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National Recovery Month
September is National Recovery Month. It is a national observance held every to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices. In 2021, more than 200 Arkansans died from opioid-related causes. And 37% of [...]
School Bus Safety
As Arkansas students head back to school, we want to take this week to remind drivers to be mindful of student safety when approaching school buses. It is estimated that close to 350,000 students in [...]
Special Session Summary
Thank you Senator Jonathan Dismang for this excellent explanation. Here is some information about what we did durning Special Session, specifically how they will impact low and middle income earners. We created an individual income [...]
August 11 – Special Session
Legislation to accelerate tax cuts and legislation to fund school safety measures have now been signed into law. On Thursday morning, the House passed SB2 with a vote of 94-0. This legislation sets aside $50 [...]
August 10 – Special Session
With a vote of 81-14, the House passed HB1002. HB1002 accelerates the implementation of income and corporate tax cuts which were scheduled to become effective incrementally over the next three years. If enacted, the top [...]
August 9 – Special Session
On the first day of the special session, committees advanced two pieces of legislation. The Joint Budget Committee advanced SB2. This sets aside $50 million from the revenue surplus for the purpose of funding a [...]
General Assembly – Extraordinary Session
The Governor is calling the General Assembly into an Extraordinary Session next week to address the use of surplus funds to provide tax relief and funding for school safety measures. The Arkansas School Safety Commission [...]
Arkansas Catfish Month
The catfish industry is the largest component of aquaculture in the United States and a significant industry in Arkansas. In fact, Arkansas catfish farmers contributed $19.5 million to Arkansas’s agricultural economy in 2021. That’s up [...]
Current Fostering program in Arkansas.
Information about current Fostering program in Arkansas.