Lawmakers are eyeing Utah’s workforce model, but it’s bundled with Medicaid work requirements and cuts to the popular healthcare program. This is bad news for Arkansas’s healthcare workforce. On Monday,…
It’s getting more expensive to live in Arkansas, and it’s not because of your grocery bill. No matter what kind of utilities you pay for, your bills are more expensive…
We’ve covered Arkansas’s rural health care crisis pretty extensively at For AR People. If you’re just now hearing of it, the crisis is so bad that it threatens the survival…
On Tuesday the Arkansas House Rules Committee convened to discuss the state’s controversial ban on Delta-8 and other hemp-derived THC products. The meeting follows a recent federal court ruling that…
A few weeks ago, the Little Rock School District, City of Little Rock, and Little Rock Food Commission asked the community for donations to wipe out $175,000 of food debt…
Did you catch President Trump’s recent federal budget proposal? It’s not great. The budget is filled with deep cuts to healthcare, education, housing, and other government programs that support working…
Costs and transparency concerns are top of mind for some legislators The Arkansas Department of Corrections is facing more criticism after a fiery Joint Budget Committee meeting exposed failures in…
In a packed Senate Agriculture Committee meeting on Tuesday, Arkansans from across the state rallied to protect the Buffalo River, one of our most treasured natural resources. The controversial SB290…
A rare sight unfolded in the Old Supreme Court this morning: a bipartisan bill, crafted through collaboration and compromise over the course of two years, successfully passed out of Senate…
Today members of joint education met early to hear the Arkansas ACCESS bill, the Governor’s signature piece of education legislation for the 95th General Assembly. Arkansas ACCESS (filed as twin…