Andrew Epperson
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Little Rock, AR, United States
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Razorback merchandise sellers hope for big NCAA Tournament run
The Razorback men’s basketball team will play Illinois in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. → Read More
Bill would lead to feasibility study for future Arkansas spaceport
A bill that is going through the legislative process would require the state to conduct a feasibility study into bringing a spaceport to Arkansas. → Read More
Arkansas LEARNS signed into law, teacher & legislators react
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed her landmark education reform legislation into law Wednesday. Arkansas LEARNS will make a number of structural changes to Arkansas’ education system. → Read More
Arkansas LEARNS heads to Gov. Sanders’ desk after passage in Senate
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ omnibus education reform bill will be signed Wednesday after the Senate passed an amended version Tuesday afternoon. This was the final step in the legislature. → Read More
Little Rock Central students host walk out to protest education reform bill
Hundreds of Little Rock Central High School students hosted a walk-out Friday afternoon to protest the Arkansas LEARNS omnibus education reform bill. → Read More
House Education Committee advances Arkansas LEARNS
The House Education Committee advanced Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ omnibus education reform bill Wednesday, concluding a two-day process that included hours of public comment Tuesday. → Read More
House passes bill adding oversight to law enforcement training, named after fallen Jonesboro officer
The Arkansas House passed a bill to create a law named after a Jonesboro Police officer who died last year after a strenuous training exercise at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy. → Read More
Bill to restore gun rights for certain former state felons will go before committee a second time
A bill to restore gun rights for certain former state felons will go before committee a second time early next month. → Read More
Arkansas LEARNS passes Senate Education Committee
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ landmark education reform legislation passed the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday, marking the first step to what many lawmakers think will be its ultimate passage to become law. → Read More
Homeschool families praise Arkansas LEARNS; bill faces skepticism in broader education community
Families who homeschool their children descended on the Capitol on Tuesday for Homeschool Day, where they heard Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speak about how her education reform bill might help them. → Read More
‘Reboot Pilot Program’ would give Arkansas businesses tax incentives to hire former prisoners
A bill brought before a house committee Thursday would create a program to give tax incentives to businesses that hire former prisoners. → Read More
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to ask federal government to implement work requirements for ARHOME recipients
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Wednesday she would ask the federal government to allow for new requirements for some ARHOME applicants. Able-bodied adults would be required to work, volunteer or go to school. → Read More
Arkansas bill would amend policy that pays solar energy users for extra power
Several Arkansas professionals gathered at the state capitol Tuesday to speak against a bill that would eliminate a solar-friendly policy passed four years ago. The bill’s sponsor said he is pro-solar but thinks the policy is unfair to most consumers. → Read More
Lawmakers react to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Arkansas LEARNS announcement
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveiled her education reform package Wednesday. The Arkansas LEARNS plan will include teacher salary increases and a school voucher program. Lawmakers from each major party had different reactions to the announcement. → Read More
Proposed amendment would allow for open primaries in Arkansas elections
A proposed amendment filed this week would allow voters to decide whether Arkansas should adopt an open primary system. → Read More
Black lawmakers seek answers from sponsor of bill to eliminate affirmative action in Arkansas
The Black Legislative Caucus hosted State Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) on Monday to discuss his bill that would eliminate affirmative action in Arkansas. The meeting was contentious at times. → Read More
Conway community members continue to search for missing teen Tanvi Marupally
Conway community members continue to search for a missing junior high student who has not been seen or heard from in more than two weeks. → Read More
‘Drag bill’ advances to Arkansas House after drag references are removed
A bill colloquially called the “drag bill” by Arkansas politicos will advance to the House next week without much of the controversial language initially included. No references to drag are left in the bill. → Read More
Proposed Arkansas bill would create abortion exception for fetuses with no chance of survival
A bill filed by Rep. Nicole Clowney would create an exception to Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban when a fetus has abnormalities that would make it impossible to survive once born. → Read More
Arkansas Department of Transportation crews brace for frozen roads
Crews with the Arkansas Department of Transportation are bracing for frozen roads amid an ongoing ice storm in Arkansas. → Read More