Arkansas Democrats draw line in sand, support teacher pay
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas House and Senate Democrats continue to outline distinctions in party policy in the state. In a press conference at the Arkansas Capitol Wednesday, Aug. 10, Democrat state lawmakers continued to promote the RAISE Act first proposed by the group July 28. The act proposed using a portion of the $1.6 […]
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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 lawmakers expect no surprises from special session
Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios Arkansas lawmakers who spoke with Axios don’t expect the special session beginning Tuesday to go off-script. Between the lines: That means no bills are likely to make it to the floor for teacher pay raises or any — conservative or liberal — changes to the state’s abortion law. What’s happening: Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s […]
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Teachers rally for better pay, benefits across Arkansas
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Amid talks among lawmakers, teachers are fighting to be paid better for the work they do on a regular basis. On Tuesday, July 26, dozens of teachers lined up at the Jonesboro Municipal Center, holding signs like “Teachers will stay for better pay” and “One-time bonus doesn’t equal a raise”. One […]
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Arkansas teachers push for better pay at state Capitol
Educators rallied for raises at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock Thursday.The teachers are asking lawmakers to use the $1.6 billion surplus the state has to increase pay for teachers across the state. Legislators will meet in August in a special session on how to spend that money.The minimum salary for teachers in Arkansas […]
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Gov. Hutchinson supports teacher raises
Data: BLS; Note: Excludes special education, career/technical education, and elementary school teachers; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios At a news conference late last week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke about making Arkansas’ school safety an agenda item in a special legislative session that may be called late this summer. Teacher salaries could also be part of the agenda, he […]
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