January 29, 2025 Governor Sanders Announces Bill to Make Every Arkansas School Go Phone-Free LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the Bell to Bell, No Cell Act, legislation that would ban smartphones and other personal electronic devices like smart watches …
January 28, 2025 Governor Sanders Announces Medicaid Work Requirement Plan LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent the following letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary-Designate, Robert F. Kennedy…
January 27, 2025 Bills Signed: HB1080, HCR1002, SB1, HB1001, HB1008, HB1009, HB1010, HB1011, HB1013 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- On Monday, January 27, 2025, the Governor signed into law: HB1080 - To repeal the requirement for a fiscal impact statement for bills related to health ben…
January 24, 2025 Sanders Signs Executive Order Amending DR 24-05 to Provide Funding for Severe Storms and Tornadoes on May 8, 2024 TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME – GREETINGS: EO 25-03: EXECUTIVE ORDER AMENDING DR 24-05 TO PROVIDE FUNDING, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARK. CODE ANN. § 12-75-114 WHEREAS: On May 8, 2024, severe s…
January 24, 2025 Sanders Signs Executive Order Amending DR 23-08 to Provide Funding for Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds on June 25, 2023 TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME – GREETINGS: EO 25-02: EXECUTIVE ORDER AMENDING DR 23-08 TO PROVIDE FUNDING, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARK. CODE ANN. § 12-75-114WHEREAS: On or abou…
January 22, 2025 Bills Signed: HB1002, HCR1001, HCR1003 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- On Thursday, January 16, 2025, the Governor signed into law: HB 1002 - The General Appropriation Act For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. HCR 1001 - &nbs…
January 17, 2025 Governor Sanders Appoints Jerry Halsey to Arkansas State Highway Commission LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that she has appointed Jerry Halsey to the Arkansas State Highway Commission. His term expires January 14, 2035. He is replacing…
January 17, 2025 Governor Sanders to Travel to World Economic Forum to Talk Big Tech Accountability, Mental Health, Economic Development LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced today that she will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from January 22nd to January 24th, 2025. Whil…
