by - May 1, 2023 1:26 pm
State lawmakers officially ended the regular session of the 94th Arkansas General Assembly on Monday (May 1). All told, the legislature passed 889 new laws this session. The hallmark legislation…
by - April 9, 2023 7:48 pm
Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up their regular session business, minus a few formalities, on Friday (April 7) and will reconvene on Monday, May 1 to “sine die,” or officially adjourn. The…
by - April 7, 2023 6:36 am
State legislators anticipate finishing their regular session business – minus a formal adjournment – on Friday (April 7). If legislative business wraps up Friday, lawmakers will reconvene on Monday, May…
by - April 6, 2023 1:04 am
In the surest sign yet that state lawmakers may conclude their business on Friday, bills to allocate Arkansas’ $6.2 billion budget and another $1.5 billion in surplus funds moved forward…
by - April 5, 2023 1:07 am
One can always determine the pending ending of a legislative session by the full committee agendas, chamber calendars, and late-night debates on the floors of the Senate and the House….
by - February 20, 2023 3:18 pm
State senators moved two controversial bills forward in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday (Feb. 20). SB 199, by Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, creates a “private right of action” allowing…
by - January 9, 2023 1:17 pm
Arkansas legislators were sworn into office as the 94th General Assembly kicked off in Little Rock Monday (Jan. 9). Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, was unanimously elected…
by - November 16, 2022 5:30 am
The first bill of the 2023 Arkansas General Assembly was filed Tuesday (Nov. 15) by Sen. Ben Gilmore, R-Crossett, and Rep. Jimmy Gazaway, R-Paragould. The mirror bills, SB2 and HB1002,…
by - November 13, 2022 9:46 am
Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, says improving children’s reading will be a priority for better educational outcomes, and he believes 3,000 new prison beds may be needed…
