40/29 reports that Circuit Judge Doug Martin has denied a request for an injunction to stop the special election Tuesday on a city civil rights ordinance for Fayetteville.
The Northwest Arkansas Center for Equality dismisses as a political ploy the 11th-hour lawsuit filed yesterday by foes of a proposed Fayetteville civil rights to stop the Sept. 8 election.
For Fayetteville, the group supporting a city civil rights ordinance on the ballot Sept. 8, has announced support of 22 religious leaders and also the endorsement of the Northwest Arkansas edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Tonight's open line is here. The seemingly unprovoked slaying of a Houston-area deputy sheriff who was pumping gas will be the lead news story on TV networks tonight and for days to come.
The ballot has been set on the special election Sept. 8 in Fayetteville on a city civil rights ordinance that includes sexual orientation and gender identity among groups protected against discrimination in employment, housing and public services.
A bill by Rep. Bob Ballinger (R-Hindsville) entitled the Conscience Protection Act passed the House Judiciary committee today on a voice vote after almost two hours of testimony from citizens speaking both for and against it.
The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce has bought newspaper advertising that says it's good for business to allow legal discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. I'm afraid voters are about to agree with the proposition.
Somebody defaced a sign opposing repeal of Fayetteville's civil rights ordinance with a spray painted pejorative term for a gay man. A group supporting the ordinance says it still believes Fayetteville is a fair city and that this will be an isolated incident. Churches are leading the campaign to repeal the ordinance, which provides civil rights protection to gay people
The Family Research Council, the Southern Poverty Law Center-labeled hate group led by Tony Perkins, is sponsoring a gathering of preachers Tuesday in Fayetteville (local cheerleader Jerry Cox is sending out the call) that seems likely to be intended to organize opposition to the Dec. 9 vote on repeal of Fayetteville's civil rights ordinance.