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Once my parents were no longer living, my sister and I sold the family home. That meant I had to do something I had never done--find a place other than the house at 648 Carter Road to spend the night when visiting Arkadelphia.
We're walking through the historic Captain Henderson House, a structure that has fascinated me since I was a child growing up in Arkadelphia. I'm with Shane Broadway, vice president for university relations for the Arkansas State University System. Our tour is being conducted by Rita Fleming, vice president of finance and administration at Henderson, which is now part of the ASU System.
SOUTHERN INDIANA — A day after Indiana legislators voted to override a gubernatorial veto on a bill aimed at giving elected boards more say than local health officers when it
Holcomb vetoes health measure TOM DAVIES | Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana's governor vetoed a bill Tuesday that would limit the authority of county or city health departments by allowing local elected officials to block public health orders issued during emergencies. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb wrote in a veto message that the ability of local health officials to act quickly has been critical to the state's COVID-19 response. The governor said he believed it was “prudent to avoid any unnecessary disruption or wholesale changes to our existing local public health authorities.” ...
Local Health Officials Hands Bound By State Lawmakers Reacting To COVID-19 Pandemic Article origination IPBS-RJC Local health officials would have to get approval from their local legislative body to pass restrictions during a public emergency that are stricter than anything the state puts in place. Justin Hicks/IPB News It’s going to be a lot harder for local health officials to create and enforce temporary restrictions during a public emergency under legislation approved Wednesday. The bill, SB 5, says local health officials have to get approval from their local legislative body – count...