The 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, 2021The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution to refer to voters in the 2022 general election a proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that...
by Michael R. Wickline - April 22, 2021The Man in Black is about to get his own day in Arkansas.
by The Associated Press - April 21, 2021The board overseeing health insurance plans for state government and public school employees would be dissolved and its duties shifted to the state Board of ...
by MICHAEL R. WICKLINE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - April 19, 2021An attempt to force Pulaski County to open up a road near an Interstate 40 interchange near Maumelle through the Legislature was turned aside last week, keep...
by William Sanders - April 19, 2021The Arkansas House has voted to put the question of raising the threshold for passing ballot measures to 60%, up from the simple majority currently required,...
by Rachel Herzog - April 16, 2021More than $9 billion in state and federal funds for Medicaid and other Department of Human Services programs remained stalled in the House for a third consec...
by John Moritz - April 16, 2021A pair of bills that would direct law enforcement officers in Arkansas to ignore the enforcement of federal gun laws was sent by the House on Thursday to Gov...
by John Moritz - April 16, 2021A bill that takes aim at "dark money" spending in judicial races in Arkansas took one step closer to passing with approval from a House committee Thursday.
by Neal Earley - April 16, 2021Legislation setting up a committee to address schools' compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act was recommended to the Arkansas House on Thursday.
by John Moritz, Michael R. Wickline, Rachel Herzog - April 16, 2021