The members and staff of the Arkansas Senate mourn the passing of Senator Gary Stubblefield, 74, who died on Tuesday, September 2. Senator Stubblefield was elected to the Senate in 2012, after serving two terms in the House of Representatives. He represented Senate District 26. Media – Senator Gary Stubblefield Biography Information
News ReleasesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – The inmate population in Arkansas prisons will grow by an estimated two percent a year until 2035, according to an expert’s presentation at a conference of county officials, sheriffs, prison administrators and lawmakers. There is general agreement that Arkansas needs to add prison space in order to relieve overcrowding in […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – The director of the state Division of Children and Family Services told lawmakers that much of the agency’s improvements in recent years is due to greater involvement on the part of faith-based groups, churches and private sector organizations. For example, CarePortal is a program that the Arkansas Family Alliance uses […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – Earlier this year the legislature approved Act 302 to allow executions by nitrogen hypoxia. The act took effect on August 5, the same day 10 inmates on death row filed suit to challenge its constitutionality. Execution by nitrogen hypoxia occurs when the inmate is forced to breathe nitrogen and therefore […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas colleges and universities will spend about $279 million on athletics during the upcoming school year. State law requires all state-supported institutions of higher education to certify their budgeted revenues and expenditures for athletics. The results are submitted every summer to the state Higher Education Coordinating Board. State law also […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas tourism continued to grow last year, generating $17.4 billion to the state’s economy and supporting almost 72,000 jobs. Every year the state Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism commissions an analysis of the economic impact of tourism. In 2024 about 52 million visitors were welcomed in Arkansas, an increase […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas sales tax holiday this year will be on the first weekend in August, Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3. Consumers will not have to pay sales tax on any articles of clothing that cost less than $100. The exempted items include pants, shirts, dresses and shoes. Also […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – About 325,000 Arkansas children have qualified for Summer EBT, which provides them with $120 for food purchases during the months when they do not receive free or reduced priced meals at school. Last summer 293,000 children qualified. The program was new and didn’t start until the middle of the summer. […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – After more than five years of steady progress in expanding research and outreach programs, the leading cancer institute in Arkansas is just about ready to apply for designation as a National Cancer Institute. Leadership at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – More than 4,200 Arkansas teachers will receive merit bonuses averaging $3,325 as part of an incentive program created two years ago to retain the best teachers and recruit them in subject areas that are most in demand. The incentive program is part of the LEARNS Act, a sweeping series of […]
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