The Man in Black is about to get his own day in Arkansas.
by The Associated Press - April 21, 2021The board overseeing health insurance plans for state government and public school employees would be dissolved and its duties shifted to the state Board of ...
by MICHAEL R. WICKLINE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - April 19, 2021An attempt to force Pulaski County to open up a road near an Interstate 40 interchange near Maumelle through the Legislature was turned aside last week, keep...
by William Sanders - April 19, 2021The Arkansas House has voted to put the question of raising the threshold for passing ballot measures to 60%, up from the simple majority currently required,...
by Rachel Herzog - April 16, 2021More than $9 billion in state and federal funds for Medicaid and other Department of Human Services programs remained stalled in the House for a third consec...
by John Moritz - April 16, 2021A pair of bills that would direct law enforcement officers in Arkansas to ignore the enforcement of federal gun laws was sent by the House on Thursday to Gov...
by John Moritz - April 16, 2021A bill that takes aim at "dark money" spending in judicial races in Arkansas took one step closer to passing with approval from a House committee Thursday.
by Neal Earley - April 16, 2021Legislation setting up a committee to address schools' compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act was recommended to the Arkansas House on Thursday.
by John Moritz, Michael R. Wickline, Rachel Herzog - April 16, 2021The Arkansas House Revenue and Taxation Committee late Thursday afternoon advanced a bill that would implement Gov. Asa Hutchinson's plan to reduce the sales...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 16, 2021Legislation that would pay for private school tuition and fees for roughly 250 students and award up to $2 million a year in state income tax credits to the ...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 16, 2021Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a so-called class protection bill Wednesday, which he had come to support after failed efforts to enact hate-crimes legislation in...
by John Moritz - April 15, 2021A bill that would prohibit vaccine passports in Arkansas passed the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Wednesday.
by Neal Earley - April 15, 2021Legislation to rename Confederate Flag Day to Arkansas Day advanced from a House committee on Wednesday.
April 15, 2021For the second consecutive day, a measure on granting authority for the state's Division for Medical Services to use up to $9 billion in federal and state fu...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 15, 2021The calendar of public events of the 93rd General Assembly for today, the 95th day of the 2021 regular session.
April 15, 2021