LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The House Judiciary Committee passed out three bills on Tuesday that could have major implications for the state. HB1386 would establish the Arkansas Second Amendment Liberties Safeguards Act and said no state agency shall enforce a law, statute, rule, or regulation regarding a personal firearm, firearm accessories, or ammunition that is made in Arkansas and stays in Arkansas.The bill stated that the Attorney General shall defend a resident who is prosecuted by the Federal Government.SB59 is the Intrastate Firearms Protection Act and is an accompanying bill to...…LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The House Judiciary Committee passed out three bills on Tuesday that could have major implications for the state. HB1386 would establish the Arkansas Second Amendment Liberties Safeguards Act and said no state agency shall enforce a law, statute, rule, or regulation regarding a personal firearm, firearm accessories, or ammunition that is made in Arkansas and stays in Arkansas.The bill stated that the Attorney General shall defend a resident who is prosecuted by the Federal Government.SB59 is the Intrastate Firearms Protection Act and is an accompanying bill to...WW…

Posted: Mar 11, 2021 / 06:28 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 11, 2021 / 06:28 AM CSTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A new bill has been proposed to Arkansas lawmakers that would focus on renters rights reform.State Representative Jimmy Gazaway is making another run at passing meaningful renters’ rights in Arkansas. He said the state is long overdue for a ‘do pass’ on this legislation, “Every other state in the country has some form of an implied warranty of habitability and landlords are still operating and doing well in those states.”Gazaway’s bill, HB1563, would establish a basic warranty of habitability...…Posted: Mar 11, 2021 / 06:28 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 11, 2021 / 06:28 AM CSTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A new bill has been proposed to Arkansas lawmakers that would focus on renters rights reform.State Representative Jimmy Gazaway is making another run at passing meaningful renters’ rights in Arkansas. He said the state is long overdue for a ‘do pass’ on this legislation, “Every other state in the country has some form of an implied warranty of habitability and landlords are still operating and doing well in those states.”Gazaway’s bill, HB1563, would establish a basic warranty of habitability...WW…

Posted: Feb 4, 2021 / 08:21 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 6, 2021 / 02:19 PM CSTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A recently filed bill in the Arkansas legislature is attempting to make the Natural State a sanctuary state in terms of any new federal gun regulations.Josh Gwin is a gun salesman at Bullseye Guns and Ammo in Little Rock, and he agrees with the intent of the bill.“I want to give that two thumbs up because I think it’s awesome, like we need that in the state,” he said. “We like our guns are in Arkansas.”Gwin believes the state should stand up to any potential overreach by the federal government.“What I...…Posted: Feb 4, 2021 / 08:21 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 6, 2021 / 02:19 PM CSTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A recently filed bill in the Arkansas legislature is attempting to make the Natural State a sanctuary state in terms of any new federal gun regulations.Josh Gwin is a gun salesman at Bullseye Guns and Ammo in Little Rock, and he agrees with the intent of the bill.“I want to give that two thumbs up because I think it’s awesome, like we need that in the state,” he said. “We like our guns are in Arkansas.”Gwin believes the state should stand up to any potential overreach by the federal government.“What I...WW…

Posted: Jan 26, 2021 / 06:44 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 27, 2021 / 06:02 AM CSTCabot, Ark – Arkansas is looking to increase the threshold at which sales tax is collected on used cars.  Currently there are no sales taxes collected on vehicles at $4,000 or less. HB1160 is looking to increase the threshold to $7,500 and then in two years increase it again to $10,000.Mitch Ward, who owns Red River Auto Group, says there isn’t much on the market at the $4,000 price, “You can’t buy a side-by-side for 4,000, you can’t buy a 4-wheeler for $4,000, but they’re saying ‘hey go buy a reliable...…Posted: Jan 26, 2021 / 06:44 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 27, 2021 / 06:02 AM CSTCabot, Ark – Arkansas is looking to increase the threshold at which sales tax is collected on used cars.  Currently there are no sales taxes collected on vehicles at $4,000 or less. HB1160 is looking to increase the threshold to $7,500 and then in two years increase it again to $10,000.Mitch Ward, who owns Red River Auto Group, says there isn’t much on the market at the $4,000 price, “You can’t buy a side-by-side for 4,000, you can’t buy a 4-wheeler for $4,000, but they’re saying ‘hey go buy a reliable...WW…

Posted: Dec 1, 2020 / 06:21 PM CSTUpdated: Dec 1, 2020 / 06:21 PM CSTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As COVID cases rise in the state, hospitals are being stretched thin.While larger hospital systems like Baptist and UAMS can handle that load better, rural hospitals are seeing their resources stretched to the max.Rural hospitals are used to working with less resources because the margins are a little thinner but this recent uptick in COVID hospitalizations is slowly taking its toll on those smaller hospitals.“We’ve had to pull some of those out of their administrative responsibilities and whenever, in...…Posted: Dec 1, 2020 / 06:21 PM CSTUpdated: Dec 1, 2020 / 06:21 PM CSTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As COVID cases rise in the state, hospitals are being stretched thin.While larger hospital systems like Baptist and UAMS can handle that load better, rural hospitals are seeing their resources stretched to the max.Rural hospitals are used to working with less resources because the margins are a little thinner but this recent uptick in COVID hospitalizations is slowly taking its toll on those smaller hospitals.“We’ve had to pull some of those out of their administrative responsibilities and whenever, in...WW…