Joint Auditing Committee OKs expedited review of lectern purchase by governor's office
In a voice vote without any audible dissenters or debate, the full committee voted to approve its executive committee’s recommendation to conduct the review of…
In a voice vote without any audible dissenters or debate, the full committee voted to approve its executive committee’s recommendation to conduct the review of…
Senate President Pro-Tempore Bart Hester, R- Cave Springs, called off plans to hear public input Monday night on a bill that would overhaul the Arkansas Freedo…
The Arkansas Senate and House of Representatives formally convened this morning for a special session to consider tax cuts, an overhaul of the Arkansas Freedom…
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Task Force voted unanimously Monday oppose Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ plan to overhaul the state’s sunshine law.
Sanders’ proposal would expand exemptions for records on the governor’s security from the Freedom of Information Act, which would include records past travel r…
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday that she is calling the Arkansas General Assembly into special session, starting Monday, to cut the state’s top in…
The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday voted to authorize the Bureau of Legislative Research to enter into a contract with Kinco for the construction of an…
A legislative panel on Thursday endorsed proposed procedures for the Legislative Council’s Game and Fish/State Police Subcommittee to conduct a study of the st…
Arkansas state Rep. Charlene Fite, R-Van Buren, who has served in the state House of Representatives since 2013, won’t seek reelection next year, she announced…
WEST MEMPHIS -- The Arkansas Democratic Party's state committee on Saturday approved lower filing fees for candidates running for seats in the state Legislatur…
Arkansas State Rep. Jack Fortner, R-Yellville, said Tuesday he's not seeking reelection next year.
The Legislative Council's Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee recommended the Legislative Council, which meets Friday, approve the state De…
The Arkansas Supreme Court in an order Thursday honored the memory of Justice Robin Wynne, a recently reelected member of the high court who died last week.
State Rep. Jack Ladyman has announced a run for speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, joining at least two other lawmakers in the race to serve as …
The Legislative Council's personnel subcommittee on Wednesday advanced a plan to pay stipends of varying amounts to roughly several hundred full-time law enfor…
The decision clears the way for Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES), the group behind the repeal effort, to start gathering signatures …