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POLITICS: Jiles responds to Sanders’ call for his resignation from corrections board + more

Arkansas Board of Corrections member Alonza Jiles on Thursday denied allegations that he helped to cover up physical and sexual abuse at a treatment center decades ago, calling them "baseless."
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Friday, March 1, 2024

Jiles says Sanders’ call for his resignation from corrections board ‘another attack on Amendment 33’

Arkansas Board of Corrections member Alonza Jiles on Thursday denied allegations that he helped to cover up physical and sexual abuse at a treatment center decades ago, calling them “baseless.”
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Arkansas’ congressional delegates find optimism in ongoing spending saga

WASHINGTON -- It would be hard to blame U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., for being pessimistic about the current point of Congress' appropriations process.
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Sanders, Arkansas officials will travel to South Korea, Japan for latest trade mission

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other state officials will travel to South Korea and Japan on her second overseas trade mission, starting Wednesday through March 14, the governor announced Thursday.
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Sens. Boozman, Welch lead push on Medicare reimbursement cut

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., wants Congress to address a reduction in Medicare payments for physicians, warning about a trend of cuts jeopardizing health care access and services.
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Attorney general signs off again on ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment to expand medical marijuana access

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin signed off again on ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment to expand access to medical marijuana.
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