Gov. 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, 2021The Arkansas House on Wednesday narrowly approved a $2 million state income tax credit program to fund private school scholarships for needy students, sendin...
by Rachel Herzog - April 22, 2021The Arkansas House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to send the governor three tax-cut measures and on the other side of the Capitol, the Senate approve...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 22, 2021A bill that would add another enforcement mechanism to the state law's restriction on participation in school sports for transgender girls and women was sent...
by Rachel Herzog - April 22, 2021In hopes of deterring more gun crime in the state, the House passed a bill Wednesday that, if enacted, would prohibit parole for convicted felons who are fou...
by Neal Earley - April 22, 2021The calendar of public events of the 93rd General Assembly for today, the 102nd day of the 2021 regular session.
April 22, 2021A bill stating that Arkansas teachers may teach religious beliefs of creation alongside scientific theories failed to advance from the Senate Education Commi...
by Michael R. Wickline, Neal Earley, Rachel Herzog - April 22, 2021