Senate News

Back to school in Arkansas means that more than 6,000 buses will transport 350,000 students to and from school.

Reading helps children avoid the "summer slide," when lazy days can make them forget what they've learned over the previous year.

A new law requiring stricter labeling of food products has placed Arkansas in the middle of an international dispute over truth in labeling.

Many of the bills approved by lawmakers earlier this year become effective on July 24, which is the 91st day after the legislature adjourned.

The state Human Services Department is reviewing every case this year in which people have been denied assisted living or home care services in the Living Choices and ARChoices programs.

The state Division of Youth Services (DYS) closed a secure facility at Dermott, which was the second closing of a juvenile lockup this year.

State officials announced that school nurses will be provided with kits containing naloxone nasal spray, which helps keep alive people alive when they have overdosed on painkillers known as opioids.

The legislature updated Arkansas school choice laws when it approved Act 754 of 2019 earlier this year.

Flooding has caused more than $100 million in damage to infrastructure in Arkansas, according to the governor's request for federal relief.

The Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission distributes funds to seven public health programs. According to an independent evaluation, they're meeting an overwhelming majority of their goals.