Bruce Holland
AGFC Exec to Lead Natural Resources Division
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appoints Chris Colclasure to lead the state's Natural Resources Division. read more >
Update: Governor Announces Levee Task Force, $10M Request For Repairs
Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued an executive order Thursday to create the Arkansas Levee Task Force, which will study and analyze the current conditions of the state’s levees, following record flooding along the Arkansas River earlier this month. read more >
Larry Walther to Head Department of Finance, Administration
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has named Larry Walther as the new director of the Department of Finance & Administration. read more >
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Asa Hutchinson Picks Larry Walther As State Finance Director
Incoming Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed a former federal trade official who once headed Arkansas' economic development agency to be the state's chief fiscal officer. read more >
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Primary Voters Mixed on Arkansas Private Option
Arkansas voters gave mixed signals Tuesday about the state's compromise Medicaid expansion plan, ousting one "private option" backer from his legislative office, nominating another for re-election and sending a third to a runoff. read more >
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Arkansas Senate Panel Rejects Joyce Elliott’s Immigrant Tuition Bill
A proposal aimed at allowing Arkansas colleges and universities to extend in-state tuition rates to some immigrants who came to the country illegally has failed before a state Senate committee. read more >
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Legislative Roundup: Guns Become Automatic Issue With General Assembly
The 89th General Assembly has yet to finish writing its chapter in the big book of Arkansas state legislatures. But if Chapter 89 were printed this week, then surely “guns” would be in the title. Legislation devoted to guns dominated the action again last week. read more >
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Legislative Agenda: Focus Remains on Guns, Abortion
Guns and abortions were featured items on the legislative agenda again last week at the 89th General Assembly, but Arkansas lawmakers ventured into other areas as well. read more >
by Mark Carter -
Arkansas Senate Approves Bill Making Gun List Secret
Arkansas senators have approved legislation that would make secret the names of about 130,000 people in the state who are permitted to carry concealed handguns. read more >
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Senate Panel Approves Bill to Make Gun List Secret; Beebe, Media Oppose
A Senate committee has advanced a bill to make secret the list of Arkansans permitted to carry concealed handguns. read more >
by Associated Press -
Arkansas Senate Committee Considers Bill to Make Gun List Secret
A Senate committee is considering whether to make secret the list of Arkansans permitted to carry concealed handguns. read more >
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