Counting Our Population
Counting Our Population

By April 1, 2020, each of you will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census.  Responding to the census this time will be easier th...

Letter to Members from Speaker Shepherd Author: Matthew J. Shepherd

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Preventing Suicide in Arkansas
Preventing Suicide in Arkansas

In the U.S. someone dies by suicide every 11.1 minutes. In Arkansas, someone dies by suicide every 14 hours.Suicide is not inevitable for anyone. &nbs...

2020 Elections
2020 Elections

During the 2019 Regular Session, the General Assembly passed several pieces of legislation concerning our elections.One of those pieces of legislation...

Labor Day 2019
Labor Day 2019

The State of Arkansas will observe Labor Day as an official state holiday on Monday, September 2, 2019.  State Capitol Offices and all State Buil...

Flashing Red. Kids Ahead.
Flashing Red. Kids Ahead.

During any given day in the school year, there are 350,000 children riding a bus on Arkansas roadways.This week, legislators joined the Governor, Educ...

Flashing Red Kids Ahead PSA- Brian Evans
Flashing Red Kids Ahead PSA- Brian Evans Author: Brian S. Evans
Flashing Red Kids Ahead PSA- Deborah Ferguson
Flashing Red Kids Ahead PSA- Deborah Ferguson Author: Deborah Ferguson
Cutting the Red Tape in Arkansas
Cutting the Red Tape in Arkansas

Arkansas had one of the most productive, if not most productive, legislative sessions in the country with regard to addressing occupational regulation...

Independence Day 2019
Independence Day 2019

The State Capitol Offices and all State Buildings will be Closed on Thursday, July 4, 2019 to observe: Independence DayA legal holiday by authority of...