House Orientation Week Kicks Off
This morning, the Arkansas House of Representatives began orientation—an event lasting most of the week designed to acquaint newly-elected members with how the House functions.
Arkansas Senate: 2011 Legislative Session Guide
As Arkansas’ next legislative session approaches, we want citizens to become familiar with the legislators whose decisions will impact you—for better or worse—when they start meeting in January. That’s why we’ve created a guide with all 35 of our state senators, complete with their pictures, party affiliation (denoted by blue for Democrat and red for Republican) and district number. You can download it by clicking here.
My Impression of the New Lawmakers
Since Tuesday, I’ve had the opportunity to meet many of the folks who just got elected to office. Some of them have been around the political process before, but many of them are brand new. Here’s my first impression of a lot of the folks I’m meeting.