Sonny Albarado
Editor-in-Chief at Arkansas Advocate
Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Advocate First Amendment defender. SPJ Foundation Secretary. Senior Fellow, USC Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship.
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1 week ago |
arkansasadvocate.com | Antoinette Grajeda |Tess Vrbin |Ainsley Platt |Sonny Albarado
With one major exception, Arkansas lawmakers gave Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders almost everything she asked for in the 95th General Assembly, and even then it wasn’t a total loss. The Legislature’s Republican supermajority passed bills addressing Sanders’ priorities: maternal health, a higher-education overhaul, concerns about the effects of social media platforms on children and restrictions on the influence of China in Arkansas.
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1 week ago |
arkansasadvocate.com | Ainsley Platt |Sonny Albarado |Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas Republicans celebrated the end of the legislative session Wednesday, touting policy victories on issues such as education, maternal health, youth technology use and cutting taxes. At an afternoon press conference, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders praised the leaders of each chamber for managing “personalities” within their conferences.
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2 weeks ago |
arkansasadvocate.com | Sonny Albarado |Arkansas Advocate
The Arkansas House approved a bill Wednesday night establishing harsher penalties for undocumented migrants who commit violent felonies in the state. Senate Bill 426, known as the Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act, also mandates Arkansas law enforcement agencies participate in a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that deputizes them to help ICE apprehend and deport undocumented migrants held in local jails and state prisons.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Sonny Albarado
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (right) talks with state Rep. Frances Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, after Sanders announced the introduction of an immigration bill sponsored by Cavanaugh and Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs. (Photo by Sonny Albarado/Arkansas Advocate)The Arkansas House approved a bill Wednesday night establishing harsher penalties for undocumented migrants who commit violent felonies in the state.
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2 weeks ago |
arktimes.com | Sonny Albarado
A House panel unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that should delight two groups who’ve battled for years over what constitutes a public meeting for governing bodies. The House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee recommended passage of Senate Bill 227 by Sen. Clarke Tucker, a Democrat from Little Rock. The legislation next moves to the House floor, its last stop before the governor’s desk.
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