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Feb 12, 2020 5:19pm Evangelical urges fellows to turn away from Trump By Leslie Newell Peacock Arkansas Blog Feb 12, 2020 2:50pm Ante Yana wins Round Three of 2020 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase By Arkansas Times Staff Entertainment Feb 14, 2020 10:40am Trending 1 Ante Yana wins Round Three of 2020 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase 2 Federal appeals court affirms lower court ruling striking down Arkansas work requirement 3 Harvest House of Cannabis soft opening in Little Rock today 4 Chad Pekron resigns from the State Board of Education Advertisement FEATURED The past and future of Hall High School Lindsey Millar Outlaw nation: Professional bull riding's new rockstar is from Hamburg, Arkansas Kally Patz Netflix's "Night on Earth" is a nature doc/horror flick hybrid Sam Eifling The cost of cannabis Rebekah Hall Tusk & Trotter's "High South" cuisine is peak pork Stephanie Smittle Hot tamales and Clinton mania: an oral history of Little Rock's Doe's Eat Place Lindsey Millar Seeking sourdough Rebekah Hall 'Stop Being Scared': Five Questions with Yuni Wa Stephanie Smittle Advertisement From the Arkansas Blog Sponsored Posts UA Little Rock Receives $62,000 Donation To Create Scholarship For Real Estate Majors UA Little Rock Chancellor Drale, Oliverio, Stewart Honored For Supporting Military Student At UA Little Rock UA Little Rock UA Little Rock Announces $750,000 Grant For Bone Regeneration Technology During Sen. Boozeman’s Visit To Review Research Innovations UA Little Rock #arlegvalentines and an open line Lindsey Millar News -- 2/14/20 4:47pm State Rep. Andrew Collins (D-Little Rock) was the day's clear winner. Federal appeals court affirms lower court ruling striking down Arkansas work requirement Lindsey Millar Arkansas Blog -- 2/14/20 10:59am The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia today affirmed a lower court ruling that struck down Arkansas's controversial Medicaid work requirement. The three-judge panel called the decision by Alex Azar, secretary of the federal Health and Human Services Department, to approve the plan "arbitrary and capricious" and found it to be violation of the administrative procedure act. Chad Pekron resigns from the State Board of Education Lindsey Millar Arkansas Blog -- 2/14/20 10:16am Chad Pekron, Governor Hutchinson's most recent appointment to the Arkansas State Board of Education, announced yesterday at the conclusion of a State Board meeting that he was resigning immediately. Harvest House of Cannabis soft opening in Little Rock today Rebekah Hall Arkansas Blog -- 2/14/20 9:47am Harvest House of Cannabis is hosting its soft opening today at 900 S. Rodney Parham Road in Little Rock. The dispensary will open at 10 a.m., and it will be the first medical marijuana dispensary to begin operating in Little Rock. Juvenile lockup operator to exit Arkansas Lindsey Millar Arkansas Blog -- 2/13/20 5:31pm Youth Opportunity Investments, the Indiana-based company that has managed four Arkansas juvenile lockups since July 2019, will end its contract with the state after June 30, 2020, Amy Webb, spokeswoman for the state Department of Human Services, announced in a news release. Advertisement Game and Fish laments decline in hunting, fishing Leslie Newell Peacock Arkansas Blog -- 2/13/20 4:53pm With decline in sportsmen, license fees and taxes on gear leave agency with revenue problem. Judicial candidate back on ballot after state Supreme Court ruling Lindsey Millar Arkansas Blog -- 2/13/20 1:15pm The Arkansas Supreme Court today overturned a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge's ruling that Lawrence County District Judge Adam Weeks of Walnut Ridge was ineligible to run for circuit judge for Division Three in the Third Judicial District, which covers Randolph, Lawrence, Sharp and Jackson counties. New episode of Rock the Culture podcast: 'Wrong with your left, good with your right' Arkansas Times Staff Arkansas Blog -- 2/13/20 1:03pm In this episode, Antwan and Charles provide perspective and conversation on Kobe Bryant's cultural impact, Little Rock School District's school board elections, NFL and Jay-Z's Impact Change Initiative, and South on Main's owner Matt Bell leaving Little Rock. Waltons bring high-end cycling apparel company Rapha to Bentonville Lindsey Millar Arkansas Blog -- 2/13/20 10:29am Rapha, the high-end cycling apparel brand, is relocating from Portland, Ore., to Bentonville on March 1, the cycling website Bike Portland has reported. Tom and Steuart Walton's RZC Investments purchased the global company in 2017. The brothers are also investors in bike manufacturer Allied Cycling, which relocated from Little Rock to Rogers last year. Working hard to look good 'til we die Ali Noland Arkansas Blog -- 2/12/20 5:19pm Being pretty is not the rent we must pay to exist in the world as women, and it should not be a prerequisite for meaningful participation in our own government. More from the Arkansas Blog Advertisement Sponsored Posts UA Little Rock Receives $62,000 Donation To Create Scholarship For Real Estate Majors UA Little Rock Chancellor Drale, Oliverio, Stewart Honored For Supporting Military Student At UA Little Rock UA Little Rock UA Little Rock Announces $750,000 Grant For Bone Regeneration Technology During Sen. Boozeman’s Visit To Review Research Innovations UA Little Rock The To-Do List Proof that anybody who says there's nothing to do in Central Arkansas is either lying or not paying attention. What to do this week More info "Inside and Out: Figurative Drawings by Robert Bean, Jeremy Couch and Logan Hunter" Leslie Newell Peacock An exhibit in the Underground Library at the Libraries at Gallery Square celebrates the human form. Feb 15, 2020 8:00am to 5:00pm CALS Roberts Library More info "Celebrating Death: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana by Eric Adjetey Anang" Leslie Newell Peacock A third-generation carpenter creates fantasy coffins taking the form of, for example, a wingtip shoe or a crab. Feb 15, 2020 9:00am to 5:00pm UA Little Rock Windgate Center for Art + Design More info "A Walk in the Woods" Leslie Newell Peacock An exhibition of works inspired by the forest. Feb 15, 2020 8:00am to 5:00pm Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art From Rock Candy Ante Yana wins Round Three of 2020 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase Arkansas Times Staff Entertainment -- 2/14/20 10:40am With staccato spoken word, mean-as-hell bass riffs and punctuating saxophone, Ante Yana took top honors last night at the 2020 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase. Look for them, as well as Won Run and Tiny Towns, at the Rev Room for the showcase finals on Saturday, March 14. Slideshow: Breaking Benjamin at Simmons Bank Arena Brian Chilson Rock Candy -- 2/13/20 11:16am Arkansas Times staff photographer Brian Chilson was on the floor to catch some of Breaking Benjamin's set Wednesday night. Five Arkansas properties, district added to historic register: Correction Leslie Newell Peacock Rock Candy -- 2/12/20 4:30pm Arkansas's source for breaking news and analysis, with coverage of politics, Little Rock, dining, entertainment, medical marijuana, art, health care,... 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