Griffin Coop

Little Rock

Editor at Arkansas Times

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Questions abound on Sanders’ veto of bill to give schools more leeway to remove violent kids

1 day ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop |Benjamin Hardy

Gov. Sarah Sanders vetoed a bill Tuesday that aimed to give schools the ability to remove violently disruptive students from the classroom and send them to new behavioral health programs to be established by the state Department of Education and Department of Human Services, or DHS.
Congressmen ask Trump to reconsider after disaster relief was denied

2 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Arkansas’s congressional delegation has joined Gov. Sarah Sanders in asking President Donald Trump to send some federal cash in our direction to help the state recover from a series of severe storms. Arkansas’s two Republican senators and four Republican representatives sent a letter to Trump yesterday, asking the president to reconsider after he denied Sanders’ request for a major disaster declaration after a double shot of fatal storms last month.
PCSSD hires Lonoke Superintendent Jeff Senn to lead district

2 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

The head of the Lonoke School District will be the next superintendent of the Pulaski County Special School District after the board gave its unanimous approval to the hire yesterday. Jeff Senn, a former principal at Maumelle High School and North Pulaski High School, will be the head of the Pulaski County Special School District beginning on July 1. Senn received a three-year contract and will earn an annual salary of $274,500, according to a district press release.
After 20 years, the Real ID deadline is finally coming next month

2 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Once just a niggling concern to be dealt with in the distant future, the long-dreaded Real ID requirement is finally upon us. Planning to board a flight or visit a federal building (or a nuclear facility) soon? Beginning May 7, you’ll need a Real ID to do it. After the first week of May, a regular driver’s license won’t be sufficient ID to board a commercial flight for anyone 18 or older. Adult flyers will need a Real ID, passport or other type of acceptable identification.
Sanders says Arkansas in 'dire need of federal assistance,' but Trump says no

3 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Gov. Sarah Sanders said Arkansas is in “dire need of federal assistance” in an appeal letter last week after the federal government denied help after last month’s damaging storms. Fourteen tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on March 14 and 15, leaving three dead and dozens injured. The next week, Sanders asked President Donald Trump for a major disaster declaration, the first step in securing federal funds and other help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Working out with ‘Sabrina Barre-penter’ at Zenstudio Fitness

3 days ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

On Sunday night, I laid in bed with two bags of frozen edamame resting on my hips, hoping some cold therapy and a little ibuprofen might help me get out of bed in the morning. The pain lingered from a Friday class called “Sabrina Barre-penter,” which I’d signed up for despite knowing little about barre classes or Sabrina Carpenter. I took a barre-adjacent class last year, but I came away thinking it had more in common with aerobics than traditional barre.
'Sucker punched': Republican sponsor says marijuana veto was a surprise

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Gov. Sarah Sanders’ veto of a medical marijuana bill late Wednesday came as a shock to the bill’s lead sponsor, Republican Aaron Pilkington of Knoxville. “I feel like I was totally sucker punched,” Pilkington said this morning. “The whole time I was running it, I never heard there was any opposition from the governor’s office. I would have gladly worked with them to address any concerns.” House Bill 1889 passed each chamber by a razor-thin margin this month.
Governor vetoes bill allowing drive-thru windows for medical marijuana dispensaries

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Gov. Sarah Sanders vetoed a bill Wednesday evening that would have allowed for drive-thru windows at medical marijuana dispensaries. Sanders said she was rejecting the bill because it would have “expanded access to usable marijuana.”House Bill 1889 squeaked through both legislative chambers this month by the narrowest of margins, passing the 100-member House with just 51 votes and the Senate with 19 votes, one more than the minimum. Republicans and Democrats supported the bill in each chamber.
Arkansas lawmakers approve bathroom bill

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

The Arkansas House gave its approval today to a bill that would allow an Arkansas resident to sue the state or a local government for monetary damages if they encounter someone of the opposite sex in certain multi-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms or sleeping quarters. The bill has already cleared the state Senate and will now head to the desk of Gov. Sarah Sanders. The bill passed the House 60-22, with a number of Republicans joining Democrats in voting against the measure.
LR homicides up through first three months of 2025

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Homicides were up in Little Rock through the first three months of the year, but the city’s run of killings has cooled off after a violent start to the year. Little Rock saw 18 homicides in the year’s first quarter, an increase from 10 during the first three months of 2024. The capital city had nine homicides in January and seven in February, according to city police spokesman Mark Edwards.

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