Arkansas Legislature

$3M boost urged for ag work; UA division ends each year needing funds, lawmaker says State lawmakers on Tuesday recommended giving the University of Arkansas Agriculture Division $3 million more in state funds in each of the next two fiscal year... by Michael R. Wickline - October 31, 2018

Arkansas panel's survey offers look at school security efforts Arkansas school systems are making efforts to improve student and staff safety based on a state commission's preliminary recommendations in July for increasing ... by Cynthia Howell - October 5, 2018

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System leader says he will depart by end of year The executive director of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System told the system’s trustees Monday that he plans to retire by the end of this year. by Michael R. Wickline - October 1, 2018

2 tax credits in cross hairs of Arkansas task force Members of the Legislature's tax overhaul task force said Thursday that they want to find out whether Arkansas should change two tax credits authorized for insu... by Michael R. Wickline - September 28, 2018

Medicaid reimbursement changes prompt protest at Arkansas Capitol Hundreds of people gathered on the Capitol steps Thursday to protest recent changes in Medicaid reimbursement, including cuts that took effect July 1, that orga... by Andy Davis - September 28, 2018

Former Arkansas senator convicted in kickbacks case reports to prison in Fort Worth Former state Sen. Jon Woods of Springdale arrived at FMC Fort Worth, a low-security federal Bureau of Prisons facility in Fort Worth at 1 p.m. Wednesday, the la... by Doug Thompson - September 27, 2018

Former Arkansas lawmaker ordered to prison today; judge says he can't stay free while he appeals Jon Woods, the former state senator who is appealing his conviction for accepting thousands in cash kickbacks in return for using his authority to award state g... by Lisa Hammersly - September 26, 2018

Former Arkansas senator gets 1-string pretrial release Jeremy Hutchinson, who resigned his state Senate seat Aug. 30 after being indicted on federal wire-fraud and tax charges, was released on his own recognizance T... by Linda Satter - September 19, 2018

Panel backs DHS rules for awarding care hours A state legislative panel on Tuesday approved rules that state officials said would allow them to begin serving more than 1,800 disabled Medicaid recipients on ... by Andy Davis - September 19, 2018

Former Arkansas senator who resigned after indictment pleads not guilty Former Arkansas Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of wire and tax fraud that accuse him of misspending campaign donations and underrepo... by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - September 18, 2018

Ex-president of Arkansas college gets 3 years for role in kickback scheme FAYETTEVILLE -- Former Ecclesia College President Oren Paris III received a three-year prison sentence Wednesday for a kickback scheme the prosecutor and judge ... by Doug Thompson - September 13, 2018

Sports complex let off hook on repaying city; state senator behind project convicted of fraud A Sebastian County Circuit Court jury decided Tuesday that a sports complex project headed by former state Sen. Jake Files and Lee Webb will not have to repay F... by Dave Hughes - September 12, 2018

State panel takes up gun-control proposals Republicans in the Legislature appeared more amenable Monday to legislation allowing for the temporary judicial confiscation of guns than to raising the minimum... by John Moritz - September 11, 2018

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