by - March 6, 2019 9:48 pm
A proposed constitutional amendment letting Arkansas voters choose to permanently extend a half-cent sales tax for highways took another step closer to the ballot box Wednesday (March 6). Also, the…
by - March 6, 2019 7:38 pm
The House Rules Committee Wednesday (March 6) advanced House Bill 1565, which would help UAMS achieve a National Cancer Institute designation using medical marijuana revenues and by ending the border…
by - March 4, 2019 6:38 pm
The twin pillars of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s highway plan – a fuel tax increase and an extension of the half-cent sales tax – moved another step closer to passage Monday…
by - February 27, 2019 3:31 pm
An Arkansas House committee on Wednesday (Feb. 27) advanced a proposed constitutional amendment permanently extending a half-cent sales tax for highways. The House State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee advanced…
by - February 25, 2019 7:40 pm
A bill filed Monday (Feb. 25) would enact e-cigarette and cigarette paper taxes to fund a National Cancer Institute-Designated cancer center in Arkansas. It also would dedicate to that fund…
by - February 20, 2019 8:50 pm
Arkansas’ private insurers pay $542 million annually for smoking-related diseases in individuals ages 30-65, according to a newly released infographic by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. The most common…
by - February 15, 2019 2:33 pm
Almost 9,000 Arkansas Works recipients did not meet work requirements in January, meaning they could lose their benefits if they fail to comply two more months in 2019. The Arkansas…
by - February 14, 2019 3:50 pm
Twenty-five female legislators from both parties are sponsoring two bills to create committees to study maternal mortality and maternal and infant health. House Bill 1440 by Rep. Deborah Ferguson, D-West…
by - February 13, 2019 6:06 pm
A bill making it harder for third parties to appear on Arkansas’ ballot is headed to the governor’s desk, while the state is now a procedural vote away from becoming…
by - February 13, 2019 10:16 am
A bill has been filed to aid in creating a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center in Arkansas by taxing e-cigarettes and cigarette paper and by increasing the tax on medical…
by - February 11, 2019 12:57 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and legislative leaders revealed a highway plan Monday (Feb. 11) that would provide $300 million annually to state highways and another $110 million to cities and counties,…
by - February 8, 2019 2:44 pm
Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., is the lead Republican sponsor of a bill that would increase the number of Medicare-funded medical residencies by 15,000 over five years. The Resident Physician Shortage…
by - February 6, 2019 6:58 pm
A bill that would abolish the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace and move its duties to the Arkansas Insurance Department moved one step closer to the governor’s desk Wednesday (Feb. 6)….
by - February 6, 2019 6:07 pm
A coalition of statewide organizations has written an open letter to legislators supporting “meaningful” increased road funding. The coalition, which released its letter Feb. 6, includes the Arkansas Good Roads…
by - February 5, 2019 2:46 pm
Teachers at 168 school districts would enjoy $1,000 pay raises under a bill passed by the House Education Committee Tuesday (Feb. 5). House Bill 1145 by Rep. Bruce Cozart, R-Hot…
by - February 2, 2019 12:49 pm
What’s the state of the state when it comes to health care in 2019? “Uncertain” thanks partly to two court cases, one on appeal and the other waiting to be…
by - January 31, 2019 9:44 pm
A bill that would abolish the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace and move its responsibilities into the Arkansas Insurance Department advanced through committee Thursday (Jan. 31). SB 113 advanced on a…
by - January 30, 2019 7:20 pm
The Senate sponsor of a bill granting wide exemptions to Arkansas’ newly passed minimum wage increase said he “is not leaving the session without some relief for my constituents.” But…
by - January 28, 2019 2:53 pm
The leader of the Arkansas State Senate says proposed tobacco tax increases, including those affecting currently untaxed e-cigarettes, could begin to take shape by the end of the week. Senate…
by - January 20, 2019 9:35 pm
Arkansas elected officials joined thousands of Arkansans at the annual March for Life on the Capitol steps calling to end abortion Sunday (Jan. 20). A day earlier, abortion rights supporters…
