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House Speaker Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, defended the chairwoman of the House Judiciary Committee on Friday after she was criticized for refusing to hold...
by John Moritz - April 10, 2021Arkansas teachers wouldn't be required to address students by a name or pronoun inconsistent with the student's biological sex under proposed legislation tha...
by Frank E. Lockwood, Rachel Herzog - April 9, 2021The Arkansas Senate on Thursday handily voted to confirm Gov. Asa Hutchinson's appointment of Health Secretary Jose Romero, who has been at the helm of the D...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 9, 2021A so-called class protection bill being pushed by legislative leaders in lieu of a bill targeting hate crimes was sent to the House floor Thursday, though op...
by John Moritz - April 9, 2021A bill that would allow law enforcement agencies to charge records-requesters up to $20 per hour for each hour of audiovisual material provided beyond the fi...
April 9, 2021An Arkansas House committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would gradually increase the price of used motor vehicles exempt from the sales tax from $4,000 ...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 9, 2021Four bills that would tighten restrictions on absentee ballots and adjust the state law around election violation complaints were endorsed by a Senate commit...
by Rachel Herzog - April 9, 2021