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Fewer accepted hotline calls, fewer foster kids — But…

Misty Ann December 12, 2025 No Comments

But… Lawmakers Aren’t Convinced Arkansas Kids Are Safer At the same Capitol hearing where lawmakers heard wrenching testimony from a family about a traumatic child-abuse investigation, Arkansas’s child-welfare chief walked…

When the System Becomes the Harm

Misty Ann December 11, 2025 No Comments

How a Family Was Forced Into a Traumatic Sexual Abuse Exam With No Evidence of a Crime When Kimberly and Luis Tafoya walked into Arkansas Children’s Hospital last summer, they…

Children and Youth Committees: Dec. 10, 2025

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Senate Committee on Children and Youth House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, and Legislative Affairs December 10, 2025 Representative Sonia Eubanks Barker Good afternoon, Chair sees a quorum. Thank…

Arkansas Faces Higher SNAP Costs — And Its Error Rate Is the Price Tag

Misty Ann December 8, 2025 No Comments

The bad news: SNAP is about to cost the state a lot more money — potentially more than $50 million a year if Arkansas doesn’t lower its error rate. The…

Joint Public Health: Dec. 8, 2025

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Joint Public Health December 8, 2025 Senator Missy Irvin All right, if everybody can take their seats. All right. Good morning, everybody. If everybody will take their seats, we’re going…

Joint State Agencies: Oct. 8, 2025

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Joint State Agencies Committee October 8, 2025 Senator Scott Flippo All right. The chair sees a quorum. We’re going to call this meeting the Senate and House Joint State Agencies…

Joint Public Health: Oct. 8, 2025

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Joint Public Health October 8, 2025 Representative Jeff Wardlaw We’ll go ahead and get started. We’ll start first things first. Senator Wallace, if you would lead us in prayer. Senator…

Joint Education: Oct. 6, 2025

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Joint Education Committee October 6, 2025 Jacob Oliva [Missing stream]…Friday. We just weren’t able to get the district state chair. And maybe that’s a conversation as we move forward and…

Joint Education: Sept. 22, 2025

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Joint Education September 22, 2025 Representative Keith Brooks Joint Education will come to order. Members, if you would, please take your seats and we will get started on our agenda…

Joint Public Health: Aug. 6, 2025

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Joint Public Health August 6, 2025 Representative Jeff Wardlaw If members would grab your seats, we’ll go ahead and get started. I need a motion to accept the minutes from…

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