Congressman French Hill will be the guest speaker at the Saline County Republican Committee’s monthly meeting. The public is invited to attend at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 7th, at the Republican Headquarters at 125 N. Market Street in Benton. For more information, contact Ken Yang at 501-909-9315 or [email protected].
Ken Yang to give legislative update Sept 2nd at Saline County GOP meeting
The Saline County Republican Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 2nd, at the Republican Headquarters at 125 N. Market Street in Benton. Committee Chair Ken Yang will present Family Council’s overview on the legislative session, Action Committee’s Legislative Report Card, current laws in litigation, call to action, and the […]
Gov declares health emergency; gets Fed help; calls session to consider amending Act 1002
Governor Asa Hutchinson held a press conference on Thursday afternoon to declare a public health emergency beginning immediately, and extending for 60 days. He stated that the General Assembly still must approve it. Hutchinson said there are two reasons for doing this. The first is for Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) to seek necessary […]
Video: State Senators Elliott and Hendren speak about their bipartisan efforts at Bryant luncheon
Two politicians from different parties in the Arkansas Legislature have made it their goal to press for more bipartisan efforts, with some failures and some successes. Arkansas State Senators Joyce Elliott, a Democrat, and Jim Hendren, an Independent who recently left the Republican party, spoke in tandem about their efforts, at the April 22nd, meeting […]
Sen. Hammer submits bill that would reduce voting hours at the end of early voting
State Senator Kim Hammer, (R) of Benton, filed a bill this month, that would reduce voting hours during the last couple of days of early voting in an election. If passed, Senate Bill 485, would reduce voting hours on the final Saturday during early voting from the current 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to end […]
Bills would require moment of silence, national anthem of Arkansas schools
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge held a press conference Monday to announce legislation that would require Arkansas schools to play the national anthem before games and have a moment of silence after the pledge of allegiance in school mornings. According to a statement from the attorney general’s office, this legislation is intended for the “strengthening […]
Guest speakers at GOP meeting Thursday to present both sides of Issue 1
The Saline County Republican Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the Republican Headquarters at 125 N. Market Street in Benton. The public is invited to attend. The meeting features two guests, presenting the pro and con arguments regarding Issue 1 that will be on the ballot […]
Governor Calls for Special Legislative Session to Adjust Budget for COVID-19
Governor Asa Hutchinson today issued the official call to legislators for an Extraordinary Session of the 92nd General Assembly to convene at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020. See the official proclamation below. “I have called this special session of the General Assembly to ask legislators to cover the projected loss in state revenue,” […]
Video: 2020 State Rep Candidates speak at Republican Committee
Several candidates running for State Representative spoke about their campaigns in front of the Saline County Republican Committee Thursday night in Benton. These candidates are running in the Republican Primary. They are featured in the video below in the following order: State Rep, Dist 31 Councilman RJ Hawk Keith Brooks State Rep, Dist 22 Richard A Midkiff […]
Special Election for Dist. 22 has Dec 10th Primary; Final March 3rd
UPDATE DEC 10, 2019: State House of Representatives District 22 elections will be a little different in this voting cycle and perhaps a little confusing. There are elections for two different terms. The 1st election is to fill the vacant seat for remainder of the current term – up until Dec. 31, 2020. There are […]