by - March 9, 2021 4:59 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed Tuesday (March 9) a bill that prohibits abortions except in cases involving the health of the mother. The pro-life measure does not have an allowance for…
by - February 22, 2021 5:42 pm
A bill that would ban nearly all abortions in Arkansas advanced through the Senate on Monday (Feb. 22) despite pleas for an amendment from GOP lawmakers who wanted exemptions for…
by - February 10, 2021 6:21 pm
A bill to abolish abortions in Arkansas sailed through the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Wednesday (Feb. 10). SB 6, the Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act, would…
by - February 3, 2021 5:05 pm
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Wednesday (Feb. 3) advanced a bill requiring women seeking an abortion to first call a helpline where they would be provided…
by - January 28, 2021 4:50 pm
Women seeking an abortion in Arkansas would be required first to call a helpline where they would be provided information about alternatives and support services under a bill that passed…
by - January 13, 2021 7:34 am
While much of a legislative session can focus on the mundane business of running state government – such as budget bills and tax policy – hot button social issues tend…
by - February 20, 2017 8:06 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Monday (Feb. 20) rejected two joint resolutions by Republican Sen. Jason Rapert of Bigelow to ban same-sex marriage and abortions, but the quest by state lawmakers in…
by - February 17, 2017 6:41 am
Lawmakers in a Senate panel on Thursday (Feb. 16) gave a “do-pass” recommendation for a bill to allow Wal-Mart employees to take home leftover “sample” wine and beer from company…
by - February 13, 2017 6:01 pm
Candidates in constitutional officer, legislative and judicial races would be required to report campaign finances online into a searchable database under a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The…
by - January 26, 2017 8:54 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law Thursday (Jan. 26) a bill that would ban the most common procedure for second-term abortions. The Arkansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act,…
by - January 22, 2017 7:21 pm
Forty-four years to the day after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a couple of thousand marchers at the annual March for Life…
by - January 19, 2017 2:32 pm
A bill outlawing the most common second trimester abortion procedure passed the Arkansas House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee Thursday (Jan. 19). A representative of the state chapter of…
by - December 5, 2016 7:49 pm
Bills were filed Monday (Dec. 5) by an Arkansas legislator-elect that would outlaw “dismemberment abortions” and would dedicate funds from the 2000 tobacco settlement to assist the developmentally disabled population….
by - June 27, 2016 12:04 pm
A law approved by Texas legislators in 2013 that resulted in a significant reduction in the number of abortion facilities has been blocked with a 5-3 vote of the U.S….
by - April 11, 2014 3:01 pm
At the behest of Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Bigelow, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) said he would appeal a federal judge’s ruling on a controversial 12-week abortion ban. The law was…
by - February 12, 2014 4:55 pm
A recent report by the Guttmacher Institute reported that abortion rates in the United States had hit its lowest levels since 1973, and that the rate also declined in Arkansas…
by - March 5, 2013 7:52 pm
The Arkansas State Senate overrode its second gubernatorial veto of an abortion restriction bill in less than a week. On Tuesday, Senators overrode Gov. Mike Beebe’s (D) veto of SB…
by - March 5, 2013 2:13 pm
While there has been much noted of Arkansas’ recently approved “pain capable” abortion bill, there has been little meaningful public debate among legislators about the political, social and legal complexities…
by - February 21, 2013 12:52 pm
The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College survey of Arkansas voters tested a battery of questions related to abortion, Medicaid, guns, a steel mill superproject and Arkansas political figures. During the next…
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…
