by - March 4, 2013 3:49 pm
Governor Mike Beebe vetoed Senate Bill 134 Monday afternoon, his office said. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway) would limit abortions in some instances to as soon as…
by - March 4, 2013 11:47 am
February’s state revenue numbers showed consumers spending more money than the previous month and a lack of income tax refunds also helped cushion the state coffers. The Arkansas General Revenue…
by - March 4, 2013 8:05 am
Arkansas lawmakers and stakeholders in the health care system see a framework for a longer-term private insurance solution for the state’s low income workers. Will the votes follow?
by - March 1, 2013 7:32 pm
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by - February 28, 2013 10:09 am
One day after the Arkansas House of Representatives overrode Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of an abortion limitation bill, the Arkansas Senate followed suit. On a 19-14 vote, State Senators agreed…
by - February 27, 2013 11:41 pm
Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Joe Thompson says the new Medicaid option for the state is not only a game-changer, but it’s also a name-changer.
by - February 27, 2013 9:47 pm
A fix for the state’s school choice law for student transfers, declared unconstitutional by a district judge last year, got its first hearing in the Senate Education Committee Wednesday. Senate…
by - February 27, 2013 4:15 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted Wednesday (Feb. 27) to override Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of HB 1037, a bill that would restrict abortions after 20 weeks. The House vote…
by - February 27, 2013 1:47 pm
A new poll commissioned by the Arkansas Hospital Association shows that a majority of voters feel strongly that the state of Arkansas should accept federal funds to expand its Medicaid…
by - February 27, 2013 12:50 am
Friday is the deadline for Congress and President Barack Obama to come to a compromise on averting automatic budget cuts, also called sequestration, enacted through the Budget Control Act of…
by - February 26, 2013 8:51 pm
Sen. President Michael Lamoureux (R-Russellville) and House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) released a memo today disclosing that they have hired two economist groups to review the $1.1 billion steel mill…
by - February 26, 2013 8:38 pm
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius tells Arkansas lawmakers and Gov. Mike Beebe the word they want to hear: flexibility.
by - February 26, 2013 3:40 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe issued his first veto of the 89th General Assembly – a bill that would restrict abortions after 20 weeks. Beebe said HB 1037 by Rep. Andy Mayberry…
by - February 26, 2013 12:37 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe says he will be “much more careful” in leaving state government in the hands of Lt. Gov. Mark Darr. Beebe, a Democrat, expressed his dissatisfaction with Darr,…
by - February 26, 2013 11:43 am
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 25, 2013 8:47 pm
An advocate for increased school choice and more charter schools ran into a skeptical audience today among members of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus. Luke Gordy, executive director of the…
by - February 25, 2013 6:35 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Monday passed identical bills creating a tiered award system for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship, which is funded primarily through the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. The proposal…
by - February 24, 2013 11:14 pm
In the 2014 Governor’s race, Republican Asa Hutchinson has an early lead over two potential Democratic rivals, Mike Ross and Bill Halter.
by - February 24, 2013 9:16 am
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. Senator Mark Pryor (D) remain in positive territory, but with much closer job approval-disapproval margins.
by - February 23, 2013 7:36 pm
House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) seems ready to move beyond social issues and into budget matters in the current legislative session. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carter appeared frustrated that…
