Committee Reviews Report on Alzheimer’s
Committee Reviews Report on Alzheimer’s

This week, the House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee convened with the Senate Children and Youth Committee. Memb...

Updates from Arkansas Legislative Council
Updates from Arkansas Legislative Council

The Arkansas Legislative Council and its subcommittees convened this week. In these meetings, the council received an update regarding the implementat...

Arkansas Brighter Future 529 Program
Arkansas Brighter Future 529 Program

Paving the way for a brighter future through education is a goal shared by many families. For parents in Arkansas, the Arkansas Brighter Future 529 Pr...

Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic violence is often shrouded in silence and stigma. It transcends age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, and geography. October is Domestic V...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when the world unites in a sea of pink ribbons, illuminating the urgency of breast cancer prevention,...

Hunger Action Month
Hunger Action Month

This week, the Arkansas Rice Federation announced it will donate 240,000 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Food Bank.That is the equivalent of 1.8 millio...

House Adjourns Extraordinary Session
House Adjourns Extraordinary Session

This week, the House convened for an Extraordinary Session to address tax cuts, vaccine mandates for state agencies, amendments to the Freedom of Info...

Daily Summary for Thursday, September 14, 2023
Daily Summary for Thursday, September 14, 2023

Our work for the Extraordinary Session is now complete and the legislation passed has been signed into law.This morning, the House passed HB1007 and S...

Daily Summary for Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Daily Summary for Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The House Revenue and Taxation Committee advanced HB1007. HB1007 reduces the top personal income tax rate from 4.7% to 4.4%. It reduces the corporate...

Daily Summary for Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Daily Summary for Tuesday, September 12, 2023

On the second day of the Extraordinary Session, the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee advanced HB1002. This bill states that a state ag...