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The emblem of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is shown on a podium in Vail, Colorado, Feb. 16, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Lawsuit filed by 17 states against abortion accommodations in the workplace can proceed

A lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions may proceed, a federal appeals court ruled.
 
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Cody Hiland speaks at a news conference at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday, December 20, 2024. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed Hiland to a vacant seat on the court, effective Jan. 1. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)

Arkansas governor appoints 2 justices to Supreme Court, and new secretary of state

 
FILE - Boxes containing signatures supporting a proposed ballot measure to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban are delivered to a room in the state Capitol, July 5, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Justice who opposed blocking an Arkansas abortion referendum will lead the state Supreme Court

 
FILE - Boxes containing signatures supporting a proposed ballot measure to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban are delivered to a room in the state Capitol, July 5, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Arkansas chief justice election won’t change conservative tilt of court, but will make history

 
FILE - Arkansas Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, speaks at the state Capitol, April 10, 2013, in Little Rock, Ark. Elliott, a former Arkansas state legislator who ran for Congress twice, has undergone surgery after experiencing a stroke, her family said Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Former Arkansas legislator Joyce Elliott experiences stroke, undergoes surgery, her family says

 

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Arkansas governor unveils $102 million plan to update state employee pay plan

 

AP Race Call: Republican Bruce Westerman wins reelection to U.S. House in Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District

 

Arkansas groups not asking US Supreme Court to review ruling limiting scope of Voting Rights Act

 

Federal prosecutor in Arkansas stepped down while being investigated, report says

 

Arkansas panel bans electronic signatures on voter registration forms

 
FILE - Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., listens to a voice vote on the adoption of the rules during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18, 2016. Months after batting down speculation he was considering retirement, Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack is running for reelection against a state lawmaker who is trying to portray him as not conservative enough for the northwest Arkansas district. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

US Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas fends off challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary

 
Arkansas State Sen. Clint Penzo speaks at a legislative hearing at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Penzo is challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Womack in the Republican primary for the third congressional district in Arkansas. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)

Republican Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas faces challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary

 

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas’ state and presidential primaries

 

Arkansas governor nominates new corrections head after fight over prison authority

 

Group sues Arkansas attorney general for not approving government records ballot measure

 

Arkansas judge tosses attorney general’s lawsuit against state Board of Corrections

 

Group resubmits proposal to use paper ballots in Arkansas elections

 

Judge threatens to dismiss lawsuit from Arkansas attorney general in prisons dispute

 
FILE - State Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, presides over a Senate committee at the state Capitol on March 14, 2018, in Little Rock, Ark. Rapert, a former Arkansas lawmaker who has proposed suspending funding to libraries suing the state over restrictions on materials was confirmed by the Senate Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 to a spot on the state library board. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel, File)

Arkansas Republican who wanted to suspend funds to libraries suing state confirmed to library board

 
FILE - Arkansas lawmakers gather in the House of Representatives chamber at the state Capitol, Jan. 9, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. Progressive advocacy groups in Arkansas on Monday, Dec. 11, asked a full federal appeals court to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling that private groups can't sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Groups want full federal appeals court to revisit ruling limiting scope of the Voting Rights Act

 
FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs into law an education overhaul bill, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, upheld the procedural vote that allowed Huckabee Sanders' education overhaul to take effect immediately, rejecting a judge's ruling that threw into question the way state laws have been fast-tracked into enforcement over the years. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds procedural vote on governor’s education overhaul

 

Arkansas AG sets ballot language for proposal to drop sales tax on diapers, menstrual products

 
Materials for teens and parents on pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections provided by Teen Health Mississippi are displayed Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. Many states are shifting their approach to sex education in K-12 schools with stricter regulations on when and what students learn about their bodies. It's a move that has further complicated and polarized sex education. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools

 
FILE - Jay Martin talks to reporters at the Arkansas state Capitol, Feb. 22, 2022, in Little Rock, Ark. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, Martin, a former Arkansas legislator who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination last year, announced that he is running for chief justice of the state Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Former Arkansas state Rep. Jay Martin announces bid for Supreme Court chief justice

 

Arkansas Board of Education returns Pine Bluff School District to local control

 

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposes carve-out of Arkansas public records law during tax cut session

 

Arkansas governor appoints Finance and Administration Secretary Larry Walther to state treasurer

 
Maj. Albin Narvaez stands near a series of outdoor recreation cages used for prisoners who are in administrative segregation at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center, Thursday, July 13, 2023, in Fulton, Mo. Narvaez, who is chief of custody at the prison, said applications for correctional officers have increased since the state implemented a pay raise this spring. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Mounting job vacancies push state and local governments into a wage war for workers

 
FILE - Arkansas Rep. Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, speaks at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., July 22, 2013. Lowery's office said the former state lawmaker died Wednesday morning at a Little Rock hospital from complications from his stroke. He was 66. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Mark Lowery, Arkansas treasurer and former legislator who sponsored voter ID law, has died at age 66

 

Arkansas governor names former lawmaker to state Board of Education

 
Cody Hiland speaks at the old state Supreme Court chamber at the Arkansas Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, July 3, 2023, after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, right, announced his appointment to the Supreme Court. Hiland will fill the vacancy of Justice Robin Wynne, who died in June. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)

Arkansas governor names state GOP chairman, former federal prosecutor to Supreme Court seat

 
FILE- North Dakota House Majority Leader Rep. Chet Pollert, R-Carrington, second from left, gestures toward House Speaker Rep. Kim Koppelman, R-West Fargo, far right, prior to the start of the floor session and votes on whether to override three vetoes by Gov. Doug Burgum, which includes a bill restricting transgender girls from participating in public elementary and secondary school sports, Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. U.S. states with laws restricting what bathrooms transgender kids can use in public schools are wrestling with how those laws will be enforced. At least 10 states have enacted such laws and transgender, nonbinary and gender-noncomforming people expect states to rely on what they call vigilante enforcement by private individuals. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File0

In some states with laws on transgender bathrooms, officials may not know how they will be enforced

 
This undated image provided by Jason Musgrave shows Dr. John Forsyth. Dr. John Forsyth, a missing emergency room doctor from Missouri was found dead in Arkansas from an apparent gunshot wound, authorities confirmed Wednesday, May 31, 2023 but they're still investigating what happened in the week since he was last seen. (Jason Musgrave via AP)

What to know about the case of the missing Missouri ER doctor found dead in Arkansas

 
FILE - Supporters and opponents of a GOP-backed measure that would make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution packed the statehouse rotunda Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio ahead of the Ohio House's vote. Ohio has joined a growing number of Republican-led states moving to restrict citizens’ ability to bypass lawmakers through ballot initiatives. A resolution passed last week will ask Ohio voters in August to boost the threshold for passing constitutional amendments to 60% instead of a simple majority. (AP Photo/Samantha Hendrickson, File)

GOP state lawmakers try to restrict ballot initiatives, partly to thwart abortion protections

 

Arkansas weighs 3% pay bump for top elected officials, none for lawmakers

 
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