Governor gets health-emergency extension… and more news

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