AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas’ state and presidential primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will compete for votes in Arkansas on Tuesday but not against each other. At least not yet.
Political news from state Arkansas
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Super Tuesday’s presidential nominating contests
WASHINGTON (AP) — With contests in 16 states and American Samoa, the Super Tuesday primaries next week will be the largest day of voting of the year outside of the November election. Just how “super” it is may be a matter of perspective.
Louisiana moves closer to final passage of tough-on-crime bills that could overhaul justice system
Louisiana, a state grappling with one of the highest rates of incarceration and violent crime in the country, is on the cusp of overhauling parts of its criminal justice system as the state's GOP-dominated legislature barrels ahead with a package of bills — ranging from expanding death row execution methods, charging 17-year-olds as adults and eliminating the opportunity of parole for most jailed in the future.
Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care to go into effect, removing a temporary injunction a judge issued last year.
Family Dollar Stores agrees to pay $41.6M for rodent-infested warehouse in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other items under “insanitary” conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal prosecutors said.
Pregnant women can’t get divorced in Missouri
Democrats in Missouri are attempting to overturn a decades-old law that bans women from getting divorced while they are pregnant.
Mouse-infested warehouse lands Family Dollar Stores with record $41M fine
Family Dollar Stores was this week ordered to pay $41.6 million for using a rodent-infested warehouse to distribute food, cosmetics and medical devices to more than 400 stores across the South.
CPAC poll reveals who Republicans want as Trump’s running mate
As this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference drew to a close on Saturday, a straw poll of attendees revealed who they would like to see join Donald Trump on the Republican Party presidential ticket.