About Arkansas General Assembly

General commentary about the Arkansas General Assembly and the legislative process.

Legislative Races: Half Empty or Half Full?

November 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

The filing period to run for the Arkansas legislature has ended. Gone are the days when one-third or more of the seats in the legislature would be open seats with no [...]

Sad or Worried?

August 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

Politicians expressed sadness that their former colleague Senator Jeremy Hutchinson admitted to bribery schemes and diversion of campaign funds. But perhaps some were more [...]

She Was Right About Corruption

June 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

Linda Collins Linda Collins was in the middle of a firestorm in 2017.  As a state senator, she filed legislation to prohibit state legislators who are attorneys or [...]

Running Away From A Vote

January 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Running Away From A Vote By David Ferguson Have you ever been in an awful meeting and wanted to get out? The question is how to escape without drawing attention to yourself [...]

ARKANSAS: Red Rhetoric- Blue Results

December 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

As Arkansas prepares for another regular session of the Arkansas General Assembly, we look back on the past two years. The Arkansas legislature’s activity over the past two [...]

House of Representatives: Changed Forever

November 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

House of Representatives: Changed Forever By David Ferguson I’m feeling nostalgic this morning. Having worked for the Arkansas General Assembly for nearly thirty-two years [...]

Friends with benefits…. Financial benefits

September 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

Former Speaker of the House, Jeremy Gillam, received loans from several state Representatives.  The loans from 2016 went unreported until recently. Because of the do-over [...]
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