Arkansas Advocate: Few bills receive approval as lawmakers continue to revise legislation
Arkansas lawmakers continued to ease into their work during the second week of the 2025 legislative session
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Arkansas Advocate: Committee rejects bill to allow nonprofit hospitals to hold retail pharmacy permits
Arkansas is the only state in which the law currently prohibits nonprofit, tax-exempt or governmentally-funded hospitals from holding or acquiring interest in retail pharmacy permits
Arkansas Advocate: Lawmaker pulls youth shooting sports bill for revisions after committee concerns
The state representative who introduced the bill said he did so to encourage more shooting opportunities for Arkansas youth, using the state’s equine competition policy as a legislative outline
Arkansas Advocate: Proposed Medicaid cuts would hurt rural areas, including Arkansas kids, researchers say
Arkansas was among the 10 states with the most children in rural areas relying on Medicaid for health insurance in 2023, and was one of only six with more than half of its rural children on Medicaid
Arkansas Advocate: Leaders approve multimillion-dollar water projects, note progress despite high costs
Water infrastructure in Arkansas has become a primary concern in many communities as officials operate fragile and antiquated systems
Arkansas Advocate: Governor lays out legislative priorities in State of the State
In a nearly 40-minute speech, Sanders called Arkansas “the vanguard of a national conservative revolution” and said she looked forward to next week’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump
Arkansas Advocate: Supreme Court administrator asks chief justice to stay away, pending disciplinary review
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker has been asked by the state court system’s chief administrator to stay out of his office and not communicate with his staff, pending a disciplinary review