Arkansas Advocate: Capitol grounds crowded with monuments and some controversy
The Arkansas Legislature is the only entity that can create or remove a monument, according to a law in response to an effort to put a Satanist statue near the Capitol
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Arkansas Advocate: Federal judge blocks law requiring Ten Commandments monument at state Capitol
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Arkansas must remove a Ten Commandments monument from state Capitol grounds, but put her order on hold so officials can appeal the decision
Arkansas Advocate: Artist re-submits proposed ‘monument to the unborn’ design for state Capitol
A Hot Springs Village artist proposed an altered version of her previous design for a “monument to the unborn” advocated by abortion opponents on Arkansas Capitol grounds, months after state officials expressed concern over the design’s cost and the artist’s attempt to copyright it
Arkansas Advocate: Artwork of U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves marks first portrait of an African American in Arkansas Capitol
Until Wednesday morning, all two dozen portraits displayed in the Arkansas Capitol depicted the state’s former governors, all white men
Arkansas Advocate: Tunnel connecting state Capitol to nearby building almost complete
The construction of a $3.6 million underground walkway that Arkansas lawmakers approved last year is nearly complete, putting it on track to be ready for the upcoming legislative session in January
Commission debates where to build Arkansas Capitol’s ‘monument to the unborn’
During Tuesday’s meeting, the commissioners and artist disagreed about where on the Capitol grounds to build the monument.
Commission recommends design for ‘monument to the unborn’ at Arkansas Capitol
Approved by the Legislature in March, Act 310 authorizes the secretary of state to decide where to place “a suitable monument commemorating unborn children aborted during the era of Roe v. Wade”