Big pharma sues Arkansas over low-cost prescription program, community health centers jump into the fray arktimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arktimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nonprofit coalition pushes back against attacks on citizen-led ballot initiatives
April 9, 20214:45 pm Some Arkansans are pushing back on attacks to citizens rights to engage in the legislative process. Brian Chilson
A coalition of citizens’ groups is getting loud about two Republican-sponsored measures that will make it much harder for grassroots campaigns to get citizen-led initiatives on the ballot.
Sen. Breanne Davis (R-Russellville) and
Rep. Michelle Gray (R-Melbourne) would outlaw paying canvassers based on how many signatures they gather. The measure already passed out of the Senate on its way to the House.
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Rep. David Ray (R-Maumelle) and
Sen. Bart Hester (R-Cave Springs), would move the goalposts substantially on what it takes to get a citizens’ ballot initiative passed. HJR 1005 would require a 60% favorable vote, rather than the simple majority currently required.
Medicaid expansion, constitutional amendments, law enforcement barracks project on agenda this week in legislature A proposal for the stateâs new Medicaid expansion program and a $4.6 million proposal to build barracks at the Law Enforcement Training Academy at BRTC will be among several items on the agenda this week as lawmakers head back to the capital. (Source: ABC/NBC) By Region 8 Newsdesk | March 7, 2021 at 1:40 PM CST - Updated March 7 at 10:48 PM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - A proposal for the stateâs new Medicaid expansion program and a $4.6 million proposal to build barracks at the Law Enforcement Training Academy at BRTC will be among several items on the agenda this week as lawmakers head back to the capital.
Inside ARHOME, the state s new vision for Medicaid expansion arktimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arktimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Busy week ahead for Arkansas lawmakers
Medicaid expansion, SB6, Back the Blue Act on the agenda this week Several bills are on the agenda for the House and Senate, with an announcement expected Monday on the Medicaid expansion program. (Source: ABC/NBC) By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 28, 2021 at 1:08 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 6:51 PM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - Lawmakers went back to the Capitol Monday for another busy week, with bills and an announcement on a proposal for the stateâs new Medicaid expansion program.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and lawmakers announced an overhaul to medicare expansion, ARHOME, which would encourage participants to work.