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A bill aimed at increasing wages for school staff by $4 an hour failed to pass the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.

The state Department of Human Services is seeking federal approval to require participants in Arkansas Medicaid expansion program to work, volunteer or enroll in training or classes, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Wednesday.

A bill that would restrict which bathroom transgender people can use in public schools was pulled from the state Senate floor Thursday so an amendment could be added related to restrictions it would place on overnight school trips.

The state Department of Human Services is seeking federal approval to require participants in Arkansas Medicaid expansion program to work, volunteer or enroll in training or classes, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Wednesday.

The Senate committee met to discuss the "bathroom bill," which has received pushback from students and parents.

The state Department of Human Services is seeking federal approval to require participants in Arkansas Medicaid expansion program to work, volunteer or enroll in training or classes, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Wednesday.

A bill aimed at increasing wages for school staff by $4 an hour failed to pass the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.

The Senate Education Committee tabled a bill Wednesday that would increase per-student foundation funding in order to support a raise for public school districts’ classified employees.

House Bill 1156 would require public school students to use bathrooms and changing facilities corresponding to their sex assigned at birth.

Arkansas state lawmakers have proposed 33 constitutional amendments ranging from a proposal that would spell out rights for victims of criminal offenses or delinquent acts to a proposal that would eliminate the lieutenant governors office.