Medicaid-funding bill falls short on 4th try
For the fourth time in the past week, a bill to grant spending authority for Arkansas' Division of Medical Services in the next fiscal year fell short of obtai…
For the fourth time in the past week, a bill to grant spending authority for Arkansas' Division of Medical Services in the next fiscal year fell short of obtai…
Legislation to enact minimum statewide standards for rental housing was sent by a committee to the House on Monday, even as tenant advocates lamented that the …
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed legislation Monday allowing immigrants with federal work permits to receive occupational and professional licenses in Arkansas.
More 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 consecut…
A 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. …
Legislation setting up a committee to address schools' compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act was recommended to the Arkansas House on Thursday.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a so-called class protection bill Wednesday, which he had come to support after failed efforts to enact hate-crimes legislation intr…
The House Judiciary Committee advanced a trio of measures Tuesday that would limit the ability of state and local police to work with federal authorities and e…
A measure appropriating more than $9 billion in state and federal funds for use on Medicaid and other Department of Human Services programs failed to pass an i…
House lawmakers voted Tuesday to require the Arkansas Department of Corrections to offer free mammograms to prisoners over the age of 50.
The Arkansas House voted Monday to send a "class protection" bill to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, as sponsors overcame discontent in both parties about the bill's lang…
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's effort to limit the ability of social media companies to police their own platforms fell a single vote shy of advan…
House Speaker Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, defended the chairwoman of the House Judiciary Committee on Friday after she was criticized for refusing to hold a…
A so-called class protection bill being pushed by legislative leaders in lieu of a bill targeting hate crimes was sent to the House floor Thursday, though oppo…
Legislation that its sponsor has called "a class-protection bill" cleared the Arkansas Senate on Wednesday afternoon, after a competing hate crimes bill failed…
A measure to dissolve the state Medical Board's current membership and split new appointments among the governor and leaders of the House and Senate gained tra…
A bill that would prohibit public schools from entering into transactions with abortion providers was recommended to the Arkansas House by a committee's divide…
A bill proposing to make the rape of a child punishable by death in Arkansas was voted down Tuesday in a House committee after concerns were raised about the c…
A bill touted as an effective solution after years of calls for Arkansas to adopt tougher penalties on hate crimes was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee…
The Arkansas Senate on Monday voted to send Gov. Asa Hutchinson legislation that would bar many public employees, including teachers, from participating in col…
A bill that would repeal Arkansas' criminal eviction statute -- the only one of its kind in the nation -- failed to receive an endorsement Monday from the Hous…
The Family Council, a faith-based advocacy organization and powerful influence at the state Capitol, announced its opposition Friday to Senate Bill 622, which …
Legislative leaders on Thursday revived stalled efforts to pass tougher penalties for targeted attacks on certain groups of people, though both of the bill's s…
Driverless-vehicle bill gets Senate OK
Legislative leaders introduced a new bill Thursday that would ensure longer prison terms for violent crimes where the victim was “purposely selected” because o…
Senate lawmakers on Wednesday began advancing another bill to bar transgender athletes from women's sports, just days after Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed controve…
The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would shield businesses from certain lawsuits over exposure to the coronavirus.
Senate lawmakers advanced two bills Tuesday that together would block local law enforcement in Arkansas from enforcing nearly all federal gun laws and regulati…
House lawmakers approved a retooling of the state's private-option Medicaid expansion program on Tuesday, sending the bill to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is expec…
Arkansas' yearlong public health emergency was extended by another 60 days on Monday, after lawmakers defeated an attempt by several Republicans to end the eme…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson received a 60-day extension to his public health emergency declaration Monday, after lawmakers defeated an attempt by several Republicans t…
Before a House vote last week on legislation to strip a public commission of its oversight of local teams that respond to child-abuse cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinso…
Before a House vote last week on legislation to strip a public commission of its oversight of local teams that respond to child-abuse cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinso…
A retooling of Arkansas' private-option Medicaid expansion program was sent by a committee to the House floor Tuesday, setting the legislation up for a potenti…
The House Public Transportation Committee on Tuesday rejected a bill that would cap the length of trains in Arkansas at 8,500 feet and that was opposed by trai…
LITTLE ROCK -- A retooling of Arkansas' private-option Medicaid expansion program was sent by a committee to the House floor Tuesday, setting the legislation u…
The Arkansas House voted Monday to bar many public employees, including teachers, from participating in collective bargaining through a union.
Legislation aimed at cracking down on repeat offenders armed with guns by denying them opportunities for parole was advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee …
Legislative leaders said this week that they will seek to extend the legislative session until late April before taking a lengthy summer recess and returning l…
A retired pastor invited to the House on Thursday to lead all 100 members in an opening prayer used the opportunity to thank lawmakers for passing legislation …
Legislation that would establish statewide housing standards for renters was sent to the House floor Wednesday, marking the first time in several years of atte…
Legislation that would bar state agencies, colleges and public schools from negotiating with unions was sent to the House on Tuesday, setting the bill up for a…
The House voted Monday to curb the governor's emergency powers, sending legislation to Gov. Asa Hutchinson that would require lawmakers to review executive ord…
Legislation that would limit the use of solitary confinement on pregnant women and new mothers in prison or jail was advanced by the House Judiciary Committee …
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed Senate Bill 6 on Tuesday, enacting a near-total ban on abortions in Arkansas and prompting immediate promises of a legal challenge b…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday that he will sign Senate Bill 6, a near-total ban on abortions that would allow the procedure only to protect the life or…
The Arkansas House of Representatives approved legislation Monday that would allow pharmacists to dispense birth-control pills without a prescription, reviving…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed controversial stand-your-ground self-defense legislation into law Wednesday, after the measure passed with overwhelming majorities i…
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday signed into law a measure easing the state's restrictions on the use of deadly force in self-defense.
Lawmakers on the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee advanced a near-total ban on abortions Tuesday, setting the legislation up for a potential fi…