The Centers for Medicare (CMS) and Medicaid Services approved a request by the State of Arkansas to amend its Medicaid expansion program, Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME), to include an innovative service called Life360 HOMEs, according to a statement from Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today. ARHOME replaced Arkansas Works earlier this year. Arkansas […]
Bryant student gives tour of schools to State Legislators and candidates
Bryant Schools invited the district’s State Representatives and Senators to visit two school campuses for “Take Your Legislator to School Month” in Arkansas. Senator Kim Hammer (R) and Representative Tony Furman (R), asking with candidates for the newly drawn District 81, Roy Vaughn (D) and RJ Hawk (R). Student Jamyia Bonner served as our tour […]
Ethics Committee Recommends Stripping Chairships & Expenses from Two Senators
Two Arkansas Senators – one with Saline County in his district – could be stripped of committee leadership and more, after a legislative investigation. Senator Alan Clark of Lonsdale (Dist. 13) and Senator Mark Johnson of Ferndale (Dist. 17), both Republicans, admit that Clark didn’t go to a Boys State meeting on June 3, 2022. […]
Join Birch Tree and others at Capitol rally for mental health May 18th
Birch Tree Communities, Inc., along with legislators, advocates, and other mental healthcare providers from across Central Arkansas will gather in the 2nd floor rotunda to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month on Wednesday, May 18th at 1:00 pm. The community is invited to join the as they seek to normalize conversations about brain health and continue […]
Arkansas Bills Raise Salaries for State and Local Law Enforcement, Corrections
Law enforcement leaders and legislators gathered in the second-floor rotunda at the state capitol today as Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill that grants one-time stipends of up to $5,000 to police and probation and parole officers, and a second bill that increases the salary for Arkansas state troopers and other certified law enforcement officers […]
Governor Hutchinson Supports Prison Expansion, Presents COVID-19 Numbers in Weekly
At his weekly news briefing Thursday, February 10, 2022, Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed the issue of prison space in Arkansas and the work the Arkansas Department of Corrections will be doing to address issues. He said that over the past two years the Department of Corrections had seen a decline in prison population but that […]
Dentist gets a year and a day in prison for Public Corruption scheme involving former State Senator Hutchinson
A Florida dentist, formerly of Arkansas, was sentenced Monday to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by one year of supervised release and a $157,500 fine on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Fraud. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court […]
Hutchinson says Omicron is raging in Arkansas; At-home tests available; Legislators approve hospital bed funds
See Covid numbers below and read more about the new funding for hospital beds and statewide distribution of at-home tests. At his weekly news briefing Tuesday afternoon, Governor Asa Hutchinson discussed the state receiving at-home COVID tests and increasing case numbers requiring more hospital beds. Total active cases have doubled since last week, rising from […]
Over 200K at-home Covid test kits to be distributed; Governor requesting funds for hospital beds also
In December, Governor Hutchinson directed the Arkansas Department of Health to acquire 1.5 million rapid at-home tests to be available for free to Arkansans, according to a statement from the Governor’s office. The State now has received the first shipment of 211,000 at-home testing kits. The process of delivering those to the respective distribution locations […]
State Legislators Honor Hornets Team for Championship 4-Peat
The Arkansas General Assembly invited the 2021 Bryant Hornets Football Team to the State Capitol Thursday morning to be recognized for the amazing feat of a 4-peat… four consecutive state championship wins in a row. Former State Senator and Bryant Alumnus Shane Broadway escorted the team through the building. Governor Asa Hutchinson congratulated the team […]