Weekly Updates

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.

Elementary school students in Arkansas will get at least 40 minutes a day of recess under legislation approved earlier this year by the General Assembly.

The rate of maternal mortality in Arkansas is above the national average, so earlier this year the legislature created a review committee to develop new strategies for preventing women from dying during childbirth.

The goal of the new Arkansas State Broadband Plan, announced by the governor, is to make high-speed Internet access available to all communities of more than 500 people by the year 2022.

Job training and workforce education are offered by numerous government entities in Arkansas. 

The Division of Youth Services (DYS) has already begun to make sweeping changes in how the state treats juvenile offenders.

The legislature officially ended the 2019 regular session when it adjourned sine die on April 24.

During the recent regular session, the legislature referred three proposed constitutional amendments to Arkansas voters.

The legislature completed the 2019 regular session after finalizing a balanced budget of about $5.75 billion in general revenue for next fiscal year.