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The Associated Press reports: The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state’s rejection of signed petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November. The ruling dashed the organizers’ hopes of getting the constitutional amendment measure onto the ballot in the predominantly Republican state, where many top leaders promote their opposition to …

Little Rock’s CBS affiliate reports: The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office has thrown out an abortion ballot measure less than a week after the group turned in over 100,000 signatures ahead of the deadline on July 5. In a letter sent by Secretary of State John Thurston, the group reportedly did not submit documents that identified paid canvassers by name …