by - February 26, 2013 1:29 pm
House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, sprinted through three House committees this morning telling members that it was the “start of the third quarter.” He urged House members of the Judiciary,…
by - February 24, 2013 12:30 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) remains immensely popular with Arkansas voters who give his job performance a supermajority thumbs-up. The Arkansas legislature and U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., remain in positive…
by - February 22, 2013 4:42 pm
House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, says fellow legislators are seeking answers on federal Medicaid flexibility from Gov. Mike Beebe’s Friday afternoon meeting with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen…
by - February 22, 2013 7:42 am
A new Talk Business-Hendrix College survey finds that support for a $125 million bond issue for the state’s first superproject is popular, and legislation to allow faculty members on college…
by - February 20, 2013 10:01 am
House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Rep. Andrea Lea, R-Russellville, says consensus is forming for a proposed constitutional amendment on tort reform, and she sees other ideas gaining traction….
by - February 19, 2013 7:25 am
• The Senate Report : Week 5 review Let’s start with a simple premise. Money is finite. It can go anywhere. It is like water in that it will go where there is…
by - February 18, 2013 11:45 am
Arkansas legislators have taken the first step in fighting the growing, but often hidden, problem of human trafficking in the state. HB1203, introduced by Rep. David Meeks, R-Conway, and SB…
by - February 18, 2013 11:30 am
A proposed bill that would allow certain faculty and staff to carry a concealed firearm on college and university campuses does not sit well with at least one chancellor in…
by - February 17, 2013 9:39 pm
With state lawmakers contemplating a $125 million bond program to advance a $1.1 billion steel mill project in northeast Arkansas, a competitor is quietly pushing back at the capitol by…
by - February 15, 2013 2:52 pm
Freshman State Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, has made an early name for himself in the 2013 legislative session. Sabin was chosen by the 41 freshmen in the Arkansas House…
by - February 14, 2013 9:44 pm
Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, is no stranger to controversy and in the 2013 regular session, he’ll continue his familiarity with political firestorms. After three terms in the Arkansas House,…
by - February 13, 2013 6:27 pm
A proposed ethics amendment to the Arkansas Constitution would go beyond a citizen’s initiative effort that failed to make the ballot in 2012. HJR 1009 by Sen. Jon Woods, R-Springdale,…
by - February 11, 2013 4:23 pm
After losing control of both houses of the Arkansas Legislature for the first time in more than 130 years, Democrats have reason to be concerned in future elections. That was…
by - February 11, 2013 10:52 am
• Senate Report: Week 4 review The 89th General Assembly has passed a few bills thus far and has made headway on a few topics. We have had genuine conversation in…
by - February 10, 2013 2:52 pm
Jobs, jobs, jobs. That was the pre-election mantra of these heady Republicans who knew they were within striking distance of capturing the keys to the Arkansas lawmaking engine. It was…
by - February 9, 2013 3:30 pm
A much-hyped audit of the Arkansas Medicaid program by legislative auditors was delivered on Friday afternoon (Feb. 8) with fewer fireworks than promised. Republican state lawmakers, who pushed for an…
by - February 8, 2013 8:29 pm
Concern over a bill proposed by Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, to allow concealed handguns onto Arkansas campuses pushed the meeting room of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce way past capacity…
by - February 7, 2013 5:03 pm
About 30 Arkansas lawmakers announced Thursday (Feb. 7) the formation of the Legislative Steel Caucus, a coalition of government and business leaders hoping to duplicate what the natural gas industry…
by - February 6, 2013 7:40 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives replicated their Senate counterparts and met in a “committee of the whole” to ask questions and address issues related to a $1.1 billion steel mill…
by - February 5, 2013 8:30 pm
On Tuesday (Feb. 5) the House Public Health Committee put the brakes on Sen. Jason Rapert’s so called “Heartbeat Bill” when the committee tabled the bill during the meeting. Committee…
