Thurston cites law requiring affidavit identifying paid canvassers by name; ballot question committee calls rejection “ridiculous” attempt to “silence” supporters This story was updated July 10, 2024, at 6:15 p.m. with details about past rejected ballot measures and comments from anti-abortion groups.
On Friday, July 5, radical leftists submitted signatures to put abortion on demand on the ballot in November. The Arkansas Abortion Amendment would enshrine the legalization of abortion into the Arkansas Constitution. For decades, pro-life legislators have passed common-sense abortion laws to protect mothers and the lives of the unborn. This radical amendment repeals all the pro-life laws in Arkansas and would allow abortions to be performed during all nine months of pregnancy. For example, Arkansas currently prohibits aborting an unborn child because of their sex or if the child may have Downs Syndrome, this amendment would repeal these laws. The Arkansas Republican Senate Caucus stands firmly against the Arkansas Abortion Amendment and if they make the ballot, we will work to defeat it in November.
Today Arkansans received great news that the Arkansas Abortion Amendment will not be on the ballot in November, along with the failed attempt of the Education Rights Amendment. Arkansas will remain the most pro-life state in the nation and will continue leading the way when it comes to protecting our mothers and the lives of the unborn. However, we must be more vigilant than ever to make sure the extreme agenda of the woke left that seeks to kill babies up to birth never succeeds. But for now, let us celebrate knowing that our mothers and unborn children in Arkansas will continue to be protected for the foreseeable future.
On Friday, July 5, 2024, Arkansans for Limited Government (AFLG) submitted 101,525 signatures from registered voters in support of the Arkansas Abortion Amendment. The amendment “would not allow government entities to “prohibit, penalize, delay or restrict abortion services within 18 weeks of fertilization.” The proposal would also permit abortion services in cases of rape, incest, a fatal fetal anomaly or to “protect the pregnant female’s life or physical health,” and it would nullify any of the state’s existing “provisions of the Constitution, statutes and common law” that conflict with it. Abortion has been illegal in Arkansas, except to save the pregnant person’s life, since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
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News Editor - Stone County Leader Signatures on petitions for the two Freedom of Information ballot initiatives fell short of the totals required for ballot access this November. Measures seeking ballot access face high hurdles, and we agree that the process should be challenging enough to assure that issues have widespread support.
Monday, July 1, 2024 10:22 a.m. – Advised a 4-door white Dodge Dually flatbed was driving down the center of the road and weaving in and out of his lane; westbound on Hwy 67 passing Datto curve and heading to Reyno. Caller in white Ford F-150. Contacted RANS Tuesday, July 2, 2024 1:08 p.m. – Female advised a black male approached her in Dollar General and started talking to her. At the end of the conversation, he told her he knew her tag number. She advised she was the second or third young female with young kids that he approached. He had told her that he was from Paragould but recently moved to Corning. She advised he had a white female with him, and they are driving a white Ford Ranger. She wanted PD to be aware and keep an eye out for him.
As July rolls around, so does National Parks and Recreation Month, a time to recognize the importance of parks and recreation in establishing and maintaining the well-being of communities. We invite you to celebrate this month by visiting one of Arkansas’s 52 state parks.
The Arkansas Agriculture Department has completed a series of public hearings on updates to the statewide water plan, which hasn’t been modified in 10 years. For the first time, the water plan developed this year will include ways to prepare for floods and to mitigate as much damage as possible caused by flooding.
A plan has been released and it is catching a lot of attention. It’s been in the works for years and they named it Project 2025 -- which sounds more like an end-of-world zombie apocalypse movie.