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- ↑ "Senators' resolution on Black history raises ruckus". Arkansas Online. February 10, 2021.
- ↑ Trump Threw Weighty Refugee Decisions to Local Government, With Painful Results, New York Times (February 1, 2020).
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- ↑ David Ramsey, Demagogue of the day: Gary Stubblefield, Arkansas Times (January 13, 2020).
- ↑ David Ramsey, Hutchinson defends resettlement program; right-wing demagogues grouse, Arkansas Times (January 13, 2020).
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- 1 2 Andrew DeMillo, Override of Arkansas gun measure clears first vote in Senate, Associated Press (April 26, 2021).
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