Arkansas Abortion

A longtime philosophy professor is challenging the Republican incumbent to represent Arkansas House District 54, which includes parts of Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Saline, and Yell counties

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that an abortion rights group failed to satisfy statutory requirements.

On Tuesday, justices ruled two other ballot question groups could intervene in the lawsuit seeking to put abortion on the November ballot.

Thurston and the ballot question committee will each file briefs with the state Supreme Court this week and next week.

Arkansans For Limited Government only collected 87,675 signatures, but they may still be allowed a cure period to collect more.

In an expedited lawsuit, the state Supreme Court ordered the Secretary of State to resume counting signatures for a proposed amendment to legalize abortion in Arkansas.

Josie Lenora from Little Rock Public Radio joins Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore to get us up to speed on the status of the Arkansas Abortion Amendment.

The more than 101,000 signatures the group collected were thrown out on a technicality by the Arkansas Secretary of State.

Proposed constitutional amendments regarding casinos and marijuana are expected to make it onto the November ballot, along with an amendment to legalize abortion in Arkansas.

United States District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. on Friday dismissed a multi-state challenge to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022.