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State Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, said in an email to House colleagues Monday that he is no longer running for House Speaker.

State Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, said in an email to House colleagues Monday that he is no longer running for House Speaker.

Arkansas lawmakers concluded business in the 2024 fiscal session Thursday, May 2, 2024 and plan to adjourn sine die May 9.

Arkansas lawmakers concluded business in the 2024 fiscal session Thursday and plan to adjourn sine die May 9. The session lasted a week longer than initially projected, but House Speaker Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, said he believed it went “relatively smoothly.” The fiscal year 2025 budget, also known as the Revenue Stabilization Act, heads to […] The post SESSION SNAPSHOT: Arkansas lawmakers wrap fiscal session, send budget to governor’s desk appeared first on Ark...

The Arkansas Senate on Thursday formally elected Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, as the Senate president pro tempore-designate.

The Arkansas Senate on Thursday formally elected Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, as the Senate president pro tempore-designate.

An Arkansas House committee approved two bills Tuesday that would regulate cryptocurrency mining operations in the state.

We are now a month into Daylight Saving Time and there is talk among some in the Natural State about whether to keep it or drop it completely.

Arkansas lawmakers will convene the state’s eighth fiscal session Wednesday, beginning the process of finalizing the state budget for fiscal year 2025, which starts July 1 and ends June 30,

The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee voted Friday to ask Legislative Auditor Roger Norman to issue a subpoena for Monroe County Sheriff Michael Neal to appear before the committee next month to answer questions about audit findings.