Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 10
This was a BUSY week at the Arkansas State Capitol. A lot of bills we are following were heard. Despite both chambers breaking for at least a few days next […]
Arkansas needs an implied warranty of habitability
Most people would agree that rental housing should be required to be structurally sound and weatherproofed, and have working plumbing, electricity, and heat and air. They should also require basic […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 9
This week marks the anniversary of the World Health Organization recognizing COVID-19 as a global pandemic. In recognition of a year’s work mostly spent on Zoom and under extraordinary circumstances, […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 8
This week a state legislator jokingly wrote that a stair is added to the Capitol steps each day the General Assembly is in session. But all jokes aside, the 93rd […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 7
Approximately halfway through the session, the pace at the Capitol really picked up this week. We are especially excited to report that adults who were born in the Marshall Islands […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 6
This week could also be titled, “The Week That Wasn’t,” “Snowmageddon,” and “Antarkansas.” Thanks to back-to-back, record-setting winter weather events, the Arkansas’s 93rd General Assembly recessed for the week. We […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 5
This week was the deadline to file proposed constitutional amendments. One of the most important decisions the General Assembly makes every session is whether to refer such proposals to the […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 4
Important Announcement As part of the Defining Arkansas Values Initiative, the Urban League of the State of Arkansas, in collaboration with Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and The Women’s […]
Legislature considering voting-rights bills
Voting is one of the most fundamental rights of Americans; but more than 240 years after the founding of our country, it is a right still not guaranteed for all […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 3
Much of the talk this week has been about what kind of Arkansas we want, and if the bills being filed at the Capitol reflect that. With some of the […]