The House and Senate are scheduled to convene at 11:00 AM this morning to begin the Third Extraordinary Session of the 93rd General Assembly.

Arkansas’s annual sales tax holiday kicks off tonight at 12:01 AM and runs through 11:59 PM Sunday, August 7. Eligible items include electronics, school supplies, clothing, and more.

Late Friday afternoon, Governor Asa Hutchinson formally issued the call for the Third Extraordinary Session of the 93rd General Assembly.

Senate Democrats congratulate Deputy Director and Assistant Secretary of the Arkansas Senate Sabrina Lewellen on her new role.

House and Senate Democrats have put forward a bill to raise teacher salaries by $4,000 and to raise the minimum salary from $36,000 to $42,000.

Lawmakers have long known that cutting taxes could jeopardize ARPA funds, but new analysis suggests the penalty could be greater than previously estimated.

Though Governor Asa Hutchinson has yet to issue a formal call, he said last Friday that he intends for the Third Extraordinary Session of the 93rd General Assembly to begin on Tuesday, August 9.

On Thursday, the Senate voted to accept charges and sanctions against two Republican members.

At the July meeting of the Arkansas Legislative Council, Republican lawmakers led a controversial effort to expunge a month-old vote that released half a billion in federal dollars to school districts across Arkansas.

Every member of the Senate and House Democratic caucuses today signed an open letter to teachers and staff in support of pay raises.

Governor Asa Hutchinson today said he intends to call lawmakers into special session the week of August 8.