Greater Criminal Records Transparency About To Become Law
Transparency advocates won a big victory today when the state Senate passed Rep. Richard Womack’s HB 1727.
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Regulation Freedom Amendment Passes House!
We wrote earlier this month about the legislators who failed to release state Rep. Grant Hodges’ HR 1031, a resolution that would have urged Congress to pass a Regulation Freedom Amendment, from the House State Agencies Committee.
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A Good Day For the First Amendment at the Capitol
Today was a good day for free speech in Arkansas.
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Updates From The Capitol
A quick Tuesday-Wednesday update
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Deregulation For Johnny Key, But Not For Thee
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has nominated former legislator and University of Arkansas lobbyist Johnny Key to be the next Education Commissioner.
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Alert: Don’t Take Any Professional Responsibility Classes from the Bar Association!
The House vote on this bill comes up soon. Hopefully, legislators will vote on the facts of what the legislation actually does — and not on fear-mongering from low-information representatives of special-interest groups.
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Occupational Freedom Bill Stalls…For Now
State Rep. Richard Womack’s bill to provide Arkansans with much-needed relief from burdensome occupational regulations failed on a voice vote in the House Public Health, Welfare, and Safety committee Thursday morning.
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Richard Womack: No Pie for Me!
There’s been a lot of gossip swirling around the vote to expand Medicaid in Arkansas. For example, how did proponents
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