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House Education Committee Mulls Education Package After Day-Long Meeting
Committee chairman Rep. Brian Evans (R-Cabot) said he was committed to allowing everyone to speak, and asked lawmakers to listen.
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Education Bill Amendment Filed Ahead Of House Committee Meeting
It's also called the LEARNS Act, the result of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders's campaign promise to make sweeping changes to education.
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Patient Sues Arkansas Medical Marijuana Growers, Lab Over Alleged THC Inflation
An elderly, chronic pain patient targets BOLD Team, Osage Creek Cultivation, and Natural State Medicinals as well as Steep Hill testing lab.
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Republicans Continue Attack On LGBTQ+ Community, Criminalizing The Use Of Bathrooms That Don't Match A Person's Biological Sex
This was called by an ACLU policy director "the most extreme bathroom ban in the country."
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Support Systems For Pregnant And Parenting High Schoolers Now Arkansas Law
The law Sanders signed would create support systems for pregnant and parenting teen-agers, the report indicates.
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Bill That Initially Targeted Drag Shows Becomes Arkansas Law
With a goal "to survive potential legal challenges," Sanders apparently follows the playbook of her GOP brethren.
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Arkansas Senate Committee OKs Bill To Regulate Paper Ballots And Hand Counts
The panel approved the bill in a split-voice vote, the report indicates.
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Public Housing Work Requirement Clears Arkansas Legislature
The House voted along party lines to pass the amended bill, with 80 Republicans voting yes and 15 Democrats voting no.
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Arkansas Senate Advances Governor's Sweeping Education Legislation To House
Also called the LEARNS Act, it stems from Sanders' campaign promise to make major changes to the state's education system.
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Protesters Gather At Arkansas Capitol To Oppose Wide Range Of Legislation Targeting Civil Rights
“We are at our house, the people's house,” Seals said to a chorus of applause. “This is our house and we are here.”
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SESSION SNAPSHOT: Arkansas LEARNS Zooms Through The Senate In Week 7
Included here are some odds and ends and tidbits, from Week 7 of the legislative session.
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After A Series Of Winter Storms, Regulators Approve New Standards For Power Plants
However, the vote on the standards came with the acknowledgement by the commission that the new rules do not go nearly far enough.
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Arkansas Public Notice Bill -- Publishing Them Online In Lieu Of A Newspaper -- Gets Delayed For Fiscal Impact Study
Republican Rep. Frances Cavenaugh of Walnut Ridge pitched House Bill 1399 as a cost-saving measure for county and municipal governments.
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Arkansas Panel Votes Down Requiring Paid Maternity Leave Of Employers That Cover Abortion Costs
Rep. Aaron Pilkington (R-Knoxville) said he introduced the bill after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Republican-Passed Bill Portends Of Possible Censorship In Libraries, Democrat Tucker Says
All six Senate Democrats voted against it; 27 Republicans voted for it, while two did not vote, the report says.
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Bill Sponsors, Stakeholders Reach Compromise On Arkansas Solar Legislation
It occurred under a compromise pact fashioned after more than four hours of testimony in the House Insurance and Commerce Committee.
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"If 30 Percent Of The Cheeseburger Poisons You, It's A Lousy Cheeseburger" -- Leding, On Sanders's Plan
Senate Democrats were excluded from receiving an advance copy, which Democrat Chesterfield called "total disrespect" on the part of Sanders.
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Bill Requiring Paid Maternity Leave From Employers That Cover Abortion Costs Heads To Senate
Eleven states have passed paid family leave laws, according to the Center for American Progress.
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House Committee Prepares To Hear Governor's Education Bill Next Week
Lawmakers filed Senate Bill 294, on Monday.
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Arkansas Committee OKs Required Paid Maternity Leave From Employers That Cover Abortion Costs
The bill passed the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee unanimously on Thursday and will go to the House floor for a vote.