Senate Newsroom News Releases from the Senate Newsroom http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/files/ en-us 2013 Information Network of Arkansas Wed, 15 May 2013 13:19:07 -0500 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:19:07 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss josh@ark.org <![CDATA[Legislature Sets Up New Office of Medicaid Inspector General ]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=409 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Arkansas Economy Rebounding Modestely, According to New Budget Forecast]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=408 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Legislature Enacts Package of Election Laws]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=407 Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Lawmakers Conclude 2013 Session ]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=406 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Senate Passes "Private Option" Health Care Bill]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=405 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Week Eleven]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157633310384209 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Album <![CDATA[Tax Cut Bills Progress in General Assembly]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=404 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Legislature Turns Focus to Fiscal Issues]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=403 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Education Committee Working on New School Choice Law]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=402 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Legislature Closer to a Compromise on Medicaid]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=400 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto on Abortion Bills ]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=399 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Week Ten]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157633060180655 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 Album <![CDATA[Senate Approves Bill Requiring Voters to Show Photo ID]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=398 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Proposed Constitutional Amendments Referred to State Agencies Committees]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=397 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Senate Passes Lethal Injection Bills]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=396 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Week Six]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157632826775329 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 Album <![CDATA[Week Seven]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157632892367640 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 Album <![CDATA[Week Five]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157632770110482 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 Album <![CDATA[Legislature to Vote on First Ever Amendment 82 Economic Development Bonds]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=395 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Senate Approves Package of Bills to Help Military Families]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=394 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[89th General Assembly Convenes in Regular Session]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=393 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Week Three]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157632706606796 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 Album <![CDATA[Opening Ceremony 89th]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157632589977186 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 Album <![CDATA[Senator Irvin Drafting Bill to Improve Safety on School Campuses]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=392 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Swearing In Ceremony ]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157632702031393 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 Album <![CDATA[Youth Services Division Employs New Approach to Protect Children from Abuse and Neglect]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=390 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Legislators Participate in Human Trafficking Awareness Day]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=391 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Whether to Expand Medicaid Will be Major Issue of 2013 Legislative Session]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=389 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Lottery Scholarships Top $300 Million Mark]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=388 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Revenue Report Shows Slight Improvement in Arkansas Economy]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=387 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Donation to the Arkansas Senate from Senator Ruth Whitaker]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157632241629502 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Album <![CDATA[Legislators, Justices Differ Over Funding of Court Personnel]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=386 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Legislators Hear Governor Beebe's Balanced Budget Proposal for Next Fiscal Year]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=385 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Senate Seniority List for 89th General Assembly]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=383 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Senate Committee Assignments, 2013-2014]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=384 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Senate Committee Assignments, 2013-2014]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=382 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Senate Chooses Leadership for 89th General Assembly]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=381 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Governor Suggests Possible Medicaid Reductions]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=375 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 <![CDATA[Arkansas Economy Benefits from Hunting Season]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=374 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Senate Education Committee Recommends School Funding Increase of Between 1.8 Percent and 2.5 Percent]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=373 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Legislative Budget Hearings Begin]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=372 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Ballot Issues: Sales Tax for Highways, Development Bonds and Medical Marijuana]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=371 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Initial Studies Say That Changes in Sentencing Laws Are Working]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=370 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Legislators Study Changes to Lottery Scholarship System]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=369 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Education Committee Hears Plan for Funding K-12 Transportation]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=368 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Three-Year Old Found by Forest Service Team]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=367 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Search and Rescue Teams in Stone County]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=366 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Most Counties Now on Five-Year Reappraisement Cycle ]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=365 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Arkansas High School Students Improve ACT Scores]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=363 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Arkansas One of Seven Markets Chosen for Improved Primary Care Initiative]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=364 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Arkansas Companies See Increase in Exports]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=362 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Higher Education Board Finalized Budget Recommendations for Next Biennium]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=361 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Arkansas Tourism Industry Continues to Grow]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=360 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Arkansas Graduated Driver's License Law is Saving LIves]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=359 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Sales Tax Holiday Coming Up on August 4 and 5]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=358 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Arkansas Lottery Generates $97.5 Million for Scholarships]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=357 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[State Ends Fiscal Year with Surplus of $145 Million]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=356 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Senator Johnny Key, Representative Jon Woods Receive First Ever "Invest in Life" Awards from Cord Blood Bank of Arkansas]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=355 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Disaster Designations for Drought in the Works]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=353 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Laws Against Human Trafficking in Arkansas Will be Strengthened]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=alCedcC3gMs Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Video <![CDATA[Christmas at the Capitol 2011]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/gallery.php?do:showAlbum=1&albumId=72157628346877761 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 Album <![CDATA[Razorback Day at the Senate]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=cnDgLH84d8I Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 Video <![CDATA[Balancing the Federal Budget]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=uiIZwWaBxcY Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 Video <![CDATA[Senator Johnny Key, chairman of Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=2x4zmQlNumY Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 Video <![CDATA[Opening Day Speech by Sen. Michael Lamoureux]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=h3IsZF4hEgk Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 Video <![CDATA[Sen. Jonathan Dismang of Searcy, President Pro Tem of the 2015 Regular Session]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=-l7S2IPEeSc Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 Video <![CDATA[Sen. Ruth Whitaker and her son, Dr. Bryan Whitaker]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=TiJ6Vblbd1c Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 Video <![CDATA[Arkansas Graduated Driver's License for Teens Saving Lives]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=aZ-q_rjbi10 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 Video <![CDATA[Arkansas Senate Honors Mr. Milton Crenchaw]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=fh7AjeWZWUE Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 Video <![CDATA[Miss Arkansas, Kristen Glover, Visits the Senate]]> ]]> http://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/video.php?do:showVideoDetail=1&videoId=v13Xj72ddZY Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 Video