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Arkansas Senate passes bill to end affirmative action, bill headed to House
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Senate passed a bill aimed at ending affirmative action programs in state and local government.
Arkansas bill aims to end affirmative action
The state senate approved Senate Bill Three (SB3), a proposal that removes racial preference policies from state government.
Arkansas NAACP branches unite against school ICE threats, affirmative action withdrawal
The Central Arkansas NAACP Branches have come together to speak out against the threats of ICE raids directed towards schools, and the withdrawal of affirmative
Arkansas bill to eliminate affirmative action passes the State Senate
Sen. Dan Sullivan's (R-Jonesboro) bill to end affirmative action across Arkansas passed the Senate Wednesday, Jan. 29, after over an hour of debate. Senate Bill 3 (SB3) will now be transmitted to the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Arkansas Senate OKs bill aimed at ending affirmative action programs
The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at eliminating affirmative action programs in state and local government in Arkansas. The Senate voted 24-7 to send Senate Bill 3 by state Sen. Dan Sullivan,
Senate committee passes bill to end affirmative action under guise of prohibiting discrimination
Sen. Dan Sullivan provided little information and didn't seem to understand his bill, while all but one person spoke against it. A Senate committee passed it anyway.
The Death of Affirmative Action in Arkansas One Step Closer
The Arkansas State Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would ban state-supported affirmative action programs.
Bill to ban affirmative action passes Arkansas Senate committee
The bill strikes terms such as “equity,” “civil rights,” “minority,” and “diversity” from Arkansas law and repeals sections creating scholarships, support services, and retention programs for minorities.
Anti-affirmative action, tort reform bills move forward in legislature
Arkansas legislators spent a second day advancing two controversial bills that stirred debate on the House and Senate floors on Wednesday (Jan. 29). In the Arkansas Senate, SB 3
Arkansas bill pushes to end affirmative action
A bill to end affirmative action in Arkansas is getting closer to becoming law. Adam Pearson: "If supporting the vulnerable or the weak makes you 'woke', put the handcuffs on me and take me to jail because I am guilty" Not hearing back on job applications?
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Senate passes bill to end affirmative action as pleas from Black colleagues fall on deaf ears
The lived experiences of Black senators were not enough to overcome the dishonesty and ignorance of the bill's sponsor.
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The Arkansas Newswrap: Affirmative Action, Refugee Resettlement, and Hog Farms
In this week’s episode of The Arkansas Newswrap, hosts Daniel Breen and Brandon Tabor discuss several significant stories impacting the state.