by - January 26, 2017 7:24 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is concerned about how President Donald Trump’s trade protectionist talk could affect Arkansas’ economy. He also opposes a bill creating education savings accounts from tax-deductible donations because…
by - January 26, 2017 7:12 pm
A bill filed by Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, would make medical marijuana illegal in Arkansas until it’s legal in the United States. Senate Bill 238 would delay the law’s effective…
by - January 25, 2017 10:38 pm
Parents sending children to private school or educating them at home would be eligible for funding from nonprofits fueled by donors given tax credits under a bill being considered by…
by - January 25, 2017 2:42 pm
A bill requiring voters to present a photo identification at the polls passed a House committee Wednesday. House Bill 1047 by Rep. Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, was approved by the House…
by - January 24, 2017 8:03 pm
A bill requiring Arkansas’ public colleges and universities to allow staff members to carry concealed weapons on campus was filed Monday, but certain institutions, such as the University of Arkansas…
by - January 24, 2017 5:31 pm
A bill allowing parents in a crisis to use a private placement agency to find caregivers for their children will be considered Wednesday by the House Aging, Children and Youth,…
by - January 24, 2017 3:31 pm
A new “productivity-based” funding formula for the state’s higher education institutions, a priority of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s, passed the House Education Committee Tuesday (Jan. 24). Under House Bill 1209 by…
by - January 23, 2017 8:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the first two medical marijuana bills into law Monday. House Bill 1026 by Rep. Doug House, R-North Little Rock, extends the deadline for rule making from…
by - January 22, 2017 7:21 pm
Forty-four years to the day after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a couple of thousand marchers at the annual March for Life…
by - January 21, 2017 6:57 pm
Thousands marched in Little Rock Saturday (Jan. 21) to show solidarity with a simultaneous Women’s March on Washington along with marches across the globe. Galvanized by the election of President…
by - January 19, 2017 8:00 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Thursday (Jan. 19) passed a bill that would redirect unused tobacco settlement funds to provide services to waiting individuals with developmental disabilities. House Bill…
by - January 19, 2017 2:32 pm
A bill outlawing the most common second trimester abortion procedure passed the Arkansas House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee Thursday (Jan. 19). A representative of the state chapter of…
by - January 18, 2017 3:39 pm
Two bills related to medicinal marijuana passed the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee Wednesday (Jan. 18), a day after both passed the full House of Representatives. Also, bills…
by - January 18, 2017 1:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson raised more than $800,000 for his re-election campaign during his first event Jan. 5, his chief political strategist said Wednesday. That event was a casual reception at…
by - January 17, 2017 8:44 pm
Legislators filed four bills Tuesday that would give advanced practice registered nurses in Arkansas more authority to serve as primary care providers. The bills were discussed in a press conference…
by - January 17, 2017 5:52 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed two bills changing the state’s medical marijuana amendment Tuesday, including narrowly passing one change the bills’ sponsor said was necessary to ensure physicians would…
by - January 17, 2017 2:30 pm
A bill requiring what formerly was the food stamp program to be used only for nutritious foods advanced through the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee Tuesday, as did…
by - January 16, 2017 4:56 pm
The state can’t use asset tests to determine if beneficiaries are eligible for Arkansas Works based on their assets, so instead the Department of Human Services will pilot a program…
by - January 16, 2017 10:58 am
Arkansas’ four members of the House of Representatives voted with their Republican majority Friday for a 2017 budget resolution that paves the way for the repeal of the Affordable Care…
by - January 12, 2017 8:29 pm
The number of Arkansans involved in the state’s private option medical insurance program – now known as Arkansas Works – fell in December for the first time in 2016. The…
