South Dakota has become the 15th state in the country to opt-out of Obamacare’s abortion funding, reports LifeNews.com. During the 2011 legislative session in Arkansas, Sen. Cecile Bledsoe (R-Rogers) spearheaded a bill to do this in our state, but it was defeated by a panel comprised predominately of pro-abortion lawmakers on the House Public Health Committee led by Rep. Linda Tyler (D-Conway).
If you’ve been following the local news about this situation, here’s an update from Andrew DeMillo with the Associated Press, who reports that Chicot County Judge Sam Pope “has dismissed former lawmaker and Harlem Globetrotter Fred Smith’s felony theft conviction while state Democrats are suing to keep the ex-legislator off the May primary ballot for his old House seat.” Click here to read more.
As reported by Today’s THV, many conservative legislators are calling for $21 million in cuts to Gov. Beebe’s proposed $4.7 billion budget. Click here to read more about it.