1.1.25 – KTLO As 2025 approaches, two significant laws in Arkansas are set to take effect, marking key changes in the state’s criminal justice system and education policy. Both the Protect Arkansas Act and the LEARNS Act, passed in 2023, will begin to impact...
12.23.24 – Arkansas Advocate -By: Mary Hennigan Nearly 18% of 66,000 Arkansas executive branch and higher education jobs remained unfilled this year, according to available data. The Arkansas Department of Veteran Affairs (ADVA) reported the highest percentage...
12.17.24 – KARK Starting Jan. 1, 2025, organizations part of the state’s Medicare-managed care programs must have a system to either reduce or remove the need for prior authorizations. The law describes prior authorizations as approvals required by...
12.13.24 – Arkansas House of Representatives – As 2024 draws to a close, members of the Arkansas House of Representatives are proud to reflect on the significant accomplishments and progress made this year. It has been a year of meaningful legislative...
12.7.24 – Newsbreak – FORT SMITH — The state Attorney General has approved the agreement between the city and Sebastian County to allow the merging of the two entities’ emergency call centers. Sebastian County justices of the peace tentatively gave...
11.26.24 – KARK -SEARCY, Ark. The consolidation of 911 dispatch centers across the state is quickly approaching a deadline. The Arkansas legislature passed the Public Safety Act of 2019 which mandates the 911 call centers receiving state funds shrink by over...
