... before the first lottery ticket is sold. Sen. Steve Faris, D-Malvern, chairman of the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, which is likely to play a key role in structuring the lottery program. Faris, 47, general manager ...

... the 88th General Assembly. The Senate version of the lottery proposal was assigned Monday to the State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, which is headed by Sen. Steve Faris. Faris, D-Malvern, has said Halter was premature by sending ...

... leadership and guidance because he is the chief executive of the state," said Faris, chairman of the State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, which will consider lottery legislation. Senate President Bob Johnson said Beebe still has ...

LITTLE ROCK Four more House Republicans broke ranks with their party Tuesday to back Gov. Mike Beebe's proposed hike in cigarette and chewing tobacco taxes, as the GOP's House leader criticized Beebe as a "tax-and-spend" governor.

... endorsed a bill that changes the way Arkansas casts its electoral votes for president. The House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 12-6 to endorse the bill that, if adopted, would instruct Arkansans sent to the Electoral ...

LITTLE ROCK Arkansas' lottery takes center stage at the Capitol this week, after lawmakers agreed to increase the tax on tobacco products and hold off debate on a measure to cut the sales tax on groceries until more updated financial data is available.

... Wills, D-Conway, presented the draft Wednesday at a joint meeting of the House Rules and Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs committees. Last week, Wills had released a draft memorandum outlining the lottery bill. Since then, he ...

... whether that should be extended to the Legislature, too. Sen. Steve Faris, chairman of the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, said Thursday he believed there should be a restriction on former lawmakers lobbying on behalf ...

... instead of noon to 10 p.m. The House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee narrowly advanced a bill by Rep ... she said. The bill passed the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs ...

LITTLE ROCK The Senate on Tuesday approved placing a cap on the amount of money colleges and universities can spend on scholarships, while the House voted to increase state fees on wholesale milk.