Due to the federal government shutdown funding for SNAP benefits will cease on November 1st. Friday morning the Governor, along with the Arkansas Legislative Council co-chairs directed $500,000 from the Restricted Reserve Fund to the Arkansas Food Bank Network beginning Monday, November 3, 2025. The funds will be split equally between six Arkansas food banks: […]
Weekly UpdatesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2025 Senator Missy Irvin, Chair Senate Committee on Public Health 870-740-9694 LITTLE ROCK – Sen. Missy Irvin released the following statement today in response to the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ (DHS) announcement that it will be forced to furlough workers, cease some benefits and grant-funded services, and potentially close […]
News ReleasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Senator Missy Irvin 870-740-9694 Senator Missy Irvin, Chair of the Arkansas Legislative Hunger Caucus, stated, “the Governor along with the Arkansas Legislative Council are directing $500,000 from the Restricted Reserve funds to food banks starting on Monday, November 3, 2025.” Due to the federal government shutdown funding for SNAP benefits will cease […]
News ReleasesDownload DOC Total revenue for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery increased by $9.1 million in the last year, boosted by the Powerball jackpot that reached $1.8 billion in early September 2025. Since 2009, The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has provided over $1.5 billion in scholarship money to Arkansas students. More than 822,000 college scholarships have been distributed […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK –The Arkansas Broadband Office known as ARConnect has been working on major broadband expansion and upgrades for Arkansas. The Federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program approved a new $1 billion initiative in funding to overhaul the Arkansas broadband expansion plan. Currently, the state is in the final stages of […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – In 2019 the legislature passed Act 789, directing the Arkansas Department of Transportation to collect information on the most congested highways in the state, as well as the stretches of road with the highest frequency of crashes. The purpose is to provide legislators with the data they need to make […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) has secured more than a billion dollars in research funding since it was created about 25 years ago, its directors announced at a recent meeting. They emphasized that the billion dollars did not come from a government appropriation or a large grant that designated a […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – The state Department of Education has released letter grades for all public schools in Arkansas. They can be found on the Department’s web site. The Internet address for the school report cards is quite lengthy. Perhaps the simplest way to access them is to conduct a search for “Arkansas school […]
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