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'Andy Mayberry'

UA stamps football top secret

The University of Arkansas just can't quit its bad habits.
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Add names to Jonesboro Senate race, lt. gov. contest

A reliable source says Valley View School Superintendent Radius Baker will be running for the state Senate seat created by Paul Bookout's resignation.
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'The Baby-Faced Killah' and the Ledge-Ends of the Game

The first annual Arkansas Legislative Hoops For Kids' Sake Game is coming up on Tuesday, and we're really, really excited here at the Times. So much so that we've wasted a couple hours making 10 basketball cards of participating members, replete with nicknames and scouting reports.

Arkansas House overrides Beebe veto

As expected, the Arkansas House today voted to override Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of Rep. Andy Mayberry's unconstitutional bill to ban most abortions after 20 weeks.
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Gov. Beebe likely to veto Sen. Rapert's abortion bill

Gov. Mike Beebe told reporters today that Sen. Jason Rapert's bill banning abortion after 14 weeks was "even more problematic" than Rep. Andy Mayberry's bill, which Beebe announced today that he would veto.

UPDATE Beebe vetoes 20-week abortion ban

The governor, showing both legal sense, fiscal wisdom and backbone, has vetoed state Rep. Andy Mayberry's bill to ban abortions at 20-weeks gestation.
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Gov. Mike Beebe slams Darr, will decide on abortion bill this afternoon

Gov. Mike Beebe had harsh words for Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, who signed legislation exempting the concealed-carry permit list from the state Freedom of Information Act as acting governor while Beebe was out of town.

Fetuses, fetuses and more fetuses: Anti-abortion bills win Arkansas legislative approval

The House calendar this afternoon is loaded with the Stepford Republican Caucus' grand obsession: * 20TH-WEEK ABORTION BAN: Rep. Andy Mayberry's bill to ban several dozen late-term abortions in Arkansas every year by making them illegal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with no consideration for a mother's health or the grave fetal problems that prompt these abortions.
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UPDATE: Guns and fetuses — abortion ban approved by Senate committee today

The Guns and Fetuses session of the Arkansas legislature continues today. Word is that Rep. Andy Mayberry will amend his abortion ban beginning with the 20th week of pregnancy to allow for abortions in cases of rape and incest.

The Still Hot Edition

The war on women being waged in the General Assembly, the latest maneuverings on the Medicaid expansion debate and the latest on the Little Rock Technology Park—all covered on this week's edition.
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A doctor speaks out on abortion bills

Dr. Curtis Lowery, chairman of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, expanded on his testimony yesterday before the House public health committee on what Sen. Jason Rapert's bill to prevent abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected would mean for women.

First-hand: 20-week abortion limit is unfair

With Rep. Andy Mayberry's bill to ban abortions in Arkansas from the 20th week of pregnancy onward currently delayed in a Senate committee, there's still time to hear from those who think this legislation has negative consequences for women, in addition to potentially running afoul of federal court precedent.
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