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Effort in Arkansas to enact hate crimes law in jeopardy

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – 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.But the chance to end Arkansas' distinction as one of only three states without such a law is in jeopardy even before lawmakers return to the Capitol.

Conservatives have moved to defeat the bill in the majority-GOP Legislature, though similar measures have passed in other red states.

Georgia in June became the latest to enact a bill, leaving Arkansas, South Carolina and Wyoming as the remaining outliers. The bill's.

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