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The suit says Arkansas' ban on gender-neutral driver's licenses and state IDs causes harm and was rolled out improperly.

Sanders signed an executive order to speak out against President Joe Biden's recent Title IX expansions.

A new lawsuit is challenging the State of Arkansas’ policy shift away from gender-neutral driver’s licenses.

Federal appeals court in St. Louis reviews Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming care for minors, focusing on parental rights and state laws.

A federal judge has struck down Arkansas' 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth calling it unconstitutional and saying the state's experts were motivated by ideology, not science.

Several Arkansas libraries and library associations are suing Crawford County officials and state prosecuting attorneys in an effort to overturn Act 372. In recent efforts, the LEARNS act has been opposed by CAPES group and a plaintiff in the Arkansas Supreme Court

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The nation's first trial over a state's ban on gender-confirming care for children begins in Arkansas this week, the latest fight over restrictions on transgender youth championed by Republican leaders and widely condemned by medical experts.

The 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday (Aug. 25) upheld a preliminary injunction against an Arkansas law that bans gender transition procedures for those under age 18. Plaintiffs say the law, Act 626, violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause.

The Craighead County-Jonesboro Public Library Board is expected to discuss and finalize how to move forward with selecting a new library director. David Eckert currently fills the role, in which he has held for just under 10 years. On November 11, Eckert submitted his resignation from the library, which is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022.

Craighead County-Jonesboro Library Director David Eckert is resigning to take a position at another library. Eckert has served as the library's director since 2013.