Hacker News with Generative AI: Arkansas

Arkansas moves to ban candy, soda from SNAP eligibility (ualrpublicradio.org)
Arkansas submitted a waiver to the federal government Tuesday to ban candy and soda from being purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits in the Natural State.
Food Policy, SNAP, Arkansas
19 points by geox 10 days ago | 50 comments
Arkansas Bill Targets "Gender Non-Conforming" Haircuts for Kids (newsweek.com)
Republican lawmakers in Arkansas have introduced a bill that would allow lawsuits against anyone who facilitates a minor's social transition — including hairdressers and barbers who give gender-nonconforming haircuts, teachers who use a student's chosen name that is different from their birth name and nonprofit organizations that offer support.
Politics, LGBTQ+, Education, Arkansas
11 points by apsec112 22 days ago | 2 comments
Furious at FCC, Arkansas jail cancels inmate phone calls rather than lower rates (arstechnica.com)
Sheriff John Montgomery of Baxter County, Arkansas, isn't going to take it anymore—if by "it" you mean "having to offer lower phone call rates to incarcerated inmates."
Prison Reform, Government Regulation, Technology, Arkansas
11 points by pseudolus 38 days ago | 1 comments
Furious at FCC, Arkansas jail cancels inmate phone calls rather than lower rates (arstechnica.com)
Sheriff John Montgomery of Baxter County, Arkansas, isn't going to take it anymore—if by "it" you mean "having to offer lower phone call rates to incarcerated inmates."
Law Enforcement, Telecom, Arkansas, Prison, Inmates
12 points by voxadam 38 days ago | 1 comments
USGS uses machine learning to show large lithium potential in Arkansas (usgs.gov)
Using a combination of water testing and machine learning, a U.S. Geological Survey-led study estimated between 5 and 19 million tons of lithium reserves are located beneath southwestern Arkansas.
Machine Learning, Lithium, Geology, Arkansas, Mining
337 points by antidnan 186 days ago | 222 comments
Arkansas May Have Lithium Reserves (nytimes.com)
Researchers at the United States Geological Survey and the Arkansas government announced on Monday that they had found a trove of lithium, a critical raw material for electric vehicle batteries, in an underground brine reservoir in Arkansas.
Lithium, Mining, Electric Vehicles, Arkansas, Resources
7 points by CHB0403085482 186 days ago | 1 comments