Religious Exemptions Grow as COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Rise September 23, 2021 By Colleen Long and Andrew DeMillo An estimated 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out of the required...
Inmates at Arkansas Jail Unaware They Were Given Anti-Parasite Drug to Treat COVID-19 September 3, 2021 By Andrew DeMillo inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail said they weren’t told a medication they were given to treat COVID-19 was actually...
Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill to Refund Businesses’ Coronavirus Fines March 24, 2021 By Andrew DeMillo Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has vetoed legislation requiring the state to refund fines imposed on businesses violating coronavirus safety rules,...
Arkansas AG Sues Walgreens over Opioid Crisis March 17, 2021 By Andrew DeMillo Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on March 15 sued Walgreens, accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the opioid crisis in...
Arkansas Judge Dismisses Bars’ Virus Curfew Challenge January 27, 2021 By Andrew DeMillo An Arkansas judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the early closing time for bars and some restaurants that was temporarily...
Arkansas Sees Near-Record Increase in COVID-19 Deaths August 27, 2020 By Andrew DeMillo Arkansas on Wednesday reported its second-highest one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths so far and 649 new confirmed cases of the...
Arkansas Governor Rejects Panel’s Call to Close Bars to Prevent Virus Spread August 27, 2020 By Andrew DeMillo Gov. Asa Hutchinson has rejected a White House task force’s recommendation that Arkansas close bars and implement other restrictions, despite...
Arkansas Music Festival Cited for Violations of Virus Safety Rules July 29, 2020 By Andrew DeMillo An Arkansas music festival that attracted thousands of people last weekend was cited by the state for violating coronavirus safety...
Arkansas Bar Linked to Virus Cases Forced to Close July 8, 2020 By Andrew DeMillo Arkansas health officials have shut down a Little Rock bar after tracing it to a cluster of coronavirus cases and...
Arkansas Cities OK’d to Mandate Masks to Stem Virus Spread July 7, 2020 By Andrew DeMillo Arkansas’ governor on July 3 signed an order allowing cities to enact measures requiring masks in public to prevent the...