Legislation

Little Rock Public Radio's Josie Lenora takes us through another busy week at the Arkansas legislature.

A proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution would protect protocol for citizen-led amendments and initiated acts. Ozark at Large's Kyle Kellams speaks with David Couch, attorney advisor to the League of Women Voters of Arkansas, who is spearheading the effort.

A new piece of legislation introduced in this session would create a working group to better understand the primary care system in Arkansas and its effects on health care in the state. Kyle Kellams discusses the benefits with Dr. Lonnie Robinson, a primary care physician who has practiced for the past 25 years in Mountain Home.

On today's show, we discover more about the planet Mars with University of Arkansas researchers. We also consider legislative proposals designed to invest more in primary care physicians in Arkansas, and protect protocol designed to support citizen-led initiatives.

Senate Bill 212 would create a “Document Validity Division” under the secretary of state tasked with investigating potential fraud in the ballot initiative process.

The bill would expand the state’s alternatives to lethal injection to include nitrogen hypoxia, alongside the electric chair, which is Arkansas’ only alternative on record.

Arkansas Sen. John Boozman and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are introducing new legislation that would increase penalties for people targeting law enforcement for criminal acts.

On today's edition of The Outline: Concerned lawmakers met late this past week to talk about the rate at which the Arkansas legislature is signing bills into law.

On Wednesday morning, a bipartisan group of Arkansas legislators unveiled their draft of a hate crime bill that would provide enhanced sentencing for…