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House Female Legislators Launch Initiative

October 10, 2017
FEMALE REPRESENTATIVES TO LAUNCH NEW ROLE MODEL CAMPAIGN Little Rock, Arkansas (October 10, 2017) – Rep. Sarah Capp (District 82) will be joined by several representatives in the Capitol Rotunda at noon on October 18th to announce a new initiative called ARGirls Lead. The initiative is aimed at reaching young women across the state to […]

Take Your Legislator to School Begins

August 15, 2017
Arkansas Legislators to Participate in 3rd Annual “Take Your Legislator to School Month” See full News Release Little Rock, Arkansas (August 15, 2017) – As students are preparing to return to the classroom, Arkansas legislators are doing the same. Members are making plans to visit schools in their district for the 3rd annual Take Your […]

Speaker Gillam Announces Task Force Appointments

May 8, 2017
Little Rock, Arkansas (May 8, 2017) – Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam announced his appointments for the newly formed Tax Reform and Relief Legislative Task Force. Speaker Jeremy Gillam appointed the following members: Rep. Joe Jett (District 56) Rep. Frances Cavenaugh (District 60) Rep. Bob Johnson (District 42) Rep. Jim Dotson (District 93) Rep. Warwick […]

Increased Security for House Galleries

January 5, 2017
HOUSE INCREASES SECURITY MEASURES IN ADVANCE OF SESSION   LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (January 4, 2017) – Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam is directing that increased security measures be put in place for the House Chamber.  Metal detectors have now been placed at the entrances to the House galleries.  “In addition to the increased screening at […]

Arkansas Works Signed Into Law

April 8, 2016
On April 8, Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB1001 and SB1 into law.  These identical bills establish the guidelines for Arkansas Works.  Arkansas Works would replace the program currently referred to as the Private Option which uses federal Medicaid funding to provide private insurance plans for the state’s lowest income residents.  Arkansas Works makes changes to […]

New Laws for 2016

December 29, 2015
Typically when a bill is passed in the state legislature, if it doesn’t have an emergency clause, it will take effect 90 days after we adjourn.  But there are occasions when a specific date is written into the bill.  This year, we passed several bills that will take effect January 1, 2016.  These impact everything […]

This Thanksgiving, We are Thankful for Our Farmers

November 23, 2015
As you begin to shop for your Thanksgiving feast this year, we encourage you to think for a minute about the journey your food has taken.   You will find much of the traditional Thanksgiving meal began its journey on a farm right here in Arkansas.  Arkansas is number three in the nation in turkey production.  […]

Committee Endorses Broadband Challenge

October 28, 2015
                                                    LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ENDORSES SPEAKER’S CHALLENGE FOR STATEWIDE BROADBAND.   LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 27, 2015) – Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam and Senate President Pro-Tem Jonathan Dismang issued a […]

STATEWIDE BROADBAND INITIATIVE TO LAUNCH WEDNESDAY

October 27, 2015
  According to the FCC’s  2015 Broadband Availability in America Report, 59% of Arkansans are now living in an area where there is no access to highspeed broadband internet. Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam and Senate President Pro-Tem Jonathon Dismang have asked the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology to find a way […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 5, 2015
  Breast cancer is the number one cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in Arkansas.  However, mortality rates are on the decline.  We know that screening makes early detection and treatment possible and successful. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the […]

Take Your Legislator to School

August 6, 2015
As Arkansas students prepare to return to the classroom, members of the 90th General Assembly are reaching out to their local school districts in an effort to build better communication between educators and legislators.  In the 2015 Regular Session the Arkansas General Assembly passed HCR1008, a resolution designating September as annual “Take Your Legislator to […]

90th General Assembly to Convene for Special Session

May 20, 2015
The 90th General Assembly will convene Tuesday, May 26, 2015.  The Governor has announced all items on the special session agenda below.  Agenda items are as follows:   To consider an Amendment 82 “super project” at Highland Industrial Park in Calhoun County. To consider reorganization of state agencies:   Ø  Merging the Arkansas Department of […]