‘Capitol Week in Review’ Category
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State Capitol Week in Review
0January 14, 2013 by Steve Winkler
State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Bryan King January 11, 2013 LITTLE ROCK – On the first day of the 2013 regular session of the legislature, the chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court is scheduled to administer the oath of office to 15 freshmen senators and 20 returning senators. Of the 35-member Senate, 26 have previous legislative experience as members of the House of Representative.
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Arkansas’s Economic Outlook
0December 7, 2012 by wcobserver
State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Sue Madison December 7, 2012 LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas economy continues to show slight improvement, according to the most recent state revenue report issued for November.
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Medicaid News from Little Rock
0November 13, 2012 by wcobserver
State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Sue Madison November 2, 2012 LITTLE ROCK – The state Medicaid program may have to scale back delivery of some services, the governor said in press interviews. Medicaid officials have warned that the program faces a potential budget shortfall of $250 million to $400 million next fiscal year. During the 2013 regular session the legislature will make the final determination on the budget of the Medicaid program.
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Deer Harvest Numbers
0October 27, 2012 by wcobserver
State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Sue Madison October 26, 2012 LITTLE ROCK – Last year Arkansas hunters harvested 192,748 deer, about a four percent increase over the previous season’s harvest of 186,165. The harvest of bucks went up from 82,973 to 85,284 and the harvest of does increased from 88,341 to 93,838. So far this season about 38,000 deer have been harvested, according to the state Game and Fish Commission. That includes more than 9,160 in Zone 12 of south-central Arkansas. In no other zone have more than 3,000 been harvested.
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State Capitol Week in Review, Oct. 19, 2012
0October 25, 2012 by Sue Madison
State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Sue Madison October 19, 2012 LITTLE ROCK – The Senate and House Education Committees recommended an increase in public school funding of between 1.8 percent and 2.5 percent, which would be sufficient for school districts to provide a constitutionally adequate education to Arkansas students. The legislature will use the recommendation when writing budgets for the next two fiscal years. Based on the experience of the past few years, schools can expect an increase of close to 2 percent. A 1.8 percent increase would amount to $56.6 million. A 2.5 percent increase would be $78.4 million.
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