Arkansas School Safety Commission makes progress
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Arkansas’ School Safety Commission met Tuesday for the 10th time since being reinstated by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in June. What happened: After hearing concerns and experiences from four parents living across the state, the group unanimously adopted several tactics to include in its final report, due in October. State of play: Hutchinson […]
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Day 1 recap: Arkansas’ special legislative session
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin ajourns the Arkansas Senate until Wednesday morning. Screenshot from Arkansas State Legislature The third session of the Arkansas Legislature kicked off Tuesday. Here’s what happened: 1. Bills were introduced this week that align with Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s wishes for the session. HB1002 would cut taxes to 4.9% for individuals and 5.3% […]
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Arkansas School Safety Commission OKs several recommendations
Gov. Asa Hutchinson addresses a group gathered for a school safety roundtable in July 2018. Photo courtesy of Arkansas governor’s office The state’s School Safety Commission unanimously approved several recommendations from its five subcommittees this week, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Driving the news: Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a bill last week earmarking $50 million of […]
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Day 2 recap: Arkansas’ special legislative session
Arkansas senators voted overwhelmingly for tax cuts. Screenshot from Arkansas State Legislature Here’s what happened on the second day of the special session of the Arkansas General Assembly: 1. Both the state House and Senate passed identical tax cut measures — HB1002 and SB1 — to reduce individual and corporate income taxes, provide a $150 […]
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Arkansas’ special session unlikely to address teacher raises
The Twittersphere was abuzz over the weekend in an attempt to persuade lawmakers to consider teacher pay in its upcoming special session. Driving the news: After mentioning that he supported raising teacher salaries, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said last week there was no legislative support to raise the topic in the special session scheduled for Aug. […]
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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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