Dreaming of financial disclosure reports and all the fried catfish (and more) your digestive system can handle? Me, neither. Not yet, anyways. The internets are stirring and we at Capsearch are listening. Update:  We received an email from a friend of Trevor Drown, Independent candidate for US Senate.  We...

Submitted for the record, more from Arkansas Speaker of the House Robbie Wills on the Arkansas lottery. This week, the Legislature focuses on the scholarships part of the plan. Wills delivered these remarks in a joint meeting at the Capitol last week. The full document, after the jump. ...

As the state Legislature gets to work on a plan to implement Arkansas’ first lottery, Capsearch.com brings you a guest commentary from Rep. Robbie Wills, D-Conway, Speaker of the House of Representatives: By Robbie Wills, Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives “This Ticket entitles the...

Today, former President Bill Clinton spoke to a joint session of the General Assembly. He highlighted several issues such as President Obama’s stimulus package, his climate initiative, and the current economic situation. Clinton praised Arkansas’s requirement for a balanced budget. Travis...

The Attorney General has just released his animal cruelty bill.  SB77 was filed by a slew of reps. and senators and will repeal previous animal cruelty language to replace with tougher language.    The bill distinguishes between “cruelty” and “aggravated cruelty”, defining “cruelty” as among...

Gov. Mike Beebe gave his State of the State address earlier today, calling for a 56-cent increase in the state tax on cigarettes and a 1-cent cut to the state’s grocery tax. The former would help fund a statewide trauma system and a new UAMS campus in northwest Arkansas. The latter would come despite...

The General Assembly convened today and the following House chairs/vice-chairs were announced: “A” Committees EDUCATION Chairperson: Bill Abernathy             Vice Chairperson: Nancy Duffy Blount JUDICIARY Chairperson: Steve Harrelson          Vice Chairperson: Joan Cash More committees...

Today is the first day of the 87th General Assembly. The House meets today at noon and will determine committee chairs. Stay tuned to capsearch.com for updated chairs and other updates throughout the day. Speaker Robbie Wills (D) has a great new website, check it out at...

Rep. Greenberg pre-filed HB1049 to allow another remedy for a citizen denied access to information via a Freedom of Information Act Request. Currently, when denied, a citizen may seek recourse by filing an appeal with a circuit court. If Greenberg’s bill passes, a citizen will ALSO be given the option to...

HR1001 was pre-filed by Speaker Wills this morning that to adopt the rules of the House of Representatives of the Eighty-Seventh General Assembly.  According to a House staffer, the only notable change from last session concerns the election of the House Speaker-designate.  HR1001 calls for a caucus of the...