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There is now more information available about who is benefitting from the Arkansas Lottery Scholarship. Act 1220, which was passed by the General Assembly in 2011, requires the Department of Higher Education, the Department of Education, and the Bureau of Legislative Research to conduct a joint study of the fairness of the distribution of Arkansas […]

The Arkansas House of Representatives on Friday elected Rep. Darrin Williams (D-Little Rock) to serve as Speaker-designate of the 88th General Assembly. Rep. Darrin L. Williams is serving his second term in the Arkansas House of Representatives. He represents District 36, which includes part of Pulaski County. He currently serves as chair of the House […]

                                                                   SOUTHERN LEGISLATORS TO HELP PACKAGE 50,000 MEALS   LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 26, 2014) –             Members and guests of the Southern Legislative Conference will help to package 50,000 meals for the hungry and food insecure on Sunday, July 27 at 9:30am.              The SLC/Mark Norris Campaign Against Hunger will take […]

The Joint Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development passed a non-binding resolution on Friday, August 22 requesting that the Farm Service Agency offer Arkansas farmers who have been impacted by breached commodity contracts a payment extension until the dispute is resolved. The resolution also requests assistance from the state’s congressional delegation.  You can read the […]

On April 14th our state will celebrated the 150th anniversary of the day the Arkansas legislature voted to ratify the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. On that day in 1865, the Arkansas General Assembly convened for a special session in the Old State House and with a unanimous vote ratified the 13th amendment of the U.S. […]