Letters to the Editor – Child care, Dallas mayor, electric grid, Taylor Swift
Better ways to do this Re: “Restrictions eased in residential zones — Dallas City Council clears path for more centers to be opened,” Thursday Metro & Business story. The city can do better to increase child care. The best idea Dallas can come up with is to remove the special-use permit requirement for a child […]
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Capitol review: Week 1 brings a new chapter to Arkansas
Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge oversees proceedings on the Arkansas Senate floor Thursday. Screenshot: Courtesy of the Arkansas Legislature The 94th General Assembly started its biennial session this week and Arkansas’ new leader was sworn in, meaning the Capitol was buzzing. Catch up quick: In addition to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the state’s new lieutenant governor, […]
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Arkansas gets federal approval to expand Medicaid
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios The Biden administration and the Center for Medicaid Services approved an amendment expanding the state’s Medicaid program, ARHOME, at Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s request. What’s happening: The expansion will be geared toward improving maternal care, mental health services, addiction services and added support for people coming out of foster care, prison and […]
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces maternal health initiatives
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday that he’s asking the federal government for money to expand programs geared toward maternal and infant health. State of play: Arkansas has the highest known rate of maternal mortality (pregnancy-related deaths) in the U.S., about double the national average of states with available data, according to the CDC. What’s […]
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Arkansas kids’ wellbeing ranks low
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Arkansas is ranked No. 43 in the country, per an annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that analyzes children’s wellbeing. What they’re saying: “More than 1 in 5 Arkansas children — that’s 152,000 … continue to face greater obstacles created by poverty,” Rich Huddleston, executive director for Arkansas Advocates for […]
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Democrats push for sex education in schools
Legislation requiring sex education in schools is on the table in the special session set for August, state Sen. Greg Leding (D-Fayetteville) tells Axios. Driving the news: Pregnant teens in Arkansas no longer have the option of safe, legal abortion unless they have the means to travel out of the state. Simultaneously, the state does […]
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