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Legislation to keep elected officials' pay flat for the coming year and pay for 13 new judgeships around Arkansas is headed to the governor's desk.

An Arkansas lawmaker says he was suffering from dehydration when he was taken from the state Capitol to the hospital, but is feeling better.

The Arkansas House is considering whether to allow action on the state's budget and a repeal of a tax break for truckers to move forward.

The Arkansas Legislature has convened for a fiscal session focusing on a proposed $4.7 billion budget that calls for increasing spending on Medicaid and public schools.

Arkansas lawmakers are expected to focus on a proposed $114 million increase in funding for Medicaid as they continue budget hearings for the legislative session.

Teachers, clergymen, and even dentists are just three of Arkansas's mandated reporters of suspected child abuse. But, coaches are missing from the list. In the wake of the Penn State scandal, that's hard to understand.

Year round school versus the traditional school year - of getting summers off. It is a question state legislators are now looking at closer.