Asa Hutchinson Signs Orders to Protect Businesses From Lawsuits
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs three executive orders to protect businesses and employees from lawsuits over COVID-19 exposure. read more >
State Will Take ‘Ready for Business’ Applications Tuesday, Wednesday
The "Arkansas Ready for Business" grant program is set to go live and take applications from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers to Meet Again Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Arkansas lawmakers will meet as planned for this year's legislative session amid the coronavirus outbreak, legislative leaders said Friday following two members testing positive for the virus. read more >
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Buffalo National River Closed Over Coronavirus Concerns
The Buffalo National River was temporarily closed Thursday because of coronavirus concerns, and a second Arkansas lawmaker tested positive for the virus. read more >
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Arkansas House Votes to Expel Mickey Gates, 88-4
The Arkansas House has voted to expel a lawmaker who pleaded no contest to not paying state income taxes for several years. read more >
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Arkansas House Speaker Files Resolution to Oust Lawmaker
Arkansas' House speaker has taken the first step toward removing a lawmaker who pleaded no contest to not paying state income taxes and who has refused to step down. read more >
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Arkansas Speaker Seeks Lawmaker’s Removal Over Tax Plea
Arkansas' House speaker says he's seeking the removal of a lawmaker who pleaded no contest to not paying state income taxes. read more >
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Words vs. Actions (Editorial)
Last week, state Rep. Mickey Gates gave his fellow legislators another opportunity to show they’re serious about restoring public trust. read more >
Arkansas Speaker: Would Be Best If Mickey Gates Resigns
Arkansas House Speaker Matthew Shepherd says he's told state Rep. Mickey Gates, who pleaded no contest to not paying state income taxes, that it would be in everyone's best interests if he resigned. read more >
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State Rep. Mickey Gates Pleads No Contest to Not Filing Taxes
State Rep. Mickey Gates of Hot Springs pleaded no contest to not paying state income taxes and agreed to pay thousands of dollars back to the state, but his lawyer said the legislator had no plans to step down from his statehouse seat. read more >
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Canadians Set to Tap Arkansas Lithium
The Candian’s company, Standard Lithium Ltd., broke ground last week on a pilot plant in El Dorado, a key step toward a unique vision of pulling battery-grade lithium from a saltwater sea beneath south Arkansas. read more >
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Arkansas’ Medicaid Plan in Jeopardy After Work Rule Decision
An effort to keep Arkansas' Medicaid expansion has failed in the state House, two days after a federal judge blocked a requirement that those on the program work in order to keep their coverage. read more >
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Arkansas Urges Appeal to Restore Medicaid Work Rules
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, whose state is at the center of the fight over work requirements for Medicaid recipients, says he wants to fight a judge's ruling blocking those rules, while Republicans elsewhere are trying to determine the decision's effect on their state. read more >
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Federal Judge Blocks Medicaid Work Rules in Arkansas, Kentucky
The Trump administration's efforts to push the poor toward self-sufficiency were dealt a blow Wednesday, when a federal judge ruled that Medicaid work requirements undermined the program's mission of providing health care for the needy. read more >
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Proposed Arkansas Highway Plan Would Raise $300M Per Year
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and legislative leaders unveil a $300 million per year plan to maintain Arkansas' roads and bridges — one billed as the largest single highway proposal in the state's history. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers Back Ethics Bills After Investigations
State legislative leaders call for an increase in fines for ethics violations and a measure barring elected officials convicted of certain crimes from collecting their retirement benefits. read more >
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Arkansas’ Highways to Nowhere
Arkansas needs hundreds of millions more dollars to adequately maintain current roads and bridges and keep up with future needs. The last new money the state dug up for Arkansas highways was $50 million the governor scraped together in 2016 from existing sources. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers Begin 2019 Session, Vow Work on Ethics
Arkansas lawmakers kicked off their legislative session Monday with leaders promising an ethics package they say is needed to clean up the Capitol's image following federal corruption probes that have involved former lawmakers and lobbyists. read more >
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Arkansas Legislature to Focus on Ethics, Tax Cuts in 2019 Session
Republicans remain firmly in control of the House and Senate and Hutchinson, a Republican, will be sworn in for a second term the day after the session begins. Here's a look at some major issues that will be debated in the session. read more >
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Asa Hutchinson, Lawmakers Hope for Highway Funding Fix
Arkansas' Republican governor and legislative leaders say they're hopeful they can find a highway funding solution that's been elusive in recent years. But the two main ideas — raising taxes or tapping into existing tax revenue — still face significant hurdles. read more >
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