... goes up so high we do not have to write a single ticket and as a result have fewer fatal crashes to handle." Sen. Hank Wilkins IV and Rep. Fred Allen were the authors of the legislation that enacted this law. Wilkins said in the release that ...

... set up to monitor the overzealous use of the process when it relates to African Americans," Charles said. Sen. Hank Wilkins IV, who sponsored the seat belt law, defended the measure and said that not everyone from the NAACP opposed it. Wilkins ...

... Two years after civil rights advocates opposed his proposal to make seat belt violations a primary offense, Sen. Hank Wilkins IV said he hopes to allay their concerns that the measure would open the door to targeting racial minorities. An advocate ...

... prostate cancer screenings for men over 40. The measure was backed by Rep. Fred Allen, D-Little Rock and Sen. Hank Wilkins IV, D-Pine Bluff, who are both prostate cancer survivors. Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday signed legislation that abolishes ...

... the state's embattled Martin Luther King Jr. Commission by cutting its membership in half. The proposal by Sen. Hank Wilkins IV, D-Pine Bluff, would also give the governor the authority to hire and fire the panel's executive director ...

... The Senate Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee will also consider legislation by Sen. Hank Wilkins IV to make seat belt violations a primary offense, meaning officers could pull drivers over for the offense. Currently ...

... crash victim who wished he had buckled up. The House Committee on Public Transportation passed the measure by Sen. Hank Wilkins IV, D-Pine Bluff, on a voice vote. Several weak "no" votes followed, though not enough to block the measure from ...

... more federal funding and join 26 states with a similar law. The House voted 60-31 in favor of the bill by Sen. Hank Wilkins IV, D-Pine Bluff. A spokesman for Beebe said the governor will sign the measure. Meanwhile, the House also approved ...

... led several lawmakers to call for an overhaul of the panel. The House voted 99-0 in favor of the bill by Sen. Hank Wilkins IV, D-Pine Bluff. Wilkins told lawmakers a day earlier that restructuring the panel was a painful but necessary change ...

... preventing the new restriction from being used for racial profiling. The House last week gave final approval to Sen. Hank Wilkins IV's proposal to make seat belt violations a primary offense, and Beebe is expected to sign the measure into law ...