Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross gets more national attention today — a spot on MSNBC — for his domestic violence proposal inspired by an article about a murder victim in Arkansas who’d endured repeat violence by her boyfriend.

Ross met Tuesday in Eureka Springs with victim Laura Aceve’s mother, Laura Ponce.

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Ponce told The Huffington Post that she finally felt like her daughter’s death had been acknowledged by those in power.

“He made me feel like a human being again,” she said. “What he’s offering is going to make a big change in Arkansas. I’m sad I lost my daughter, but if we can help save other women, I will be grateful. We don’t need more women dying.”

Ross has proposed increased funding for shelters, more training for law officers and a protective order database for law enforcement officials.

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