Saline County Quorum Court Committee Passes Pro-Life Resolution

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On Monday a committee of the Saline County Quorum Court passed a pro-life resolution, clearing it for consideration by the entire Quorum Court later this month.

The resolution is titled, “A Resolution to Oppose the Proposed Arkansas Abortion Amendment to Amendment 68 of the Arkansas Constitution in Accordance with the Policy of Saline County, Arkansas as set forth in Saline County Resolution No. 2021-8“

Right now a group is working to place the Arkansas Abortion Amendment on the November ballot.

The measure would write abortion into the state constitution, and it would prevent the Arkansas Legislature from restricting abortion during the first five months of pregnancy — allowing thousands of elective abortions every year and paving the way for taxpayer-funded abortions in Arkansas.

Supporters of the abortion amendment have until July 5 to collect nearly 91,000 petition signatures from registered voters in order to qualify for the November ballot.

In 2021, Saline County passed a resolution affirming that the county is Pro-Life. Monday’s resolution would reaffirm the county’s Pro-Life status and oppose the 2024 Arkansas Abortion Amendment. Faulkner County recently passed a similar pro-life resolution opposing the abortion amendment.

The Saline County Quorum Court will vote on the pro-life resolution at its next meeting on April 15.

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Arkansas Lawmakers Filing Budget Measures Ahead of April 10 Fiscal Session

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This week Arkansas Legislators have filed several appropriation measures ahead of the April 10 fiscal session.

The legislature will convene next week to set the state’s budget for the 2025 Fiscal Year.

To date, lawmakers have filed about 90 bills appropriating state funds for various government agencies.

One of our goals for the 2024 budget session is to secure an appropriation that will provide funding for pro-life pregnancy resource centers in the state.

 In 2022 we worked with the legislature and the governor to secure $1 million in funding for pregnancy centers. We did the same thing last year as well.

This funding has gone to good organizations across the state that give women and families real assistance when faced with an unplanned pregnancy.

Since the 2022 Dobbs decision reversing Roe v. Wade, state legislatures around the country have ramped up state funding for pregnancy help organizations, and Arkansas risks lagging behind other states if we don’t provide adequate funding for these organizations.

More than 50 pregnancy help organizations serve thousands of women in Arkansas. Providing them with assistance from state-funded grants enables them to do even more in our state.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Authorities In Oklahoma Bust Illegal Marijuana Operation With Ties to Arkansas

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Last week authorities in Oklahoma seized millions of dollars worth of illegal marijuana at an illicit grow site — despite the state having very lax marijuana.

Authorities described it as a problem “that plagues all of Oklahoma.”

The illegal grow site reportedly was owned by a corporation out of Arkansas. According to KJRH News, the “current property owner used the former property owner’s name to get a fraudulent license to grow marijuana.”

News outlets report agents seized 27,577 plants, 2,698 pounds of processed marijuana at the location.

We have written time and again how legalization of marijuana actually has fueled the black market — emboldening drug cartels that operate industrial scale marijuana cultivation sites.

Some of these marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking and violent crime.

The effect has been especially serious in Oklahoma.

CBN reported last October that Chinese investors with “suitcases full of cash” are buying U.S. farmland in Oklahoma to grow black market marijuana.

A recent report by Fox Business highlighted national security concerns that some illegal marijuana farms in places like California and Oklahoma may actually have connections to foreign interests like the Chinese Communist Party.

And a CBS News segment last year highlighted how Chinese investment is driving illegal marijuana production in Oklahoma and elsewhere across the U.S.

These reports come as a proposed marijuana amendment is vying for the 2024 ballot in Arkansas — raising serious questions about what could happen in Arkansas if the state goes the same route as California, Oklahoma, Oregon, and others.

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