Fight over health care expansion could enter new round LITTLE ROCK — The fight over health care expansion that played out in the state Legislature this year could be fought anew at the polls in 2014 under a proposed ballot initiative to give voters the final say on the matter. Debate over the proposal entitled “A Referendum on the Health Care Independence Act of 2013” could complicate matters for legislators who voted for the so-called “private ...
June 16, 2013 - Arkansas News Bureau
Why Both Sides Want Gay Marriage Settled By The States The Supreme Court may rule on same-sex marriage this week, but up until now, the battle has largely played out at the state level. Advocates both for and against say they're glad the issue didn't reach the court any sooner.
June 16, 2013 - NPR