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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Proposed initiatives would face a new hurdle to qualifying for the Arkansas ballot under a measure lawmakers sent to the governor Monday that more than triples the number of counties where signatures must be gathered.

Arkansas lawmakers sent a new measure to Gov. Sanders, which would triple the number of counties needed for proposed initiatives to qualify for ballots.

The bill passed by the majority-Republican Senate raises the number of Arkansas counties needed for ballot measures to qualify.

The Arkansas Senate on Thursday handily approved a bill that would repeal a state work permit requirement for children younger than 16 seeking employment.

In a new documentary, film-maker Julia Bacha explores the rise of laws punishing Israel boycotts and the ramifications they might have in the future

Stopping the governors education reform package from passing is unlikely and even slowing it down to make changes will be difficult, state Sen. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, told a group of the bills opponents at a protest rally Saturday.

The Arkansas LEARNS Act is heading to the House Monday.

A massive education bill is moving through the Arkansas state legislature. 40/29's Yuna Lee talked with supporters and opponents of the bill.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has promised to pass the country's "most far-reaching bold, conservative, education reform," but critics have organized to defeat it.

The massive 144-page bill which was met with both praise and criticism, officially passed the Senate on Thursday.