Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Friday that she will appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court a Pulaski County circuit judge's ruling that temporarily bars authorities from enforcing a state law banning mask mandates by most state and governmental entities, including the public schools.
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Friday that she will appeal a Pulaski County circuit judge’s ruling that temporarily bars authorities from enforcing a state law banning mask mandates by most state and governmental entities, including public schools.
The El Dorado School Board voted in a special meeting Wednesday to require students and staff members to wear masks on district premises to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that he will retain outside legal counsel to represent him in a lawsuit in which he is a defendant a case in which a Pulaski County circuit judge on Friday temporarily barred authorities from enforcing a state law banning mask mandates by most state and local governmental entities, including public schools.
Representatives of the Arkansas Board of Apportionment told a group Tuesday that when it comes to redistricting, the state's constitution requires the population count to be the main priority over community interests and economics.