ALC Week Overview: January 2026
What happened in the January ALC meetings Private and home school account funding The biggest flashpoint at the Friday full ALC meeting was money for Education Freedom Accounts. Lawmakers were…
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ALC Rules: Jan. 15, 2026
Arkansas Legislative Council Rules Subcommittee January 15, 2026 Representative Matthew Shepherd The Administrative Rules subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council will come to order. I’d like to remind those that…
Disaster SNAP Fraud and Paying the Taxman Anyway
DHS Audit findings Little Rock — January 2026 Legislative auditors walked lawmakers through a series of uncomfortable findings at the Arkansas Department of Human Services this week, starting with disaster…
ALC Hospital Committee: Jan. 14
ALC Hospital, Medicaid & Development Disabilities Study Subcommittee January 12, 2025 Senator Jane English … be doing is looking at our social programs, as well as our workforce system. And…
Audit State Agencies: Jan. 8
Legislative Audit, State Agencies Committee January 8, 2026 Representative Steve Unger … the prior meeting’s minutes that you should have received via email. Do I have a motion on accepting…
Joint Public Health: Jan. 7, 2026
Senate and House Public Health January 7, 2026 Representative Jeff Wardlaw Representative Steimel, you might open us up with prayer. [Prayer] Members, do I have a motion to approve the…
ALC: Dec. 19, 2025
Arkansas Legislative Council December 19, 2025 Representative Les Eaves Members, if you could go ahead and grab your seat, we’ll get started. All right, calling this meeting to order. Good…
ALC Review: Dec. 16, 2025
Arkansas Legislative Council Review Subcommittee December 17, 2025 Representative Frances Cavenaugh Members, it’s almost time to start. If you’ll take your seats, please. Please get your seat. I call the…
Fewer accepted hotline calls, fewer foster kids — But…
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…
Joint State Agencies: Oct. 8, 2025
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…