We’re back with a review of last week at the Capitol and a glance at the Week 4 to come. Week 3 in Review SB3: Last week, the Senate passed…
Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2025 general session are in the books! How’s everybody doing? Hanging in there? Here’s a few things we’re watching. Lobbyists Organizational meetings for standing…
The Arkansas legislature is aiming to provide some real indoctrination to our classrooms. House Bill 1180, deceptively titled the “Baby Olivia Act,” is a Trojan horse for anti-abortion propaganda. This…
It’s still a scam. When legislators approved Sarah Sanders’ omnibus education bill two years ago, they added a requirement that the state must release an annual report by September 30th….
Extremist leaders in our state use scare tactics to divide and mislead. They avoid accountability and push Arkansas further into chaos and disarray. From silencing opposing voices to ignoring the…
For months now, advocates and experts have been encouraging Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to expand Medicaid coverage for new moms to twelve months after they give birth. Governor Sanders has…
The ALC Game and Fish/State Police subcommittee met this week to approve their interim study recommendations to Arkansas’s firearm laws. Attendance also included members of the public who are part…
How the AR GOP’s latest rule targets marginalized communities and threatens accessible democracy Last week, the Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) voted to uphold the State’s emergency rule to ban digital…
First meaningful look at teacher merit pay and educator retention shows additional LEARNS weaknesses The Joint Education Committee met this week to examine one of the state’s new LEARNS programs…
It’s all but official that the legislature will convene next week for a special session, June 17-19. Here’s what we expect to be in the Governor’s call. If you don’t…