LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says his office's preliminary research suggests a proposal to ban most abortions in the state is unconstitutional but isn't ready to say whether he opposes the legislation.
Beebe said Monday his office is still researching the legality of the proposal to ban most abortions if a heartbeat is detected but said the early research suggests it would have constitutional problems. The Senate last week approved the measure, which would ban abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
Beebe said his office is also researching the legality of 2 other abortion measures. One would ban abortions at 20 weeks into a pregnancy and the other would ban insurers in the exchange created under the federal health care law from covering abortions.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:13 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:13:12 GMT
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe doesn't have any immediate plans to schedule executions for seven death row inmates even though the attorney general had asked him to set dates.More >>
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe doesn't have any immediate plans to schedule executions for seven death row inmates even though the attorney general had asked him to set dates.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 00:10:44 GMT
MAUMELLE (KATV) - What started as a successful fishing outing for a Maumelle boy ended in a near-death experience. The 13-year-old was stabbed in the neck with a catfish barb. It happened Sunday nightMore >>
MAUMELLE (KATV) - What started as a successful fishing outing for a Maumelle boy ended in a near-death experience. The 13-year-old was stabbed in the neck with a catfish barb. It happened Sunday nightMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:30 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:30:10 GMT
NEW YORK - The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so.More >>
NEW YORK - The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 10:00 AM EDT2013-06-17 14:00:53 GMT
It takes a lot of gas to fill up a big rig and these days you're almost as likely to see a woman taking care of that as a man. An Arkansas woman is among a growing number of female truckers and she isMore >>
It takes a lot of gas to fill up a big rig and these days you're almost as likely to see a woman taking care of that as a man. An Arkansas woman is among a growing number of female truckers and she isMore >>
