State News

Arkansas officials reconsider choice of provider to run juvenile lockups THE ASSOCIATED PRESS March 23, 2019

Company won't operate duck boats in 2019 after sinking that killed 17 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake last summer, killing 17 people, announced Thursday that it won't operate the ... by HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH The Associated Press - March 22, 2019

Lawmakers mull five-year trial run on private school vouchers LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas lawmakers have introduced governor-backed legislation in the Senate that would fund a pilot private school voucher program for low-incom... by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - March 22, 2019

Arkansas Senate approves tobacco tax increases for tax cuts LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Senate narrowly approved a $100 million plan Wednesday to raise taxes on tobacco and e-cigarettes to pay for a package of tax cuts f... by ANDREW DeMILLO The Associated Press - March 21, 2019

Arkansas governor signs a 'truth in labeling' bill THE ASSOCIATED PRESS March 21, 2019

HID takes over Arkansas marketplace LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace has become part of the state's health insurance department after Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed legislation... by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - March 16, 2019

Arkansas Senators approve new requirement for abortion doctors LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Senators in Arkansas approved a measure Thursday that imposes a new requirement on doctors who perform abortions, the latest in a series of... by ANDREW DeMILLO The Associated Press - March 15, 2019

Arkansas bill: Raise cigarette taxes to pay for tax cuts LITTLE ROCK -- The Republican leader of the Arkansas Senate and a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday proposed raising taxes on cigarettes and e-cigarette... by ANDREW DeMILLO The Associated Press - March 15, 2019

House approves 18-week abortion ban LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday sent the governor legislation banning most abortions 18 weeks into a woman's pregnancy, a prohibition that could ... by ANDREW DeMILLO The Associated Press - March 14, 2019

Governor opposes bills scaling back wage hike LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas' Republican governor on Wednesday said he opposes legislative efforts to scale back a minimum wage hike that voters approved last year, ... by ANDREW DeMILLO The Associated Press - March 14, 2019

State Sen. Flowers: 'God will judge me' LITTLE ROCK -- An Arkansas state senator who angrily repudiated her senate judiciary colleagues when the committee voted to limit public debate on a gun rights ... by HANNAH GRABENSTEIN The Associated Press - March 12, 2019