ProPublica: When Falling Behind on Rent Leads to Jail Time. “Evictions in Arkansas can snowball from criminal charges to arrests to jail time because of a 119-year-old law that mostly impacts female, Black and low-income renters. Even prosecutors have called it unconstitutional.”
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University of Arkansas Little Rock: UA Little Rock’s Sequoyah National Research Center creates website visualizing American Indian removal through Arkansas
University of Arkansas Little Rock: UA Little Rock’s Sequoyah National Research Center creates website visualizing American Indian removal through Arkansas. “The center has completed a two-year research project, ‘Journey of Survival: Indian Removal Through Arkansas,’ that includes a website and interactive touchscreen table that visually maps the journey of American Indians who journeyed through Arkansas after the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The project was funded by a grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council.”
RawStory: GOP county chair in Arkansas dies from COVID-19 – his committee hosted a maskless gathering last month
RawStory: GOP county chair in Arkansas dies from COVID-19 – his committee hosted a maskless gathering last month. “Steven Farmer’s GOP committee hosted a social gathering with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), who just recovered from COVID-19, in mid-September. The Reagan Day event was photographed extensively, and it showed very few masks being worn and no social distancing.”
THV11: Over 3,600 COVID-19 cases reported in Arkansas public schools
THV11: Over 3,600 COVID-19 cases reported in Arkansas public schools. “Reports show that the highest number of COVID-19 cases in public schools come from Springdale and Fort Smith School Districts in northwest Arkansas. Fort Smith leads with 151 cases, followed by Springdale with 135. The Little Rock School District comes in third with only 92 cases. The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville also reported an extremely high total of cases with 1,786, which is over half of the state’s total COVID-19 cases in colleges and universities.”
KUAR: States Adds Over 500 New COVID-19 Cases, New Data On Coronavirus Cases And School Districts Released
KUAR: States Adds Over 500 New COVID-19 Cases, New Data On Coronavirus Cases And School Districts Released. “Arkansas added over 500 new coronavirus cases Thursday as the start date for schools is set for Monday, fewer than five days away. The state saw 549 new cases, bringing the state’s total to 54,765. Of those total cases, 5,666 are considered active according to the state Department of Health.”
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: Screening Tool Helps COVID-19 Patients Isolate
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: Screening Tool Helps COVID-19 Patients Isolate. “The Office of Population Health at UAMS created a screening tool that would help identify people who may not have a safe place to isolate once testing positive for COVID-19. Kristie Hadden, Ph.D., is director of population health, an office created to address the needs of vulnerable groups. In the early days of the pandemic, one of the directors in the homeless shelter network approached Hadden’s office for assistance in identifying and helping COVID-19 positive individuals who were unable to quarantine.”
Mother Jones: Arkansas Told Corrections Officers to Keep Working Even If They’re Infected With COVID-19
Mother Jones: Arkansas Told Corrections Officers to Keep Working Even If They’re Infected With COVID-19. “The Arkansas Department of Corrections, facing a lawsuit about prison conditions during the pandemic, told a court that due to a severe staff shortage, correctional officers who are currently infected are permitted to clock in at certain prisons as long as they are asymptomatic and wear a face mask. But since asymptomatic carriers can still spread the disease, attorneys for incarcerated people in Arkansas worry the policy will worsen infection rates.”
‘We’re not prepared to go into Phase 2’: 130 new cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas (KATV)
KATV: ‘We’re not prepared to go into Phase 2’: 130 new cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas. “With 130 new COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday, Arkansas saw one of its biggest jumps in confirmed cases since the virus reached the state in March. There are 928 active cases in the state, with 522 cases in the community, 305 cases in correctional facilities and 101 cases in nursing homes. Of the 130 new cases, 113 come from the community in Union, Pulaski, Craighead, Jefferson, Sharp and St. Francis counties.”
KNWA: Gov. announces new website for coronavirus testing
KNWA (Arkansas): Gov. announces new website for coronavirus testing. ” Finding a COVID-19 testing site in Arkansas just got a lot easier for you. The state has launched a new website with an interactive map that tells you the closest facility you can go to be tested.”
KARK: Local business owners create new free resource to help businesses statewide
KARK: Local business owners create new free resource to help businesses statewide. “A group of local Arkansas business owners has come together to provide a free resource for all businesses across the state —in an effort to continue serving their community during these difficult times.”
Arizona State University: New Partnership to Provide Statewide Online Coding Curriculum
Arizona State University: New Partnership to Provide Statewide Online Coding Curriculum. “The Arkansas Department of Education, Arkansas State University, and the Arkansas Public School Resource Center announced a partnership program to provide a statewide online coding curriculum starting with the fall 2020 semester.”
KARK: $2.25 million gift to UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture to help secure Rockefeller legacy in Arkansas
KARK: $2.25 million gift to UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture to help secure Rockefeller legacy in Arkansas. “The Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust has gifted $2.25 million to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture to preserve and educate the public about the history of Arkansas, including the notable contributions of Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller.”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Arkansas internment sites get $270K through Park Service grant
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Arkansas internment sites get $270K through Park Service grant. “Two Japanese American confinement sites in Arkansas will receive a total of nearly $270,000 from the National Park Service to support efforts to preserve and educate others about what happened there during World War II, officials said on Monday.”
KATV: Arkansas group to start opioid-deaths state database
KATV: Arkansas group to start opioid-deaths state database. “The state of Arkansas is using an almost $1 million Department of Justice grant to create a statewide database for opioid abuse and deaths, but the system will depend on the voluntary compliance of 75 county coroners.”
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: History In The Cloud
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: History In The Cloud. “Some people might think Bentonville wouldn’t have room for another museum, what with Crystal Bridges and the Amazeum both calling the city home. Randy McCrory would beg to disagree.”