Rep. Brian Evans (R-Cabot) became House Speaker Designate last week with an overwhelming 91 votes from the 100-member body. The speaker’s position must be affirmed by the House when the 95th General Assembly convenes in January.
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Jacksonville dispensary request pulled from commission agenda
Greenlight Little Rock pulled its request to move to a site in Jacksonville near the border with Cabot.
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Matthew Shepherd doesn’t want to be speaker of the House anymore
State Rep. Matthew Shepherd (R-El Dorado) won’t seek a fourth term as speaker of the Arkansas House, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Shepherd is the longest serving leader of the chamber. He told the D-G that he plans on seeking reelection for his House seat.
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State lawmakers talk education funding
When state lawmakers declined in this summer’s special legislative session to rally around Governor Hutchinson’s proposal to raise Arkansas teachers’ minimum starting salary and give them a bonus, they used the adequacy study as an excuse. Now’s the time when they lay their cards out.