A resolution expressing opposition to the Biden administration's proposal to require financial institutions to report all account holder transactions of at l...
October 1, 2021House and Senate committees Wednesday advanced a number of bills dealing with employer-mandated vaccinations, amid disagreement over whether the Arkansas Leg...
by Jeannie Roberts , Rachel Herzog September 30, 2021Arkansas lawmakers remained deadlocked over how to redraw the state's four congressional districts at the end of the first day they reconvened for that purpose.
by Jeannie Roberts , Rachel Herzog September 30, 2021The calendar of public events of the 93rd General Assembly for today, the 110th day of the 2021 regular session.
September 30, 2021After each census, Arkansas redraws the boundaries for seats in the General Assembly as well as the boundaries of the districts for its seats in the United S...
by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Nyssa Kruse September 14, 2021The Arkansas Legislature on Friday ended its three-day special session without making the change sought by Gov. Asa Hutchinson, to allow public school distri...
by Michael R. Wickline August 7, 2021Arkansas lawmakers, meeting in a special session to consider easing a ban on mask mandates for schoolchildren on Thursday voted down two bills that would hav...
by Rachel Herzog August 6, 2021Both the Arkansas House of Representatives and Senate on Thursday handily approved identical bills aimed at backing Gov. Asa Hutchinson's decision to end the...
by Michael R. Wickline August 6, 2021Two senators had a heated exchange Thursday morning during an unofficial meeting in the Old Supreme Court room in the state Capitol, an indicator of tensions...
by Michael R. Wickline , Stephen Simpson August 6, 2021A bill to allow public school boards in Arkansas to enact mask mandates under certain circumstances failed to advance from committee on Wednesday after the s...
by Michael R. Wickline , Rachel Herzog , Stephen Simpson August 5, 2021New laws restricting abortion, banning covid-19 mandates and limiting transgender participation in school sports are set to go into effect in Arkansas on Wed...
by Michael R. Wickline , Rachel Herzog July 25, 2021The number of bills filed and laws enacted in this year's regular legislative session inched up over totals from the 2019 regular session.
by Michael R. Wickline July 25, 2021Some of the new laws are on lighter topics, such as:
by Michael R. Wickline July 25, 2021Two legislative panels on Thursday advanced a proposal to hire Moody's Analytics Inc. as a consultant to assess the impact of federal covid-19 stimulus payme...
by Michael R. Wickline July 23, 2021Rep. Justin Boyd, R-Fort Smith, announced his bid for the District 8 seat in the state Senate.
by NWA Democrat-Gazette June 12, 2021