Covid-19 Response Update for June 23, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for June 23, 2020

This afternoon, the Department of Health reported 595 additional cases of COVID-19 and an additional 10 deaths attributed to the virus.Health Secretar...

Covid-19 Response Update for June 22, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for June 22, 2020

There were 522 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths reported in the state today. Of the new cases, 124 were from Washington County, 78 were...

Covid-19 Response Update for June 19, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for June 19, 2020

The Arkansas unemployment rate for May declined by 1.3%. Unemployment in Arkansas is now at 9.5%, which is lower than the national average.The CARES A...

Workforce Challenge Scholarship
Workforce Challenge Scholarship

A few weeks ago, we reminded Arkansans of the upcoming deadline for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. This week, we received word that the...

Covid-19 Response Update for June 18, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for June 18, 2020

There were 322 additional cases of COVID-19 reported in Arkansas today. Of those, 46 were in Washington County, 33 were in Benton County, and 23 were...

Covid-19 Response Update for June 17, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for June 17, 2020

There were 415 new cases of COVID-19 reported today in Arkansas. Of those, 90 are in Washington County, 81 are in Benton County, 24 are in Lee County,...

Covid-19 Response Update for June 16, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for June 16, 2020

The Governor held his daily COVID-19 update in Hot Springs. The health department reports 274 additional cases and 6 additional deaths since yesterday...

Covid-19 Response Update for June 15, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for June 15, 2020

The Governor signed three executive orders today addressing liability issues related to COVID-19. The Governor was joined by House Speaker Matthew She...

Committee Reviews Child Abuse Hotline Report
Committee Reviews Child Abuse Hotline Report

This week, the House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee reviewed the 2019 Annual Report from Arkansas State Police...

Covid-19 Response Update for June 12, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for June 12, 2020

There were 731 new cases of COVID-19 reported today. This is the largest single-day increase in Arkansas since the health emergency began.Of the 731 c...