Bill to enact Sanders’ Arkansas ACCESS Act that would overhaul higher education advanced
The Arkansas House and Senate Education Committees on Monday advanced identical bills that would enact Gov. Sarah Huckabee ...
ARKANSAS A-Z: Despite years of legislative efforts, ERA remains in limbo
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal rights for women ...
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Arkansas legislature bills filed Tuesday include changes to the Arkansas Constitution, water bonds, human trafficking, more
Senate Bill 421 would empower the Arkansas Natural Resource Commission to issue bonds for developing water, waste disposal ...
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Senate passes bill to deregulate utilities and encourage building new power plants
The Arkansas Senate passed a bill Wednesday that aims to make it easier for power companies to build new projects, one week ...
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Senate panel advances two bills defining ‘public meeting’ in Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
An Arkansas Senate committee approved two bills hours apart Tuesday seeking to define a public meeting, an issue that has ...
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Bingo: Sports raffle bill passes Senate, heads to governor
A bill that would allow Arkansas universities to conduct sports raffles to raise money for NIL collectives and other athletic ...
Arkansas Senate approves bill for nitrogen executions amid criticism
As Arkansas moves closer to adopting nitrogen gas executions, the controversial method sparks intense debate over justice and ...
Arkansas Senate approves nitrogen gas executions, sparking debate over methods of justice
As Arkansas moves closer to adopting nitrogen gas executions, the controversial method sparks intense debate over justice and humanity.
Arkansas public school students will soon be required to take gun safety courses
The Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be working together to provide age-appropriate firearms safety instruction to students.
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Arkansas legislature bill to end waterway moratoriums pulled by sponsor
A bill that would end an Arkansas agency’s ability to place a moratorium on issuing permits in watersheds was pulled by its sponsor in committee on Tuesday.
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Nitrogen gas executions bill clears Arkansas legislature, heads to governor’s desk
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Executions using nitrogen gas will soon be legal in Arkansas if the governor signs the legislation into ...
Arkansas introduces bill to enhance government transparency and update FOIA regulations
A new bill in Arkansas is aimed at increasing government transparency.The bill updates the state’s Freedom of Information Act, expanding the rules around public ...