Tag: Asa Hutchinson
Batesville School District awarded for meal delivery during pandemic
The Batesville School District was recently awarded a $500 cash prize and a $500 book purchase gift card as part of the 2021 Books,...
News from the Arkansas Legislature
In news from the Arkansas Legislative Session, an effort to end a day set aside in the state to commemorate the flag of the...
Hutchinson vetoes bill nullifying gun restrictions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson has vetoed legislation that would prohibit local police from enforcing federal gun laws, saying...
Arkansas marks 1 million people receiving vaccine shots
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has marked 1 million coronavirus vaccine shots administered in the state so far.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson was on hand...
Gov. Hutchinson plans special session on income tax cuts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson plans to call a special session this fall for lawmakers to consider new income tax...
Arkansas Legislature update: Medicaid budget cleared; Planned Parenthood school sex-ed out,...
Arkansas lawmakers are getting their first look at the state’s $5.9 billion budget proposal for the coming year as they near the end of...
AP: Sarah Sanders campaign says almost $5 million raised for Arkansas’...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders' campaign says she has raised nearly $5 million over the past three...
Hutchinson signs bills increasing median teacher pay
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' governor has signed legislation to raise the target median salary for teachers by $2,000.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday...
Arkansas lawmakers enact transgender youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting...
Hutchinson vetoes transgender youth treatment ban in state
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ governor has vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments for...
Arkansas sees close to 33K more coronavirus vaccines given
Arkansas has reported a record increase in coronavirus vaccinations administered days after the state expanded its eligibility.
Thursday, the Department of Health reported 32,705 additional...