by - February 5, 2017 1:57 pm
Doctor and former Oklahoma Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn and believes Obamacare can be replaced, suggesting the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate and House look at two existing provisions within the law…
by - February 5, 2017 9:38 am
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, says having a Southerner as Agriculture Secretary will be good for Arkansas. He also says don’t look for a singular piece of legislation to replace…
by - February 3, 2017 2:43 pm
Tom Coburn, the former Republican U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, is ready to call for a Convention of States (COS) to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government. Coburn…
by - February 3, 2017 11:55 am
Rep. Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro, spent many years in law enforcement, and during the last several years he’s noticed an alarming trend across the country. Criminals are targeting police officers, first…
by - February 2, 2017 7:40 pm
One day after enacting a $50.5 million tax cut for low-income Arkansas workers into law, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Jan. 2) told reporters he has sent state agency directors…
by - February 2, 2017 5:51 pm
After nearly 90 minutes of debate during special order of business before a packed House Judiciary Committee, Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday (Jan. 2) approved a contentious bill that opponents say…
by - February 2, 2017 4:27 pm
A Senate joint resolution was filed Thursday (Feb. 2) to refer a tort reform constitutional amendment to the voters in 2018. The measure would cap lawyers’ contingency fees, punitive damages,…
by - February 2, 2017 3:51 pm
Arkansas lawmakers in Washington D.C. are cautiously optimistic a deal will be brokered to allow farmers to sell agriculture goods in Cuba with private financing. There’s a $1 billion agriculture…
by - February 2, 2017 3:04 pm
A bill requiring Arkansas’ colleges and universities to allow staff members with concealed carry permits to carry their weapons on campus passed the House of Representatives on Thursday (Feb. 2)…
by - February 2, 2017 10:19 am
A bill has been filed that would require candidates for constitutional, legislative and judicial offices in Arkansas to use an online campaign finance reporting system that could be searchable by…
by - February 1, 2017 8:18 pm
Seven bills, all filed by Rep. Doug House, R-North Little Rock, that would regulate parts of the supply chain and make other changes to the state’s medical marijuana amendment were…
by - February 1, 2017 8:16 pm
A bill allowing patients to establish telemedicine relationships with medical providers from wherever the patient is located passed the Senate Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Tuesday, two years after…
by - February 1, 2017 5:32 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the centerpiece of his tax cut proposals into law on Wednesday during the first bill signing ceremony of the 91st General Assembly, noting that nearly half…
by - February 1, 2017 8:50 am
Sen. Eddie Joe Williams, R-Cabot, said he plans to present a bill in committee Thursday that would place a granite memorial on State Capitol grounds to honor the “Gold Star”…
by - January 31, 2017 8:05 pm
Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch, 49, was nominated by President Donald Trump Tuesday to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Trump…
by - January 31, 2017 6:23 pm
As a gallery full of veterans and interested observers looked down on the Arkansas Senate floor, a controversial bill lawmakers say will lure military retirees to the state cleared a…
by - January 31, 2017 6:21 pm
The House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday (Jan. 31) to advance a bill requiring the state’s colleges and universities to allow faculty and staff with concealed carry permits to carry their…
by - January 31, 2017 6:15 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 74-21 Tuesday (Jan. 31) to advance a bill requiring voters to present a photo identification when voting. House Bill 1047 by Rep. Mark Lowery,…
by - January 31, 2017 3:27 pm
River Valley Sports Complex (RVSC) organizers Lee Webb and Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, could soon be terminated from their agreement with the Fort Smith Board of Directors to build…
by - January 30, 2017 10:38 pm
Bills advanced in the Arkansas House Monday that would create a “productivity-based” higher education funding formula and would prohibit government food program recipients from using their benefits for unhealthy food….
