Week eight of the 92nd General Assembly has been an interesting one, to say the least. We had the great opportunity to attend the signing ceremony of Senate Bill 152, which is now Act 189. This law will bring...
We’re seven weeks into the 92nd General Assembly, and it’s anybody’s guess if we’re at the halfway point or not. A big change that took place this week was the House suspending its 48-hour rule. The House rules state that...
This week, attention at the Capitol turned to government transformation proposals, which would combine state agencies and reduce the number of Cabinet-level officials who directly report to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. That has slowed some day-to-day action in the session,...
The 2019 state legislative session is developing into a “perfect storm” for the Arkansas’s low-income taxpayers. The Governor’s personal income tax cut for high-income earners (SB211) has received most of the attention this session. It has already passed the...
There was a lot of action at the Capitol this week, with Wednesday being the last day to file constitutional amendments. Read this overview of what was filed. On Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson held a press conference where he proposed raising an additional...
It was a busy week here in Little Rock! Bills are beginning to make their way to the Governor’s desk, and more bills are being filed every day. For our video update this week, we caught Sen. Irvin right after...
Things are starting to pick up at the Capitol, as bills move out of committees and groups host advocacy days. Speaking of advocacy days, The Kids Count Coalition hosted Kids Count Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, with around...
The governor has revised his previous tax proposal, and on Wednesday Senate Bill 211 was filed, To Create the Tax Competitiveness and Relief Act of 2019. The plan retains the three separate tax tables for Arkansans with different levels...
It was a short second week at the Capitol, with state offices closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, and no committee meetings on Friday. Did you know both chambers are streaming live? Watch your...
The 92nd General Assembly of Arkansas officially began Monday with swearing in ceremonies for 135 state legislators and Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Read Gov. Hutchinson’s State of the State transcript here. Tying the record set in 2009, 25 women are...