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The Arkansas Arts Council, along with the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the Individual Artist Fellowship awards.
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A co-ordinator for the Marshallese community in the US state of Arkansas says they are delighted with the level of take up of Covid-19 vaccines there. The Marshall Islands consul general in Arkansas, Eldon Alik, estimated 98 percent of the elderly within the Marshallese community have been vaccinated. This community had been one of the worst hit by Covid-19 with 52 deaths and over 600 infections from a population of less than 15,000. A glove and mask drive organised by the Marshallese community Photo: Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese Mr Alik says there are still people falling victim to the...
Arkansas Representative working to pass a bill that would allow Marshallese to serve on local law enforcement Representative Megan Godfrey is working on a bill that would allow members of the Marshallese community to serve as police officers. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 9:06 AM CST February 1, 2021 LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Representative Megan Godfrey is working on a bill that would allow members of the Marshallese community to serve as police officers. The Marshallese Law Enforcement Act would expand eligibility that would allow departments to recruit no...
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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Decades later, Congress restores Medicaid for Marshallese and other Pacific Islanders in US [Los Angeles Times :: BC-MEDICAID-PACIFIC-ISLANDERS:LA] Nearly 25 years ago, with the stroke of a pen, the United States broke its commitment to provide medical care for Marshall Islands residents living in the United States. This past weekend, congressional negotiators agreed to reinstate that promise, delivering Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage to tens of thousands of Marshallese and residents of several other Pacific Island nations living in th...