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Little Rock Republican to seek Senate District 32 seat
Little Rock Republican Bob Thomas announced Friday that he will seek election next year to the seat now held by departing state Sen. Will Bond, D-Little Rock.
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Michael R. Wickline
Benton lawmaker calls off run for 2nd term in state House
State Rep. Jasen Kelly, R-Benton, said Tuesday that he is not seeking reelection next year -- a month and a half after he announced intention to run for his second two-year term in the state House of Representatives.
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Michael R. Wickline
54 House members in favor of expulsion of Arkansas representative
A majority of Arkansas' representatives plan to vote to expel Rep. Mickey Gates from the state House of Representatives next month, they said in interviews last week.
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Hunter Field, John Moritz, Michael R. Wickline
Age now 19 to buy cigarettes in Arkansas
The minimum age to buy tobacco in Arkansas rises today.
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Hunter Field
LIVE FEED: Arkansas legislators + Democrat-Gazette reporters on Twitter
Follow along to see the latest posts from Arkansas' representatives and senators, plus updates from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Capitol bureau.
2 panels back state schools funding study
State lawmakers on education committees reversed course on Monday, voting to hire an out-of-state consultant to study Arkansas' public education funding model j...
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Hunter Field -
November 5, 2019
Aspirant emerges as rival of state lawmaker who pleaded no contest to tax charges
Rep. Mickey Gates, R-Hot Springs, who faces possible expulsion from the Arkansas House next week over his failure to pay taxes, now has a political opponent.
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John Moritz -
October 4, 2019
ACLU calls on Legislature to reduce prison population
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas released a report on Tuesday calling for the state to cut its prison population in half through reduced parole re...
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John Moritz -
October 2, 2019
Arkansas panel votes against authorizing studies of gun-related proposals
The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday voted not to refer two proposed studies of gun-related proposals to the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Commit...
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Michael R. Wickline -
September 20, 2019
Arkansas House voting on bid to oust lawmaker in October
The Arkansas House will meet next month to consider whether to remove a lawmaker who pleaded no contest to not paying state income taxes.
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The Associated Press -
September 17, 2019
Arkansas Senate leader proposes new vaping tax, regulations
Arkansas' Senate president is proposing a new tax and regulations on vaping products, and hopes the governor will call lawmakers back to the Capitol to take up ...
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September 16, 2019
Former Arkansas National Guard head running for state House
The former commander of the Arkansas National Guard says he's running for a seat in the state Legislature.
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The Associated Press -
September 16, 2019
Pine Bluff attorney announces run for state Senate
Attorney Keidra Burrell of Pine Bluff announced on Wednesday that she is running next year for the Democratic nomination for the state Senate seat held by El Do...
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Michael R. Wickline -
September 11, 2019
State Rep. Sarah Capp to seek judgeship, not re-election
State Rep. Sarah Capp, R-Ozark, said on Tuesday that she will not seek re-election next year, and will instead run for a district court judgeship in Johnson and...
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John Moritz -
September 10, 2019
2 panels take look at vaping; state lawmakers told of rising use
Some state lawmakers' resistance toward taxing and further regulating electronic cigarettes is changing after the recent public health outcry over the products,...
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Hunter Field -
September 10, 2019
Little Rock-area state House seat at stake in primary runoff
One of the two candidates in today’s runoff election to fill a vacancy in a Little Rock-area state House district has yet to file a single campaign-finance repo...
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John Moritz -
September 3, 2019
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