Arkansas House Report 03.09.21

More than 300 bills have been signed into law so far during the 2021 Regular Session. The House passed more than 20 bills today including the following: HB1429-This bill reduces the waiting period from after a parent or guardian withdraws his or her child from a... Read More.

Arkansas House Report 03.08.21

The House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee began hearing proposed constitutional amendments this afternoon. You can watch the presentations at www.arkansashouse.org. Meanwhile, the House took up several public health and education bills this afternoon. Members passed the following bills: HB1258-This bill authorizes full independent practice authority... Read More.
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Arkansas House Report 03.02.2021

More than 1,000 bills have been filed since the session began and more than 200 have been signed into law. Tuesday marked the 51st day for the 2021 Regular Session. This afternoon, the House passed the following: HB1061-This bill creates the No Patient Left Alone Act.... Read More.

Arkansas House Report 02.26.21

In the 7th week of the 2021 Regular Session, the House passed bills addressing taxes, medical care, scholarships, the duty to retreat, and more. The following tax measures were advanced by the House: ·      HB1023-This bill excludes certain school fundraisers from the sales tax... Read More.
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State Senate Report 02.10.21

The Senate has voted to exempt last year’s unemployment benefits from state income taxes, to help people who lost their jobs because of the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Senate Bill 236 would apply to benefits paid in 2020 and 2021. The unemployment rate... Read More.

Arkansas House Report 02.10.21

Today is the deadline for members to file proposed Constitutional Amendments. More than 20 proposed amendments have been filed. You can find a complete list of the proposals which are labeled House Joint Resolutions and Senate Joint Resolutions at www.arkleg.state.ar.us. This afternoon, the House passed... Read More.
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Report: Former Walmart at Pines Mall sold at auction

The former Walmart building at the now closed Pines Mall has been sold at auction. According to the Cushman-Wakefield website, the auction was completed Thursday. No information was available on who purchased the more than 90,000 square foot building which was constructed in 1986. DeltaplexNews.com has... Read More.
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Report of shots fired leads to arrest

By Ray King A Jefferson County man was arrested in the early morning hours Tuesday after sheriff’s deputies responding to a report of shots fired and found the man outside a shed behind a house holding a shotgun. William Small, 53, was taken into custody after... Read More.

JCSO and PBPD both report uptick in stolen vehicle reports

There have been numerous reports of stolen vehicles in both Jefferson County and the City of Pine Bluff in recent weeks, and both departments are reporting a slight increase in reports in October compared to September. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office took four reports of... Read More.