New laws restricting abortion, banning covid-19 mandates and limiting transgender participation in school sports are set to go into effect in Arkansas on Wed...
by Michael R. Wickline, Rachel Herzog - July 25, 2021The number of bills filed and laws enacted in this year's regular legislative session inched up over totals from the 2019 regular session.
by Michael R. Wickline - July 25, 2021Some of the new laws are on lighter topics, such as:
by Michael R. Wickline - July 25, 2021Two legislative panels on Thursday advanced a proposal to hire Moody's Analytics Inc. as a consultant to assess the impact of federal covid-19 stimulus payme...
by Michael R. Wickline - July 23, 2021Rep. Justin Boyd, R-Fort Smith, announced his bid for the District 8 seat in the state Senate.
by NWA Democrat-Gazette - June 12, 2021LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas enacted several environmental laws during the 2021 legislative session, but most notable for activists is what didn’t pass.
by ASHTON ELEY ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - May 16, 2021Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday signed into law a measure that will require the state Department of Human Services' Arkansas Adult Protective Services Unit t...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 30, 2021The Arkansas House on Tuesday rejected legislation to cut early voting in the state by a day.
by The Associated Press - April 27, 2021The Arkansas Senate voted to override Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s veto of a bill that would prohibit state and local law enforcement from helping to enforce federa...
by Neal Earley - April 26, 2021Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill Friday that would prohibit local and state police from working with federal authorities in the enforcement of certain feder...
by Neal Earley - April 24, 2021The Arkansas Legislature's Joint Budget Committee on Thursday advanced identical bills that would distribute $5.84 billion in general revenue to state-suppor...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 23, 2021The Arkansas Senate on Thursday voted to send the governor a handful of tax-cut measures, including a bill that would reduce the sales tax on used vehicles p...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 23, 2021A bill to eliminate the Monday before the election as a day when early voting is available passed in the Arkansas Senate on Thursday.
by Rachel Herzog - April 23, 2021The Arkansas Legislature on Thursday referred to voters in 2022 a proposed ballot measure that would raise the threshold for approval of proposed constitutio...
by Michael R. Wickline, Rachel Herzog - April 23, 2021The appropriation for the state Department of Commerce for fiscal 2022 failed to gain the necessary three-fourths vote to pass in the House on Thursday.
by Michael R. Wickline, Neal Earley, Rachel Herzog - April 23, 2021