Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Update, Spring Break Edition
We’ve got a couple of new bills we’re watching, and a lot of bills on agendas next Monday and Tuesday.
Arkansas Preemption Bills: Local Control Under Threat
These bills collectively represent a threat to local control in Arkansas and are part of a trend across the country.
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 10
Find out what bills were filed or made progress this week at the Arkansas Capitol.
AACF Testimony Against 1422
Instead of trying to find solutions to address the fact that Arkansas has one of the lowest voting population turnouts, HB1422 would make it harder to vote.
AACF Testimony Against HB1789
HB1789 misunderstands “sanctuary policies” and would make cities that currently have municipal IDs less safe for Arkansans.
AACF Testimony Against SB307
We cannot both tout our low energy costs in Arkansas while putting in place a mechanism for dramatically increasing them.
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 9
We’ve said it before, and we need to say it again: there is a lot happening at both the federal and the state government levels. There is much to worry about with the proposed federal spending cuts that could...
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 8
It’s about halfway through this legislative session, and there’s a busy week ahead. More than 20 bills we are tracking are on a committee or floor agenda on Monday or Tuesday alone. Of course, just because a bill is...
AACF Testimony Against SB209
Punishing law abiding people for the crimes of others, is simply unfair.
Why to Advocate Even When You Are Tired
If you’re looking for a “why” to keep yourself going, look around you and don’t forget to look in the mirror as well.