Feb. 19: ALC Rules
Arkansas Legislative Council Administrative Rules February 19, 2026 Senator Tyler Dees All right, members, we will call to order the Administrative Rules Subcommittee. Thank you for being here today. If…
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Feb. 19: ALC Study Committee
ALC Hospital, Medicaid, and Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee February 19, 2026 Senator Jane English Good afternoon. Welcome to the subcommittee. We have a few number of things today. Glad to…
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 Review: Jan. 13, 2026
ALC Review Committee January 13, 2026 Senator Blake Johnson All right, members, take your seats. We’re going to get started. Review Subcommittee will come to order. Co-chair, you got anything?…
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…
Arkansas Faces Higher SNAP Costs — And Its Error Rate Is the Price Tag
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
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…
Arkansas’ SNAP Waiver Faces Retail Pushback: “This Isn’t Workable”
Explain it like I’m 5 version 🥤 Arkansas received federal permission back in June to block SNAP from being used to buy soda, candy, and other junk food starting in…
ALC Peer: Nov. 18, 2025
Arkansas Legislative Council, Peer Subcommittee November 18, 2025 Representative Jon Eubanks Members, if you start taking your seats, we’re going to get started momentarily. All right, members, I call this…