AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMedicaid & SNAP changes: Arkansas is rolling out Medicaid work requirements for ARHOME beneficiaries with notifications starting Wednesday (no penalties this year), while the state’s SNAP “junk food” ban kicks in the same day—soda and candy restrictions plus a new AR SNAP Companion app to scan items and flag what’s eligible. Public safety: Arkansas law enforcement is pushing a zero-tolerance message for drunk driving this Fourth of July, and a Sunday night shooting in Stone County left a man with a gunshot wound to the leg; two people were arrested. Local honors & community: The Arkansas National Guard will fly over North Little Rock Tuesday for the nation’s 250th birthday, including a pass over the USS Razorback, and Fort Smith will honor NBA player Jaylin Williams with a street-naming ceremony. Legal/health: The Eighth Circuit rejected an attempt to revive an Arkansas pharmacy network adequacy class action against CVS Caremark. Arkansas culture: Mignon Dunn—an Arkansas-born Met Opera mezzo-soprano who sang “Carmen” hundreds of times—died at 98.
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