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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Tuesday June 10, 2025 ( 3 items )  

District Court Rejects Federal Challenge to Arkansas Congressional Map
NEW YORK, June 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news on June 9, 2025: * * * District Court Rejects Federal Challenge to Arkansas Congressional Map Eastern District of Arkansas Court Finds Lack of Evidence that Map Is a Racial Gerrymander and Is Racially Dilutive After years of litigation, a three-judge federal panel granted Defendant's summary judgment motion in Christian Ministerial Alliance, et al. v. John Thurston, unanimously r  more

ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Op-ed: My Son is Counting on Medicaid Work Requirements
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Op-ed: My Son is Counting on Medicaid Work Requirements * "He has autism and epilepsy and is being made to compete for resources with able-bodied adults." For Immediate Release June 9, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- When people who can work but refuse to do so and stay on Medicaid, it takes away resources from those who deserve and rely  more

ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Op-ed: My Son is Counting on Medicaid Work Requirements
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Op-ed: My Son is Counting on Medicaid Work Requirements * WASHINGTON -- When people who can work but refuse to do so and stay on Medicaid, it takes away resources from those who deserve and rely upon it - like the teenage son of Arkansas father Nick Stehle, who has severe autism and epilepsy and requires constant attention. The Wall Street Journal published Nick's story l  more