by rlaccmarcom | Mar 3, 2013 | Chamber News Article
The past week was full of new developments that possibly signals the start of a new emphasis on the major pre-session issues of Medicaid and tax reform. Those are the two key questions that everyone expected to consume the General Assembly in 2013, but which have not...
by rlaccmarcom | Feb 24, 2013 | Chamber News Article
The legislative session is nearing the halfway point and 932 bills and joint resolutions have been filed so far. While that sounds like a lot of legislation this is a significantly slower pace than in the previous session and assuming it continues the 89th General...
by rlaccmarcom | Feb 8, 2013 | Chamber News Article
We are essentially a month into the legislative session and much of the major business-related issues remains sidelined. The Revenue and Tax committees in the House and Senate are not even holding meetings because they don’t have anything to consider despite the...
by rlaccmarcom | Feb 8, 2013 | Chamber News Article
This is the first full week of the legislative session even though it was the third overall and it turned out to be quite busy in the Capitol as Governor Beebe announced the largest economic development project in the state’s history – a proposed $1.1...
by rlaccmarcom | Jan 25, 2013 | Chamber News Article
This is likely the last really placid week at the Arkansas General Assembly. They did not meet on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Day and are not meeting today due to a lack of pressing issues. So they really were in session for about two and a half days this...
