Arkansas Right to Life held their annual March to Life event on near the Capitol Sunday afternoon. Author: Jade Jackson Updated: 11:16 PM CDT March 14, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark Arkansas Right to Life held their annual March to Life event on near the Capitol Sunday afternoon.
It s the 43rd annual march and it marked the 48th anniversary of
Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
This year s march was marked with more excitement following Governor Asa Hutchinson signing a near-total abortion ban last Tuesday.
Related: We are thrilled that it was signed into law by the governor. We expected no less. We are the number one pro-life state so we are doing all that we can to protect innocent human life from legal abortion, said Rose Mims, the executive director for Arkansas Right to Life.
Price tag for state police at Capitol non-protest: $125,000
National Guard also spent $122,000 in overtime over the week
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Connecticut National Guardsmen stand inside the state Capitol Sunday, Jan. 17, in preparation for a protest ahead of the inauguration of President Joe Biden. It was one of several protests planned at state capitols across the country. An expected crowd of about 2,000 people never materialized.
The Connecticut State Police spent about $125,000 in overtime to make sure the state Capitol was protected on Jan. 17, when law enforcement gathered for a protest that never happened.
State Police spokesman Brian Foley said that they assigned a tracking code, for payroll purposes, to each trooper throughout all ranks assigned to Capitol security duty.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) â Dozens of state and religious leaders, as well as activists from across Arkansas, rallied at the Capitol Sunday to express concerns against the proposed stand your ground legislation.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bob Ballinger, R-Ozark, ends the duty to retreat when using physical or deadly force. SB 24 sailed through the senate on a 27-7 vote, but not before a heated debate that came down to race, your rights to defend yourself, and some arguing the current law is fine as is.
Ballinger argued that the current law on the books contains ambiguous language. This is not a license to kill, this does not give you the ability to shoot first and answer questions later, this is the same policy that is in place in the majority of other states,â said Ballinger.
Michigan police on guard for threats to state Capitol surrounding Biden’s inauguration
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Michigan police are keeping a heavy presence at the state Capitol in Lansing through mid-February in response to possible civil unrest surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said law enforcement agencies are monitoring for possible protests on Wednesday and are prepared to adjust security measures as needed. Police were prepared for thousands of people to visit the Capitol Sunday, but demonstrators said the increased security and an FBI memo warning of possible violence from anti-government extremists caused many to stay home.