Rep. David Meeks presented a bill to the House Public Health Committee, today, that would prevent Arkansans from being penalized for failing to purchase government-approved health insurance under the new federal healthcare law.
Our day at the Capitol got off to an early start today. We ate breakfast in the Capitol’s cafeteria, and then went to a morning event sponsored by Senator Boozman, followed by committee meetings, and a whole slew of activities in between. As we’ve said before, you can tag along with us at the Capitol by following Family Council on Facebook and Twitter.
Below are some pictures of the day’s activities. (more…)
The Arkansas House of Representatives will be considering an important issue tomorrow and Wednesday: Whether or not to live stream their committee meetings over the Internet.
The House spent hundreds of thousand dollars installing cameras and computer equipment that would allow House committees to stream video of their discussions via the Arkansas House’s website. Now committees are going to take a vote on whether or not to utilize that technology.