Weekly Column from the Arkansas House of Representatives 12-2-21

Weekly Column from the Arkansas House of Representatives 12-2-21

The General Assembly is scheduled to convene for an Extraordinary Session on Tuesday, December 7. The Arkansas Constitution says Extraordinary Sessions, often referred to as special sessions, can only be called by the Governor. The Governor announced this week he is calling the session to address tax cuts and several miscellaneous items of legislation. The…

Governor calls extraordinary session to request legislative action on COVID and unemployment

Governor calls extraordinary session to request legislative action on COVID and unemployment

LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson has called members of the 93rd General Assembly into Extraordinary Session to begin at 10 a.m. on August 4 to create an exception to Act 1002 that will give public school boards flexibility to protect those school children who are 11 and younger and not eligible for a vaccine.…