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…
Last year, we wrote a piece in the midst of the Helena-West Helena water crisis (still ongoing, by the way) asking what the state government does for folks. There’s two…
The Arkansas Department of Education is implementing a new law that requires public schools to teach one hour of adoption education to kids as young as twelve. Per to Act…
Whew. We did it, Arkansas. We made it through another legislative session – we think! The last minute Game and Fish debacle really threw a wrench in the works, but…
Under the guise of a legislative emergency, ALC members took up an administrative issue that is neither substantive nor urgent — but will hurt LGBTQ Arkansans. Earlier this week, Gov….
TL;DR: Fiscal session 2024 is right around the corner, Lord help us all. Last week, the legislature had three days of pre-session budget meetings. These meetings are a chance for…
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