DEMOCRATS PUSH BIG INVESTMENTS IN TEACHERS, STAFF
The RAISE Act would lift starting teacher salaries from $36,000 to $50,000, while a companion bill in the Senate would provide raises to classified staff.
Democratic lawmakers today filed legislation to raise starting teacher salaries and to provide raises for teachers and classified staff.
During debate on the Senate floor today, Senate Democrats spoke out against SB43, a bill to classify drag performances as adult-oriented businesses.
The Arkansas House and Arkansas Senate each convened at noon today, marking the start of the 94th General Assembly and the 2023 Regular Session.
At noon on Monday, January 9, the 94th Arkansas General Assembly will convene, marking the start of the 2023 Regular Session.
Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester (R-Cave Springs) has made two committee appointments to fill available seats on the Senate Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Technology, and Legislative Affairs.
When the 94th General Assembly begins on Monday, January 9, the Arkansas Senate will welcome 13 new members, the largest class since 2003.
The Arkansas Senate Democratic Caucus welcomes two new members following last week’s election, Senator-elect Reginald Murdock of Marianna and Senator-elect Fredrick Love of Little Rock. Both have served in the Arkansas House of Representatives since 2011.
The Arkansas Senate Democratic Caucus welcomes two new members following last week’s election, Senator-elect Reginald Murdock of Marianna and Senator-elect Fredrick Love of Little Rock. Both have served in the Arkansas House of Representatives since 2011.
After giving final passage to a tax cut that overwhelmingly benefits our state’s top earners, the Arkansas Senate adjourned sine die this morning, bringing the Third Extraordinary Session of the 93rd General Assembly to an end.
At a joint press conference of the House and Senate Democratic caucuses today, Democratic officials again laid out their priorities for the Third Extraordinary Session of the 93rd General Assembly.
The House and Senate Democratic caucuses will hold a joint press conference in the Old Supreme Court chamber inside the Capitol at 1:00 PM Wednesday, August 10.
The Arkansas Senate today gave approval to SB1, a tax-cut measure that overwhelmingly favors our state’s top earners and provides only minimal, temporary relief to low- and middle-income Arkansans.
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