Rep. Bentley and Sen. Hammer File Bill Protecting Churches
Rep. Mary Bentley and Sen. Kim Hammer have filed legislation to declare religion is essential and protect churches in Arkansas.
Watch this video to learn more.
Arkansas Lottery Scholarship Funding Remains Dismal Despite Best December on Record
Scholarship funding at the Arkansas Lottery has remained dismal despite the fact that the Lottery had what appears to be its best December on record.
Reports recently released by the state’s Lottery Office show the Arkansas Lottery took in more than $50.3 million last month, but paid about $5.9 million to college scholarships — about 12 cents out of every dollar the Lottery earned.
Overall, less than 17% of the Lottery’s revenue has gone to scholarships this year while 70% has gone to prizes.
For perspective, the typical state-run lottery spends about 30% of its revenue on education and about 60% on prizes.
Below is a breakdown of lottery revenue and scholarship spending so far this fiscal year.
| Month | Gross Lottery Revenue | Paid to Scholarships | % Gross Revenue |
| July | $49,780,369.99 | $8,592,573.93 | 17.3% |
| August | 49,672,105.04 | 7,862,917.44 | 15.8% |
| September | 47,501,224.72 | 7,691,576.99 | 16.2% |
| October | 42,615,839.96 | 8,447,337.00 | 19.8% |
| November | 43,115,514.84 | 8,207,598.88 | 19.0% |
| December | 50,329,644.30 | 5,970,922.53 | 11.9% |
| Total | $283,014,698.85 | $46,772,926.77 | 16.5% |
Free Conference on Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
Family Council is supporting Arkansas Right to Life’s 2021 Preserving the Sanctity of Life at the End of Life conference.
The conference is free, and it will be held virtually this year on Saturday, February 6.
Conference speakers include:
- Alex Schadenberg, Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Ontario, Canada
- Dr. William Toffler, Family Medicine, Portland, Oregon
- Dr. David Smith,, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Specialist, Baptist Health in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Father Jason Tyler, Bioethicist, Diocese of Little Rock
- Father Joseph Chan, MD, MDiv, Chaplain, Mercy Hospital, Fort Smith, Arkansas
The conference agenda is available at artl.org.
Registration is free, but space in the virtual conference is limited.