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Arkansas lawmakers continue to discuss bills that will allow employees to work around vaccine mandates at their work.

A bill that would exempt employees from federal or employer covid-19 vaccination mandates and authorize unemployment benefits for those fired for refusing to get vaccinated was passed by the Arkansas House on Tuesday, while a nearly identical Senate bill was advanced by a House committee earlier in the day.

The Arkansas Senate on Monday passed three bills targeting employer-mandated coronavirus vaccinations, as a contentious debate over pandemic-related measures overshadowed congressional redistricting once again on the 114th day of the 2021 regular session.

LITTLE ROCK -- Rep. Vivian Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, agreed to pay a $50 fine and receive a public letter of caution in a settlement of a complaint filed with the Arkansas Ethics Commission, the commission's director said Friday.

Hear the report from KUAR's Sarah Kellogg Rep. Julie Mayberry, R-Hensley, presents House Bill 1003 to the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on the first day of the special legislative session. Credit Arkansas House A bill that would allow Arkansas school districts to implement mask mandates if they meet a COVID-19 case threshold is being reworked to address the concerns of some lawmakers. Members of the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee spent just under three hours Wednesday discussing and listening to public comments on the proposed legislation. According to the...