by - March 2, 2023 5:53 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Thursday (March 2) advanced Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act, returning the bill for a concurring amendment to the Senate, where it seems certain to…
by - March 1, 2023 6:37 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act passed the House Education Committee Wednesday (March 1) and now heads to the full House for a vote March 2. Senate Bill 294 by Sen….
by - February 28, 2023 6:42 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act will be the largest investment in public schools in Arkansas history, the House sponsor told members of the House Education Committee Tuesday (Feb. 28), but…
by - February 22, 2023 5:12 pm
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act Wednesday (Feb. 22), sending it to the full Senate for an expected vote Feb. 23, but with expectations…
by - February 20, 2023 5:07 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act was filed late Monday (Feb. 20) with enough sponsors to ensure passage. The 144-page Senate Bill 294 by Sen. Breanne Davis, R-Russellville, has 24…
by - February 17, 2023 2:06 pm
Arkansas would charge drug dealers with murder if they deliver drugs that cause an overdose death, while those who traffic fentanyl to children would be charged with life in prison…
by - February 16, 2023 6:29 pm
The state of Arkansas has filed suit against the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency after the EPA rejected Arkansas’ submission for complying with a rule pertaining to ozone emissions affecting…
by - February 15, 2023 1:25 pm
The state of Arkansas will ask the Biden administration for a waiver allowing it to require Medicaid expansion beneficiaries to work. Unlike the state’s previous attempt at a work requirement,…
by - February 14, 2023 7:25 am
Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series examining public school financing and school choice impact. Read part one here. One University of Arkansas education professor says school…
by - February 13, 2023 10:17 am
Editor’s note: This is part one in a two-part series examining public school financing and school choice impact. What would be the financial effects on public school districts if Arkansas…
by - February 9, 2023 1:46 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders created the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet and appointed Tyson Foods’ Mike Rogers as chief workforce officer via executive order Thursday (Feb. 9). The cabinet will advise the governor…
by - February 4, 2023 9:15 am
A $1.5 million investment by the Greenway Equipment Co., a John Deere-affiliated dealership, and a $1.2 million grant from the Arkansas Office of Skills Development will prepare Lonoke High School…
by - January 26, 2023 7:10 pm
The Arkansas House Education Committee heard testimony on a transgender-related school bathroom bill Thursday (Jan. 26), but did not vote because there hadn’t been time to complete a fiscal impact…
by - January 24, 2023 5:43 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders signed an executive order Tuesday (Jan. 24) establishing the Natural State Initiative and the Natural State Initiative Advisory Council and said her husband, Bryan, will lead the…
by - January 22, 2023 5:42 am
Arkansas in 2021 had only 76% of the registered nurses required to provide the national average level of care demand. The state fared better or worse compared to other states…
by - January 19, 2023 5:37 pm
Arkansas’ K-12 public schools have returned to mostly normal operations after the pandemic, and now they face more permanent changes with a new governor planning to give parents more control…
by - January 18, 2023 11:33 am
Arkansas may soon exit a public health emergency even as some of its hospitals are facing a financial one so severe that some are on the brink of closing. When…
by - January 3, 2023 11:35 am
The state Administrative Office of the Courts is spending $20 million to modernize its court management system, allowing better access to legal documents and better communication with Arkansans, such as…
by - December 21, 2022 10:00 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has joined 24 other Republican governors in calling for President Joe Biden to end the COVID-19 national health emergency. In a letter dated Dec. 19, the 25…
by - December 15, 2022 7:40 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Thursday (Dec. 15) that she would begin directing more than $140 million in restricted opioid settlement dollars to general revenues, but her successor, Attorney General-elect…
