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Arkansas LEARNS Act holdup to continue, state Supreme Court rules A lower court order barring the LEARNS Act from taking effect will remain in place for now, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Friday afternoon.In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court denied a request from... June 2, 2023

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission renews permit for Fort Smith cultivator The Fort Smith cultivator at the center of a long-running legal dispute over its license received approval as the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission renewed its permit Thursday.River Valley Product... June 2, 2023

Plaintiffs suing to delay LEARNS Act say Arkansas attorney general is asking court to ‘disregard the truth’ Plaintiffs in the LEARNS Act lawsuit responded Thursday to a request that the Arkansas Supreme Court step in and reverse a lower court order that blocked the education law from taking effect.The lawsu... June 2, 2023

Plaintiffs suing to delay LEARNS Act say Arkansas attorney general is asking court to 'disregard the truth' Plaintiffs in the LEARNS Act lawsuit responded Thursday to a request that the Arkansas Supreme Court step in and reverse a lower court order that blocked the education law from taking effect.The lawsu... June 1, 2023

Attorney asks for disqualification of Arkansas Attorney General’s Office from medical marijuana license lawsuit An attorney for a rejected medical marijuana cultivator asked the judge in its lawsuit to disqualify the Arkansas attorney general's office from the case in a motion filed Tuesday.The motion is th... June 1, 2023

Arkansas attorney general asks court to reverse ruling blocking LEARNS Act from taking effect Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed an emergency motion Tuesday asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that temporarily blocked the LEARNS Act from taking effect.Six... May 31, 2023

Arkansas attorney general asks state Supreme Court to reverse ruling blocking LEARNS Act temporarily Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed an emergency motion Tuesday asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that temporary blocked the LEARNS Act from taking effect.Pulas... May 30, 2023

River Valley Relief Cultivation’s license renewal on tap for June 1 meeting The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission renewed the licenses for every dispensary, cultivator and processor in the state, except for one at its May 18 meeting.The license of River Valley Relief Cult... May 29, 2023

Arkansas lawmakers grill board members over license renewal process for auctioneer Arkansas lawmakers spent more than 2½ hours Wednesday scrutinizing a decision by the head of the auctioneers and geology licensing boards over her decision to quickly renew an auctioneer licens... May 26, 2023

Oliva: ACT Aspire to be replaced with LEARNS in mind CABOT -- State education officials are working on replacing the ACT Aspire with a standardized test specifically geared toward Arkansas students, Education Secretary Jacob Oliva said during a town hal... May 23, 2023