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UPDATE: Resistance emerges in Senate to Health Director Jose Romero, who enjoys governor’s continued support

The governor was warned about moving too fast on reopening. Now the bill has come...

How an anti-abortion activist used coronavirus to bring a halt to medical abortion in Arkansas

Coronavirus update: Still no known Arkansas cases

State official sees gun violence as public health issue

Adoption files will open to adult children on Aug. 1; birth parents may redact information,...

Health Department says all counties to offer same-day birth certificate processing; backlog now cleared

State touts a service the governor restricted for women on Medicaid

Governor directs Health Department to resume issuing birth certificates under revised procedures

Health Department has huge backlog of requests for birth certificates, other records