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NEWS RELEASE                                                ADVOCATE OF JUSTICE AWARD PRESENTED TO REP. MIKE HOLCOMB  Little Rock, Arkansas (February 20, 2020) – The Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association (APAA) recently presented Rep. Mike Holcomb (District 10) with […]

NEWS RELEASE                                                           For more information contact: Cecillea Pond-Mayo (501) 537-9303 cecillea.pond-mayo@arkansashouse.org The National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) has selected Rep. Charlene Fite (District 80) as […]

NEWS RELEASE                                                           For more information contact: Cecillea Pond-Mayo (501) 537-9303 cecillea.pond-mayo@arkansashouse.org The National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) has selected Rep. Mary Bentley (District 73) as […]

Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is working closely with local, state and federal partners to stay up to date on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) activity in the nation and the world. The ADH has plans and protocols in place to respond to public health threats and is continuing to work […]

Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is working closely with local, state and federal partners to stay up to date on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) activity in the nation and the world. The ADH has plans and protocols in place to respond to public health threats and is continuing to work […]

By law, Fiscal Sessions can only last 30 days (45 days with a ¾ vote to extend), so members work weeks in advance drafting appropriation measures in order to ensure our sessions are brief. That preparation begins in budget hearings. Beginning Wednesday, March 4, 2020, the Joint Budget Committee will hold a series of meetings […]

Early voting for the Arkansas Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election began this week.It will continue up until the date of the election, Tuesday, March 3.Although many of the headlines focus on the Presidential race, it’s important to remember the other significant elections on your March ballot including legislators and judges.Non-partisan elections for judicial candidates […]

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Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston wants to remind Arkansans that Early Voting for the Preferential Primary & Nonpartisan General Election begins Tuesday, February 18th. To check your voter registration information, find your polling location, or view a sample ballot, you can visit www.VoterView.org.  VoterView is a service of the Arkansas Secretary of State. The […]

Suicide is a serious national public health issue that affects communities everywhere. When looking at the data on veteran suicide, however, we see that veterans are 1.5 times more likely to die by suicide than non-veterans. In 2017, Arkansas had the 9th worst veteran suicide rate in the country, with 20.8 suicides per 100,000 people. […]

The State of Arkansas will observe George Washington’s Birthday & Daisy Gatson Bates Day as an official state holiday on Monday, February 17, 2020.   A legal holiday by authority of ACT 304 of 2001 and amended by Act 1 of 2017. State Capitol Offices and all State Buildings will be closed. The State Capitol […]

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, and 1 in 4 deaths are caused by heart disease each year. In 2017 in Arkansas, a total of 8,270 people died of heart disease.February is American Heart Month. Its purpose is to promote the importance of heart […]