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Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Talk Business & Politics: State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, CEO Denise Thomas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – It was a busy 12th week of the 95th Arkansas General Assembly, after returning from an off-week for spring break. Talk Business & Politics host Roby Brock met with State Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R-Searcy), architect of many bills this session, sat down to talk about prison funding and the current state of the economy. Roby then talks with World Trade Center for Arkansas CEO Denise Thomas, who is on her way to a conference in France. She discusses what topics are up for discussion and how President Trump's new tariffs could have an impact. Talk Business & Politics airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on FOX 16. For more coverage, head to Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Politics
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Capitol View: State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, Sen. Bryan King
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – It was a busy week 12 of the 95th Arkansas General Assembly, after returning from an off-week for spring break. Capitol View host Roby Brock met with Republican State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, architect of many bills this session, to talk about prison funding and the current state of the economy. Roby then talks with Republican State Sen. Bryan King concerning his opposition to the appropriation bill for a new state prison in Franklin County. Capitol View airs on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
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Bill filed in legislature would abolish the Arkansas State Library, put controls on public libraries
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bill filed in the Arkansas legislature on Thursday would abolish the Arkansas State Library and its board and transfer its property to the state Department of Education. Senate Bill 536 strikes down a significant part of the current state library law and would have the education department transfer its collections to digital archives. Removing the library board would also change the oversight of libraries that receive state funding in communities and schools, including colleges. Four takeaways from the 10th week of the 95th Arkansas General Assembly The bill calls for the Department of Education to prohibit access to 'age-inappropriate materials' to anyone 16 years old or younger under its library oversight duties. Sex education materials would also be restricted for those 11 years old or younger. Libraries would also be required to enact a policy allowing community members to request that material be restricted for youth. According to the bill's terms, libraries that do not comply with the access restrictions would not receive state funding. Bill putting Arkansas library board and AETN under Department of Education passes in committee The legislation includes an emergency clause, meaning it would go into immediate effect if it becomes law. The bill's primary sponsor is Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro), with cosponsor Wayne Long (R-Bradford). Sullivan and Long sponsored earlier-filed legislation to abolish the state library and the Arkansas Educational Television Commission. In a committee hearing earlier this week, Sullivan said that he had reached an agreement with the television commission and that the bill was no longer going forward. That hearing was for a Sullivan-sponsored amendment to state library funding to de-fund any state library affiliated with the American Library Association. Amendment to tighten restrictions on libraries fails in committee The amendment failed, as senators were concerned with its broad language. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Politics
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Capitol View: AG Tim Griffin, Women's Foundation of Arkansas CEO Anna Beth Gorman
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The 95th Arkansas General Assembly wrapped up its 8th week at the state capitol, with five more weeks to go. Capitol View host Roby Brock met with Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin to discuss recent legislative moves that affect his office, such as approval of an execution drug and sports raffles. Roby then talks with Women's Foundation of Arkansas CEO Anna Beth Gorman to talk about how recent legislation could impact women's issues. Capitol View airs on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
