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Effort in Arkansas to enact hate crimes law in jeopardy

by Andrew DeMILLO
| January 8, 2021 3:12 AM

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A push to finally enact a hate crimes law in Arkansas, a state with a history of white supremacists, appeared to have all the elements for success: a popular Republican governor who made it a priority, major corporations endorsing the idea and support from communities where hate groups have flourished.

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