NEWS & UPDATES

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas will hold its annual sales tax holiday on Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2. Clothing and footwear that...

The number of Arkansas children in foster care continued to go down last year, after reaching an all-time high in 2016 and prompting...

During the upcoming school year, local districts will have flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances created by the outbreak of the cor

LITTLE ROCK – State revenues have gone down because of the economic consequences of the coronavirus outbreak, but not as much as Arkansas...

LITTLE ROCK –More than 10,500 Arkansas businesses have been approved for grants to reimburse them for the expenses of protecting the...

More than 10,500 Arkansas businesses have been approved for grants to reimburse them for the expenses of protecting employees & customers.

LITTLE ROCK – In June the Senate Education Committee will hear a report on the effect that public schools have seen due to the recent...

LITTLE ROCK – Disruptions in the food supply chain affect more than the quantity of products on the grocery store shelves. They have...

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas is gradually opening up businesses and public activities, under careful monitoring by public health officials to...

Senate Information Office: 501-682-5954 Legislative leaders have approved an additional $40 million for the Arkansas Ready for Business...

LITTLE ROCK – The next few weeks will determine whether Arkansas moves forward or backward on the way to re-opening businesses. The...

LITTLE ROCK - When Arkansas makes it past the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, restrictions on businesses and social interactions will...

LITTLE ROCK – The legislature completed the 2020 fiscal session in record time, approving a balanced budget that funds state government...

LITTLE ROCK – The sudden and severe economic downturn caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus means that the 2020 fiscal session will...

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas state parks will be open only during the daytime, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus among dense...

Senate Information Office: 501-682-5954 LITTLE ROCK – Senator Bruce Maloch of Magnolia will be one of three senators designated to...

LITTLE ROCK – The legislature convened in special session to address potential revenue shortfalls, resulting from the sudden economic...

LITTLE ROCK – To cushion the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak on working families, the state has streamlined the process of...

LITTLE ROCK –Pay raises have been proposed for direct care employees at the state’s five centers for people with multiple disabilities....

LITTLE ROCK – The legislature has begun budget hearings in preparation for the 2020 Fiscal Session, which convenes on April 8 and is...