Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester, a supporter of the prison, said Thursday that he doesn't plan to hold a vote on the ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester, a supporter of the prison, said Thursday that he doesn't plan to hold a vote on the ...

Chief Jimmie Kersh is urging residents to file FOIA requests to determine whether state officials ever conducted an ...

Legislation to allocate funding for a new prison in Franklin County failed in the Arkansas Senate on Monday afternoon.

THE FIRST FOUR TIMES THE BILL WAS READ AND VOTED ON THE VOTES FOR IT HOVERED AROUND 18 OR 19 VOTES BUT TODAY THE "YAYS" REACHED 21---STILL FALLING SHORT OF THE 27 OR THREE-FOURTHS OF THE SENATE NEEDED ...

As the clock ticks down on the 2025 legislative Ssession, Republicans in favor of building a new prison in western Arkansas ...

The bill received three more “no” votes today than it did yesterday, when the Senate first considered the bill.

Arkansas lawmakers voted against a $750 million spending bill for the Franklin County prison project on Tuesday afternoon.

The state prisons board on Thursday approved sending out a request for general contractors to submit proposals to build a new ...

The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday rejected a $750 million appropriation bill to support construction of a 3,000-bed prison in ...

BRANDON, THIS BILL FAILED TUESDAY. THEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY. AND NOW FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE TIME, IT FAILED 19 VOTES FOR THE BILL AND 11 AGAINST IT THIS FALL, SHORT OF THE 27 VOTES NEEDED. THREE FOURTHS ...

it’s time to fund the Franklin County prison, fund public safety, and fund the future of Arkansas. The Governor will continue to work with the legislature to get this appropriation passed." ...