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Tess Vrbin / Arkansas Advocate
ReporterTess Vrbin is a reporter for the nonprofit news organization Arkansas Advocate. She previously worked for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette where she reported on low-income housing and tenants' rights, and won awards for her coverage of 2021 flooding and tornado damage in rural Arkansas. She previously covered local government for The Commercial Dispatch in Mississippi and state government for the Columbia Daily Tribune in Missouri. A Midwesterner by birth, she graduated from the University of Missouri's journalism school in 2019.
Arkansas Advocate is part of States Newsroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and a coalition of donors and readers. The Advocate retains full editorial independence.
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Supporters say the library receives too much tax money; director says tax must stay in place for the library to remain operational.
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Attorney Jen Standerfer said she collected signatures for proposed ballot measures only if supporters approached her; police did not file charges.
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Opponents of abortion access have been leading a “Decline to Sign” campaign encouraging voters not to sign petitions for the amendment
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A Game and Fish Commission appropriation was the only bill not approved by the legislature.
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There are crypto mines in DeWitt and in the Bono community near Greenbrier, and an out-of-state entity has attempted to start a crypto mine near Harrison.
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Arkansas’ 2024 fiscal session is now expected to end May 2 or possibly the following week, House Speaker Matthew Shepherd said Thursday.
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Democratic lawmakers said their qualms about reducing ACHI’s funding existed alongside their support for increasing midwifery services in Arkansas.
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An Arkansas Senate committee unanimously approved two bills Thursday that would regulate cryptocurrency mining operations, and the committee will reconvene Tuesday to hear more public comment on the policies.
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Lawmakers are expected to release the results of Arkansas Legislative Audit’s investigation into the controversial purchase of a $19,000 lectern last year by Sanders’ office.
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Management companies sometimes deflect responsibility for the needs of older tenants with health problems, housing experts say.